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11 DRAFT q~~ 1 earlier that minor street movement is given less green time because the traffic on Old 86 is 2 heavier. And, if you force those cars to turn, to go out the old Oakdale Road driveway, 3 they're going to have to turn left from Oakdale onto Old 86 at the light where they're going 4 to have some delay, instead of going out onto Old 86. If you're going to increase that traffic, 5 and they're already given less green time there, it's going to, of course, increase that delay. 6 7 And, it's sort of the same for the vehicles coming from the south on Old 86 wanting to turn 8 left into the Credit Union. You're going force them to go up to the signal, make a left there, 9 where they're currently are not provided a protected movement, according to what I see on 10 the signal plans. They don't have a green arrow, so they're not going solely as an exclusive 11 movement. They're having to wait for gaps in the southbound traffic to try to make that !eft 12 turn movement. And that's not ideal for the left turns to do. So it's pretty much the same 13 situation you have down at the southern driveway. But, there is storage available in the turn 14 lane, in the middle turn lane there, for those cars to get out of thru traffic, which is a plus. 15 So, you wouldn't be forcing those cars to go up to the signal, make a left and then come in 16 off of Oakdale if we allowed the intersection to remain full access. 17 18 I also should point out, that when these improvements come in by DOT or the TIP Project is 19 built in the future, you're going. to have an improved cross section there that is able to carry 20 the traffic more efficiently. So, it won't be as big a deal for those cars to go out to Oakdale 21 at the intersection. You're going to have more through lanes there for the traffic on Old 86 22 to clear that intersection quicker. So, it wouldn't be as bad to send those cars out the 23 Oakdale driveway. 24 25 Vice-Chair Schofield OK. Great. Thank you. We've got one more member representing 26 the applicant, Jay W. Smith. If you'd like to approach the podium now. 27 28 Jay Smith stated that he does not have anything to add. 29 30 Vice-Chair Schofield Nothing to add. OK. Great. Thank you. We want to go ahead and t`~31___ -dir~pt.any_questions-to the..applicants.at ths.point.:before_we.turP.to anyone who_might wish 32, to_speak in opposition to this application. ~ - -~- ~ - ~ - ~- 34 Vice-Chair Schofield Other questions from the Planning Board? Yes, Barry. 35 36 Barry Katz stated that they were talking about traffic moving in and out of the Credit Union 37 but Old 86 is getting more traffic and you have cars that aren't trying to get into the credit 38 union and he knows that you are looking at a traffic increase. The recommendation is to 39 allow right turns only and the left turn may become an issue and he would support the 40 Planning Staff recommendation. 41 42 Rynal Stephenson One thing I would like to say about that is that when you have cars 43 turning left in or left out of the southern, existing driveway, the traffic signal up at Oakdale 44 wilt stop traffic in the southbound direction and northbound direction. And, when that 45 southbound traffic is stopped, that will allow gaps in that traffic for the cars to turn left out, 46 and, either get in the center turn lane, and, for the traffic coming up from the south, wanting 47 to turn left in, they'll have pretty much a clear shot into the Credit Union. That's not as a 48 critical a movement as the left turn out. But, one benefit of having a traffic signal at the