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559 <br /> 4. Transportation Planning <br /> 4.1 Will the proposed RTLP project create 200 trips per hour resulting in a tractor-trailer <br /> entering or exiting the site every 15 seconds? <br /> No. According to the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), provided as a part of the development package, <br /> the total estimated daily trips to the site total 3,648 trips (table provided below). <br /> Size AM Peak Hour Trips PM Peak Hour Trips <br /> Land Use Daily Trips <br /> (SF) Total Enter Exit Total Enter Exit <br /> Warehouse(LUC 15D) 2,251,200 3,648 320 247 1 73 326 1 88 1 238 <br /> ■ Vehicle counts include all vehicles entering and exiting the site including, but not limited to, <br /> workforce commuter vehicles,visitor vehicles, and commercial vehicles of varying sizes (including <br /> trucks). <br /> ■ With a total of 3,648 estimated trips, it is improbable for 200 tractor trailers per hour to be <br /> entering and existing the site every hour continuously. <br /> 4.2 How much traffic is expected to be using Davis Road to enter the site? <br /> According to the consultant's TIA Supplement from August 5, 2020, almost all commercial vehicles will <br /> enter via the Service Road on the North end of the project site, and most vehicles that enter Driveway D <br /> from Davis Road will be employees in personal vehicles. <br /> ■ The TIA Supplement anticipates 24 vehicles entering Driveway D in the morning with 81 vehicles <br /> continuing westbound along Davis Road. <br /> • The TIA Supplement also anticipates eight vehicles entering Driveway D in the afternoon with 176 <br /> vehicles continuing westbound along Davis Road. <br /> ■ In the same TIA Supplement, it is acknowledged,all traffic exiting the site that intends to access I-40 <br /> from Old NC 86 will have to turn left out Driveway D onto Davis Road.. <br /> 4.3 What impacts may this project have regarding vehicles per hour during peak times in the <br /> morning and afternoon? <br /> The table below looks at peak AM and peak PM vehicle estimates for vehicles that will run the entirety <br /> of Davis Road (past the proposed Driveway D at the development). The anticipated change in traffic <br /> during peak periods is marginal. <br /> Existing Traffic Volume on 2023 No Build Traffic Volumes 2023 Build Traffic Volumes <br /> Davis Road (RTLP site remains vacant) (RTLP site is developed) <br /> West Bound West Bound West Bound West Bound West Bound West Bound <br /> AM PM AM PM AM PM <br /> 78 171 81 176 85 188 <br /> East Bound East Bound East East Bound East Bound East Bound <br /> AM PM Bound AM PM AM PM <br /> 170 91 176 94 188 98 <br /> 4.4 Does the NCDOT roadway classification for Davis Road limit access for residential uses <br /> only? <br /> No. Davis Road (SR-1129) is a NCDOT public road that is available for public use, not a private road <br /> limited to residential traffic only. Davis Road is functionally classified as a local road with a maximum <br /> capacity of approximately 9,000 vehicles per day based on Average Annual Daily Traffic(AADT), a <br /> measure of traffic volume. Local roads are smaller branches of arterial roads and provide basic access <br /> between residential and commercial properties;they also connect with higher order arterials, including <br /> 9 <br />