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33 <br />• Geometry of the road (including number of lanes), horizontal and vertical <br />alignment, and proximity of perceived obstructions to safe travel along the road; <br />• Typical users of the road, such as commuters, recreational travelers, and truck <br />traffic; <br />• Access control, including streets and driveways, or lack thereof, along the <br />roadway; <br />• Development along the road, including residential,_ commercial, agricultural, and <br />industrial developments; <br />• Number of traffic signals along the route; <br />• Peaking characteristics of the traffic on the road; <br />• Characteristics of side -roads feeding into the road; and <br />Directional split of traffic or the percen <br />along a road at any given time. <br />The relationship of travel demand compare <br />level of service (LOS) of a roadway. Six levy <br />conditions. Designations range from LOS <br />conditions, to LOS F, which represents the w <br />LOS D indicates "practical caps <br />begins to express dissatisfact <br />developed based on the 2000 <br />Recommended improvements a <br />upon achieving a minimum LOS <br />Refer to Appendix E for detailed <br />19 <br />of vehicles traveling in each direction <br />to the roadway capacity determines the <br />of service identify the range of possible <br />k, which represents the best operating <br />st operating conditions. <br />ty" of a roadway, or the capacity at which the public <br />i. The practical capacity for each roadway was <br />ghway Capacity Manual using the NCLOS program. <br />I overall design of the transportation plan were based <br />) on existing facilities and a LOS C for new facilities. <br />formation on LOS. <br />Traffic crashes are often used as an indicator for locating congestion and roadway <br />problems. Crash patterns obtained from an analysis of crash data can lead to the <br />identification of improvements that will reduce the number of crashes. A crash analysis <br />was performed for the Orange County CTP for crashes occurring in the planning area <br />between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2009. During this period, a total of 2 <br />intersections were identified as having a high number of crashes as illustrated in Figure <br />4. Refer to Appendix F for a detailed crash analysis. <br />Bridge Deficiency Assessment <br />Bridges are a vital and unique element of a highway system. First, they represent the <br />highest unit investment of all elements of the system. Second, any inadequacy or <br />deficiency in a bridge reduces the value of the total investment. Third, a bridge <br />presents the greatest opportunity of all potential highway failures for disruption of <br />1 -3 <br />