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usumt-11-r <br /> Settler's Pointe Development—Traffic Impact Analysis Q � <br /> 6.0 SIGNAL WARRANT ANALYSIS <br /> As outlined in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), a traffic signal should <br /> not be installed unless traffic volumes and intersection characteristics meet a set of warrants or <br /> requirements. The MUTCD outlines nine warrants, which are listed below. <br /> Warrant 1: Eight-Hour Traffic Volume <br /> Warrant 2: Four-Hour Traffic Volume <br /> Warrant 3: Peak Hour <br /> Warrant 4: Pedestrian Volume <br /> Warrant 5: School Crossing <br /> Warrant 6: Coordinated Signal System <br /> Warrant 7: Crash Experience <br /> Warrant 8: Roadway Network <br /> Warrant 9: Intersection Near Roadway Grade Crossing <br /> An analysis was conducted at two major intersections north of the Settler's Pointe development <br /> as part of the 2020 Build Analysis: <br /> ■ 1-40 Westbound Ramps and Old NC 86 <br /> ■ 1-40 Eastbound Ramps and Old NC 86 <br /> For both intersections, thirteen-hour (6 AM to 7 PM) traffic counts were completed on October <br /> 18, 2016. Using Highway Capacity Software (HCS) with 2016 existing traffic conditions, the <br /> intersection of Old NC 86 at 1-40 Westbound Ramps meets the following signal warrants: <br /> ■ Warrant 1: Eight-Hour Vehicular Volume <br /> ■ Warrant 2: Four-Hour Vehicular Volume <br /> ■ Warrant 3B: Peak Hour (Peak-Hour Vehicular Volumes) <br /> • Warrant 6: Coordinated Signal System <br /> Additionally, the 1-40 Eastbound Ramps meet Warrant 3B: Peak Hour (Peak-Hour Vehicular <br /> Volumes), and Warrant 6 (Coordinated Signal System) under the 2016 existing traffic <br /> conditions. <br /> Traffic volumes were then grown out to 2020 with a 1% annual growth rate and the adjacent <br /> development volumes were added to the AM and PM peak hours. The following signal warrants <br /> were met at both intersections in 2020 and should be considered for signalization based on <br /> projected adjacent development traffic: <br /> ■ Warrant 1 B: Eight-Hour Vehicular Volume (Interruption in Continuous Traffic) <br /> ■ Warrant 2: Four-Hour Vehicular Volume <br /> ■ Warrant 313: Peak Hour (Peak-Hour Vehicular Volumes) <br /> • Warrant 6: Coordinated Signal System <br /> 59 <br />