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36 <br /> lib <br /> Peaking characteristics for the remainder of Segment A--as well as Segments B,C,and E--are line with expectations for a <br /> minor arterial like US 70. <br /> Segment D experiences an earlier peak than the other segments,which is attributable to school pick-up at the nearby <br /> Orange Middle and High Schools along Orange High School Road. <br /> Segment F on US 70 Business shows sustained volumes after the AM peak including elevated midday volumes which as <br /> attributable to people entering Downtown Hillsborough in morning and for lunch.The PM peak is lower and flatter than <br /> the other segments and is attributable to most people commuting on US 70 after work.The higher AM and PM peaks <br /> exhibited in the middle location are typical of lower-volume rural roads with higher proportions of commute trips. <br /> No extremes or significant imbalan� in the directional distribution of traffic were observed. <br /> Time-of-day traffic distributions were affected by the safer-at-home directives associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. <br /> Morning peaks were drastically reduced due to school closures and people working from home. Midday traffic increased <br /> as a share of daily travel as people scheduled discretionary trips during off-peak hours.However,time-of day travel <br /> appears to have returned to pre-pandemic patterns. <br /> StreetLight data were also used to compare weekend travel patterns to typical weekdays. As expected,weekend traffic <br /> volumes were lower, with fewer morning trips and less peaking. However,traffic on Pleasant Green Road was <br /> surprisingly high on weekend mornings, a characteristic attributed to recreational trips to Eno River State Park and its <br /> trail heads and river access. <br /> 34 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />