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WEDDINGTON RD. This two lane road separates the commercial and residential parcels from industrial. It is comparable to Poplar Tent Rd. in type, capacity and ADT as define~- by NC Department of Transportation. The current design capacity is estimated at 10,600 trips/day. The 1991 ADT for Weddington Rd. is 2,300 which is at 22% capacity The traffic generations projected by the development for Weddington Rd. at 40:_ will be approximately 6,544. These additional trips the capacity at design year 2020 will be increased to 83%. Road improvements are indicated for this road system. T¢ allow for the increase of future traffic increases, it is recommended that 10 feet o} land be dedicated by the developer to the widen the link of Weddington Rd. contained-- in the development for future construction of a third lane. At the time of the initia~ development, turning lanes are indicated for access into the commercial and residentia areas. -- It is also recommended that access be limited to two, instead of the proposed four, points off this road.. This limitation ~vou]d not only mitigate accident rates and to reduce the number of traffic movements. These would include Concord Farms Rd~_ crossing the commercial portion into the residential area in addition to a similar access on the east side. CONCORD FARMS RD, There is no current ADT for this road between US29 and Weddington Rd. However, it is being compared, for the purposes of this study, to Harris Rd. between Poplar Tent Rd. and Ode]l School Rd. which has a design capacity od 9000, a I$90-- ADT of 500 which is at 6% capacity (NCDOT). This road will carry approximately 80% of all traffic generated by the development, allowing for those residents not employed in the industrial area as well as those employees who are not residents. The projected_ ADT for this road with the proposed development at build-out is 13,088. This increases the capacity to 145% suggesting strong indications for road improvement. It is recommended that this road be widened, resurfaced to accommodate heavier and more frequent traffic and to be straightened where necessary. Again, timing is to be" concurrent with development. WESTSIDE BYPASS This alignment is planned to parallel Concord Farms Rd. on the east side. It is strongly recommended that access be limited. Currently, the Propst development plan indicated two access points with no fixed locations. These should be located to provide access at a location that could be used as access to the prope~.ty on the eastern side of the proposed alignment. The Westside Bypass will eventually connect US29 and Weddington Rd. This is expected to reduce traffic on Weddington Rd. as employees come from/~o Charlotte. It also has implications for traffic volumes on US29. It should also be noted that there are plans for major residential developments- planned for both the east and west parcels adjoining the Propst property. These subdivisions will also impact the traffic patterns and volumes of the road network. CONCLUSIONS: The Department of Transportation will impose their minimum design standards on the road system serving the Propst property which ~vill be determined after DOT reviews the final plan. In addition to what will be specified by DOT, it is- recommended that attention be given to the issues presented herein.