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- 191 <br /> 1 <br /> #52601. <br /> Traffic. Inpact Report <br /> Homestead Highlands Residential Development <br /> Anolicant: Dale Redfoot,. President <br /> .Piedmont-Atlantic,- Inc.. <br /> L-C: Riverbirch. Road <br /> D.urham-,. North: Carolina 27704 <br /> Pur ose This report will. determine the affect of the Homestead <br /> Highlands Subdivision on the traffic on Homestead Road (SR <br /> 1177).. <br /> Procedure: <br /> i� Determine the road conditions <br /> a). Pavement and lane widths <br /> b.): Existing grades <br /> c) Site distances- ' <br /> d) Type of intersection <br /> e) Shoulders <br /> f) Surface conditions <br /> ti g) Alignment <br /> 2... Determine traffic factors. <br /> a) Number- of trucks <br /> b) Number of buses <br /> c)` Lane distribution <br /> d) Variation in traffic flow <br /> e) Traffic interruptions. • <br /> 3.. Determine, existing- traffic conditions <br /> 4. Traffic generation by project <br /> 5. Traffic tree <br /> fa. Conclusion _ <br /> Data: <br /> The existing road is an NCDOT road design with the standard <br /> 20 foot plus of pavement with. a- 3 to 4 foot shoulder tapered <br /> into a ditch line 5 to 6 feet from the. shoulder. The road is <br /> equally divided into. two standard lanes. The site distances <br /> fall below the critical vertical alignment factors specified. by <br /> NCDOT. The alignment and grades do not reduce the flow of <br /> traffic.. <br />