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_,,.. _ 3. Design Year Analyses - Both an Opening Day and 20-Year analysis will be performed to assess the ,~ development impact. Conducting these analyses will involve forecasting existing traffic volumes, distributing site-generated traffic and analyzing the roadway network. The following elements are involved with this task: • Local (non site) traffic volumes will be projected into the design years using historic traffic growth trends and/ortraffic projections provided by NOACAand/or the ODOT Office ofTechnical Services, 25 S. Front Street, Columbus. • Traffic anticipated to be generated by the proposed project will be calculated using data published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) manual entitled TRIP GENERATION, sixth edition. This information will be presented in tabular form. • Site traffic will be allocated to the site entrances using existing travel patterns, demographics, and engineering judgement as a guide. This site traffic will be added to the projected local traffic to arrive at combined future traffic volume scenarios. These traffic volumes will be used to analyze the adjacent roadway network. • Once the opening day and 20-year traffic scenarios have been established, they will be submitted to the ODOT Office of Technical Services in Columbus for certification. Once certified for use, those traffic volumes will be used to assess the traffic impact of the project. • We will perform a traffic signal warrant evaluations for the proposed site drive intersections, as needed. The warrant evaluation will include applicable signal warrants contained in the Ohio ivlanual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. • Peak hour analyses of the proposed roadway network will be conducted to determine projected levels of service and identify any roadway improvements needed to mitigate the subject development's trip generation. The capacity analyses will be conducted using the methodologies contained in the Highway Capacity Manual, Third Edition Updated 1994, utilizing the associated Highway Capacity Software for isolated intersections. Additional traffic signal system analyses will be conducted to evaluate the impact of the additional traffic to the adjacent traffic sisals. A computer program entitled "SYNCHRO" will be used in this effort. A recommended roadway improvements plan will be prepared presenting our findings and proposed roadway improvements. This not-to-scale plan will include recommendations regarding road improvements, turning lanes, lengths ofacceleration/deceleration lanes, signalization, proposed signal phasing and intersection levels of service at key locations. These recommendations will be made using established guidelines for access to commercial developments and other design guidelines. Engineering judgement will be used in cases where specific guidelines or policy do not exist. Documentation will be provided in support of our recommendations. The recommendations will be presented in a progressive format, starting from existing roadway conditions and progressing step at a time towards "full-build" conditions. In other words, the impact of the future traffic on the existing two-lane S.O.M. Center Road will be assessed, followed by the benefits of adding a single left-turn lane at major intersections, followed by the benefits of building a four-lane road, then afour-lane road with an additional left-turn lane, and so on. Each scenario will be graded based on Level of Service (benefit), and accompanied with associated construction costs. Finally, an evaluation matrix will be prepared that presents each scenario with it's "benefits" and "costs". This format will allow the Village to make informed decisions regarding the required roadway improvements. 4. ReQort - URS will prepare a report containing text, tables and figures necessary to communicate our