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' 060 Tran '3ortatiOfl / Tri1ic 1m?ac Ana1y8i8 •The Meadowlands site is served by the 1-85/NC 86 interchange and the US 70A/NC 86 intersection. The site fronts on US 70A and 1-85. Access to the property is direct to US 70A • • and a connector to NC 86 is under consideration.Trip generation, distribution, and assignment analyses were completed using the proposed land uses and the illustrative site plan. The Meadowlands will have 2,095 trips to and away from the site on a typical day.The afternoon peak hour (4:45 PM to 5:45 PM) will have 115 trips to the site and 435 trips away from the site on an average day. 1984 Average Daily Traffic counts were obtained from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 1985 PM peak hour turning movement counts were undertaken at the intersection of US 70A and NC 86. In addition, the year 2002 Average Daily Traffic estimates were obtained from the NCDOT. PM peak hour traffic and average daily traffic to and from the project were assigned to the highway network. A capacity analysis of the intersection of US 70A and NC 86 was undertaken for both existing and future conditions. Under existing conditions, all legs of this intersection operate at a high level of service in the afternoon peak hour except the south approach, which •operates at a moderate level of traffic flow. With full development of the project, this intersection will operate at level of service A under signalized conditions. Given full development without signalization, the south approach will operate.at a level of service F in the afternoon peak hour. Future traffic growth (as indicated by the year 2002 NCDOT traffic projections), combined with the traffic from The Meadowlands,will require stabilization of this intersection. The added Average Daily Traffic (ADT) to each link of the highway network serving this project is shown.The link of NC 86 between US 70A and 1-85 will require widening to accommodate lett turn movements along this segment of roadway when The Meadowlands is • fully developed and the future projected ADT volumes occur. When the project is fifty.percent developed, signalization will be required at the US 70A/NC 86 intersection to ensure a high level of traffic service. The signalization of this intersection might be delayed if the proposed additional connection between The Meadowlands and •NC 86 is provided. It a connection from the site to NC 86 is provided, it should be a three-lane facility allowing for a lett turn lane at its intersection with NC 86. A lett turn lane should also be provided•off of NC 86. ,..Aileado`wiand5 20