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30 <br />~~~,~ ~EY KEMP & ASSOCIATES, Iwc. <br />_ R ~, ~ ~ ~ [{ E ~ p 5848 Faringdon Ptace, Suite 100 <br />_ ~ _./g~ _ /_~ _.. ,_ _r Q~~,~ ~ D~ 3 Raleigh, NC?7609 <br />Q ~' S` ~ C ~ Q T E S /" Phos-e - 919-872=5115 Fax - 919-878-54'i fi <br />TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS WWW.rameykemp.cam <br />June 3; 2011 <br />Mr. Jeff Thompson <br />Orange County Asset Management Services <br />131 W. Margaret bane <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />P: (919}'732-8181 <br />Reference: 2.691=acre Parcel <br />Carrboro, North Carolina <br />Subjects Traffic Engineering. Due Diligence Summary <br />Dear Mr. Thompsor~: <br />This letter provides a summary of the Traffic Engineering Due Diligence services we perfovned for the 2.691- <br />acre Parcel in Carrboro; North Carolina. We understand that the proposed development consists of a public <br />library with a maximum size of 20,0(}0 s.f. The proposed vehicular access consists of one full-movement <br />driveway onto Hillsborough Road (SR 1009} and a secondary connection to Shelton Street,, which will be <br />restricted to emergency vehicle and .service vehicle access only. Note that allowing library visitors to access the <br />site via Shelton Street would be undesirable due to the on-street parking spaces on both sides of Shelton S*seet, <br />.which are used by Carrboro Elementary School. <br />The purpose of this report is to slt~ari~e the existing traffic. conditions in the vicinity of the site, provide an <br />estimate of the trip generation. potential. of the proposed library, and provide an opinion as to whether. or not off- <br />site roadway improvements will be required. <br />Existing Traffic Conditions <br />Hillsborough Road is a two-lane roadway with a posted speed limit of 35 mpl~. The, vehicle travel lanes are <br />approximately 1Z feet wide with striped bike. Ianes in both directions, which are approximately 3 feet wide. <br />There is also a sidewalk along the northeast side of Hillsborough Road. According to average daily traffic <br />(ADT) volume data published by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (N.CDOT}, Hillsborough <br />Road currently carries approximately 2,800 vehicles per day. <br />C.harlotfe,NG~- Rakejgh,NC.- Richmond VQ =Winston Salem,NC <br />