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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 173 <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 17278 <br /> E. <br /> A i <br /> M E M O R A N D U M <br /> TO: ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> FROM: GREG SZYMIK, PLANNER III <br /> SUBJECT: PD-3-87 OCCONEECHEE POINT - TRAFFIC EVALUATION <br /> DATE : AUGUST 18, 1987 <br /> CURRENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS <br /> NCDOT TRAFFIC COUNTS 1986 (average daily traffic) <br /> NC 86 ( north of Valley Forge Dr. ) 5, 100 <br /> NC 86 ( south of Old NC 10 ) 7 , 400 <br /> There are no traffic counts on NC 86 between 1 -85 and <br /> Old NC 10 and no traffic counts on Old NC 10. If the <br /> volume of traffic on Old NC 10 is assumed to be 500 ( a <br /> representative volume for Orange County minor <br /> arterials ) , the volume on NC 86 between 1 -85 and Old NC <br /> 10 would be approximately 7, 900. <br /> ESTIMATED TRAFFIC GENERATED BY PROJECT <br /> 1 . CONVENIENCE STORE (24 hr ) <br /> 577 TRIPS/1000 / GFA - 2, 800 / GFA = 1 , 616 TRIPS/DAY <br /> 2. RESTAURANT (SITDOWN) <br /> 198. 5 TRIPS/1000 / GFA - 10, 500 / GFA = 2, 084 TRIPS/DAY <br /> 3. MOTEL <br /> 9. 6 TRIPS/ROOM - 50 ROOMS = 480 TRIPS/DAY <br /> TOTAL = 4, 180 TRIPS/DAY <br /> ESTIMATED TOTAL TRAFFIC <br /> ESTIMATED CURRENT TRAFFIC ON NC 86 = 7,900 <br /> ESTIMATED TRAFFIC FROM PROJECT __4I1$Q <br /> 12, 080 <br />