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37 Recommended Improvements: The following improvements are recommended for the projected (2025) build-out traffic condition based on the capacity analysis presented herein: US 70 Alt. at Lawrence Road • Consider signalization Lawrence Road at Site Driveway 1: • Construct the full movement Site Driveway 1 with one ingress and two egress lanes • Construct an exclusive southbound left-turn lane with a minimum of 150 feet of storage plus taper US 70 Alt. at Site Driveway 2: • Construct the full movement Site Driveway 2 with one ingress and two egress lanes The all-way stop at US 70 Alt and Lawrence Road is projected to operate at LOS E/F in the 2025 Background conditions without any site traffic added. With the site, delays are projected to increase slightly, however the anticipated delays are expected to be short- lived and primarily limited to the AM and PM peak hours. The capacity analysis indicates that this location could benefit from signalization regardless of the proposed development. Through signalization, the intersection would improve to LOS B in the AM peak hour and LOS C in the PM peak hour. While a signal has been identified as a potential improvement at this location, recently NCDOT has indicated that the all-way stop is expected to continue to provide for safe operations. To meet Orange County UDO requirements, a traffic signal is shown in the Build Improved scenarios, however it is not anticipated to be installed with this development. Conclusions The analyses indicate that with the recommended improvements in place, the study intersections are expected to operate at acceptable levels-of-service in all peak hours with the exception of the minor street approaches of some of the unsignalized intersections. However, it should be noted that long delays are not uncommon at unsignalized minor street approaches at mainlines with heavy through movement volumes and no queueing issues were noticed in SimTraffic simulations. The recommended roadway laneage for the projected (2025) build-out traffic condition is shown on Figure ES-1.