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<br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />4.12 What are the assumptions in determining future traffic counts and impact s? <br />The Triangle Regional Model takes the following assumptions into account when estimating future <br />traffic volumes: <br /> Population and employment projections to 2045 in Orange, Wake Chatham and surrounding <br />counties with a base assumption of 100% maximum growth based on current land uses <br /> All current and future federally and regionally-funded transportation projects are completed <br /> All existing and committed road improvement projects are completed <br /> All future transportation projects from 2025 – 2045 are completed <br /> Any data, analysis, alternative scenarios and results are checked by multiple sources including <br />Triangle J Council of Governments, UNC Chapel Hill, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Municipal <br />Planning Organization and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. <br /> <br />4.13 What type of scenarios were explored regarding access to the proposed RTLP project? <br />Throughout the design and review process, three scen arios were explored by the applicant, NCDOT, and <br />Orange County staff, as detailed below: <br /> Scenario A - Full stop-control access at Service Road/Old NC 86 <br />The original Traffic Impact Assessment submitted called for this intersection to be stop controlled <br />with a left turn (northbound) and a right turn (southbound) on the Service Road. There was concern <br />from NCDOT that traffic backing up at the on-ramp to I-40 East would cause issues with using this <br />section, and instead, suggested that traffic be re-routed to Davis Road or configured to allow more <br />storage on the Service Road as well as on Old NC 86 northbound. <br /> Scenario B - Full stop-control access at Davis Road/Driveway D (Currently proposed) <br />Based on NCDOT comments with criteria for developing the Service Road exit, the developer chose <br />to change the Service Road to a right in/right out only and to push all traffic leaving the site toward <br />I-40 to utilize Davis Road. The proposal is for traffic to leave Driveway D with a left turn on Davis <br />Road and then a left at the signalized junction with Old NC 86 to approach I-40. <br /> Scenario C - Signalized light at Service Road/Old NC 86 <br />A proposal was suggested to turn the junction of the Service Road/Old NC 86 to a full signalized <br />intersection instead of a stop-controlled intersection, but based on pushback from <br />businesses/residences along Old NC 86, this option was not pursued. <br />563