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Moss Farms Development February 2000 Tra~¢ Impac~ Analysis The level of service results for the existing traffic conditions indicate that the two existing intersections, Odell School Road / NC 73 and Odell School Road / Harris Road, are currently operating at acceptable levels of service (LOS "D" or better) during the morning and afternoon peak hours. The results of the 2004 existing and proposed zoning analyses show that improvements will be required to provide acceptable intersection operations. NC 73 will need to be widened to the recommended five-lane urban section. Turn lanes and signal phases will need to be added to achieve adequate traffic operations at the Odell School Road / NC 73 intersection. In addition, traffic sig~al.q and mm lanes will be required at the other four intersections to achieve adequate traffic operations for the proposed zoning. There are some differences in level of service between the existing zoning and proposed zoning scenarios. In general; the intersections will experience slightly more delay with the proposed zoning tlmn they would with the existing zoning because the proposed zoning will generate more traffic than the existing zoning. RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS It is recommended that consideration be given to developer participation of the following improvements: Con, h act the three site access intersections to accommodate the installation of traffic signal.q by the developer. The installation of these siglaaig iS recommended upon meeting applicable traffic signal warrants as outlined in MUTCD and upon approval by NCDOT. The OdeH School Road / Harris Road intersection may also meet siLmal warrants as the proposed mixed-use development reaches build-out; also new turn lanes will likely be necessary to provide safe and efficient traffic operations. Therefore, it is recommended that NCDOT periodically monitor traffic operations for cOnditions that would warrant signaliTation and other improvements. Developer participation should be considered for any identified improvements at thi.q location. Development of Moss Farms will require the construction of turn lanes to accommodate the projected 2004 traffic volumes for both the existing and proposed zoning scenarios. The specific turn lanes and storage lengths required for the proposed zoning are shown in Table 4. The storage length calcnlations are based on the critical peak hour approach volumes, and for the sjgnali?ed intersections, the optimi?ed signal timing plans. In addition, consideration should be given to the dedication of right-of-way along the entire l}ontage of NC Hwy 73 sufficient to permit the future widening ofthl.q facility. The act~ml mount should equal the NCDOT stand_a_rd for the desired cross-section as measured from the centerline from the proposed widening project. Kubilins Transportation Group, Inc.