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iUUn rLM414.0*3 ucr i, Jep LL �f tU-UJ r'.UJ/Ub 9 . 2 KEY ISSUES L T13ffr P : The NOM Carolina Departrnemt of Transportation has prepared traffic, PrOjeCtIOUS 6or Homettead Road for 2020. These projections indicate that the anticipated traffic volumes fax Homestead Road range from 9,800 vehicles per day at High School Road to 17,000 at N.C. 86 1 rithout the Weaver Dairy Connector in place. With the Weaver Dairy Corntaector in place, the tt sMc whmames increase f M 11,100 at High School Road to 20,100 at N.C. 86. A map ahwwm i the aligmm em of the Wcovar Dairy Connector is attached. Staff Comm ml: We have been ccacerned for serene time about the lack of a reliable process for developing projections of firm traffic. The current model used by the North Carolina Department if Tronepvrpuiaxi incorporates limited consideration of transit activity and does not ineorporase the impacts of bicycle an or pedestrian activity. In addition.the eturew model does not reflect a ther development that has been built since 1985 or changes adopted after 1990 in Chapel IM:land use plans for Now development. The traffic volumes included in the September 4, 1997 letter how these North Carolina Dept of Traospor ion diffier ften projections prepared as part of the 1996 North Carolina Del artmem of Transportation Deana-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan Report. This Report inchided 2010 projections for Homestead Road traffic The Report projects 2010 traffic between N.C. 86 and the Weaver Dairy Road Connector to be 7,800 vehicles per day, while these volumes mould increase to 16,200 between the Connector and Scawell Scbc of Road.The increase in tnffie on the potion of Aid$om the Connector to Seawall Scheel Road can be attributed to the merging of the Weaver Dairy Exteneian with Hamostead Road. It a unclear why the 2020 pe*cdow include sigoffic=tly higher volumes of traffic on the portion of Homestead Road between the Weaver ley Conmectmr and N.C. S6:We believe the v ohrenes an this portiere of Homestad Road should be lower than the volumes projected for he section between Wigh School Road and the Weaver Dairy C one ter. 2. T aW Ilse.Ejur Among the various changes in land use in the amen served by Hoed Road a the v meotlp adopted UNC Land Use Plan for the Horace Williams property_ The Plan proposes a si®i5eaot change in bend use For a large area that would be served in port by Homestead R od. Naas of there meted lend use,patterns is incorporated bw the currant model. Staff Cosmtsa m The UNC Lwd Use Plan proposes that the Weaver Dairy Extension provide access direeth.,imb tine Horace Williams property railer than connecting back into Homcatesd Reed as cursady shown in the Durbom-Chapel Hill-Careboto Urbeee Area 7baoughfore Plan. With this Amp in roadway a0gmmatt,we would tat anticipate the increase im traffic voh nos along the paetiem of Homestead between the Cosmedor and Seawall School Road We would anticipaft that this pardon of Homaned Road would experience traffic whine similar to the section between N.C.86 and the Com mew,projected is the 1996 Thoroughfare Plan Report to be approximat-Ay 7,800 vehicles pa day. Than vobimes could be aceoermaodated with a three- lone cross-sect We,whieb has a capacity of 15.000 vesicles par day.