Agenda 11-14-23; 7-b - US 70 Multimodal Corridor Plan

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35 lib agricultural,and service work.Such variations map onto the corridor consistent with the observed changes in traffic volumes. During 2022,traffic nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels in Segment A and increased compared to pre-pandemic volumes in Segments B and C,between Efland and NC 86 in Hillsborough.Traffic volumes in Segment D,from NC 86 in Hillsborough to Palmers Grove Church Road,increased again in 2022 but remained about 6%lower than pre-pandemic volumes.Traffic volumes in Segment E continued to decrease with a 2%drop in volume from 2021 that amounted to a 15%drop in volume since 2019. Table 3: StreetLight Estimated AADTs Segment 2019 2021 2022 A 8,100 7,500 7,800 B 3,700 3,600 3,800 C 8,100 7,900 8,500 D 11,500 10,400 10,800 E 11,400 9,900 9,700 F 6,200 5,800 5,900 Time-of Day Traffic Characteristics (Peaking) StreetLight data analysis also yielded valuable information about the hourly distribution of traffic(peaking characteristics). Figure 7 and Figure 8 depict the variations in total(two-way)traffic volumes throughout the day along each segment of the corridor, and Figures 9-14 depict the variations for each segment. The study area generally has higher volumes during the PM peak than the AM peak.US 70 exhibits a sharp drop in traffic after the AM peak with a slight midday increase attributable to lunch trips while increasing until the PM peak.The section between Woodlawn Road and Mebane has an unusual peak at 3:00 pm followed by a sharp drop at 4:00 pm before returning peak conditions at 5:00 pm(the"M" shape between 3:00 and 6:00 pm),which is attributable to the nearby elementary school.Segment A,located between Woodlawn Road and Buckhorn Road,has a steeper increase approaching the PM peak than the other segments due to the unusual traffic pattern east of Woodlawn Road. 33 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report