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51 <br /> 5.0 Projected Traffic Volumes <br /> 5.1 Existing Traffic <br /> AM peak hour (7:00 to 9:00 AM) and PM peak hour (4:00 to 6:00 PM) turning movement <br /> and pedestrian/bicycle counts were performed at the following intersections: <br /> • US 70 Alt. at Lawrence Road September 14, 2022 <br /> • US 70 Alt. at NC 86 November 2, 2022 <br /> • US 70 at Lawrence Road November 2, 2022 <br /> • US 70 Alt. at US 70 November 2, 2022 <br /> The existing (2022) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes are shown on Figures 5.1 <br /> and 5.2, and the traffic count data is included in the Appendix. The summaries include <br /> diagrams showing vehicles, trucks, pedestrians, and bicycles. Little to no pedestrian and <br /> bicycle activity was observed in the data collection at the study area intersections. <br /> 5.2 Historic Growth Traffic <br /> Historic growth traffic is the increase in traffic due to usage increases and non-specific <br /> growth throughout the area. Based on the historic AADT information in the area and <br /> conversations with NCDOT and the County, an annual growth rate of 1.5% per year was <br /> applied to the existing traffic up to the future study years. The projected background <br /> (2025) AM and PM peak hour traffic volumes are shown on Figures 5.1 and 5.2. <br /> 5.3 Site Traffic <br /> The proposed site traffic was generated and assigned to the adjacent roadway network <br /> according to the distribution discussed previously in Section 4.0. The total (2025) AM <br /> and PM site traffic volumes are shown on Figures 5.3 and 5.4. <br /> 5.4 Build-Out Traffic <br /> To obtain the projected build-out traffic volumes, the projected site traffic was added to <br /> the projected background traffic. Traffic volume calculations are detailed in intersection <br /> spreadsheets included in the Appendix of this report. The projected build-out (2025) AM <br /> and PM peak hour traffic volumes are shown on Figures 5.3 and 5.4. <br />