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in 1990 and is expected to reach 7,800 by 2020 (North Carol~n%a Departmant of Transportation ). With 1,000 employees, it is estin~lated that an average of 3,016 davy trips to the site wi]] be generated, increasing the traffic to little less than half the capacity of the roadway. However, as the industry at the site grows the additional commute trips generated could potentially exceed the road capacity indicat'Lng the need for future road ~'~provements. These improvements ccu!d include, but not be !hnited to, the widening of a road~,,,ay, creation of additional lanes and providing intersection light signals. North Caroling Depar~%ent of Transportation is currently assessing the needs for road expansions and ~-mprovements. ADJOINING ROAD SYSTEMS: In addition to estt~nat/ng the effects of increased traffic to the adjacent road to the site, the impact on the adjoining road systems was also reviewed. Figures 1-4 show the forecast of incoming and outgoing traffic distr~_butions by percentage and projected numbers (per !~000 employees). The pr~]~]ary NC200 adjoining systems involved are t3S601, a minor arterial road carrying charlotte, Concord and Monroe traffic to NC200, NC49, also a minor. arterial road connecting UNC, Charlotte to Burlington, NC and serves as the primary carrier for Harrisburg traffic and NC 24/27, a minor arterial connecting ~int Eill to Ptarnett County where the road splits into NC24 and NC27. It would be the most used route Dy commuters from ]~int Hill and ALbemarle. LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) The degree inwhich a road system adequately serves traffiC flow is measured in ]evels of service (LOS) generally refering to traffic conjestion. The closer a road is to reaching full capacity to carry traffic ~he longer cars wa~t at intersections to pass through. The road systems within this study have been measured for LOS