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CHAPTER 5.0 <br /> TRANSPORTATION TTI CIRCULATION <br /> A. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br /> This analysis includes a description of the existing roadway system and the impacts of <br /> future traffic conditions in the study area. Regional roadway access to the existing <br /> Transfer Station is provided by Interstate 5 (I-5) via Roth Road, Airport Road and <br /> Lovelace Road; and Highway 99 via French Camp Road, Union Road and Lovelace <br /> Road. The local road system consists of two-lane rural highways with posted speeds <br /> ranging from 45 to 55 mph. <br /> This chapter identifies and compares the traffic impacts of theroposed project to <br /> future traffic conditions on the local roadway system that reflects county-wide <br /> develowent without the proposed project. Traffic impacts are analyzed in terms of the <br /> type oFvehicle,hours of operation, and increase in traffic generated by the Lovelace <br /> Transfer Station expansion. <br /> This chapter also includes an analysis of the Existing, 1995, and 2010 levels of service <br /> (LOS) on study area roadway segments and major intersections with and without the <br /> proposed project. In order to determine these projections, year 2020 average daily <br /> traffic (ADT) volume forecasts were developed from the San Joaquin County Multi- <br /> County Model. Strai t-line projection methods were used to calculate roadway 's <br /> for years 1995 and 20 0. <br /> This study evaluates daily levels of service (LOS) on study area roadway sections and <br /> peak hour LOS at major intersections for two separate scenarios: <br /> • Future Background-Background traffic without Lovelace Transfer Station <br /> Expansion; and <br /> • Future Background Plus Project-Background traffic with Lovelace Transfer <br /> Station Expansion(assumes 3.8% annual growth in transfer station traffic). <br /> Refer to Appendix E for a detailed explanation of level of service (LOS). <br /> Roadway section LOS was calculated based upon projected ADT's and LOS criteria <br /> developed for rural highways by the Florida Department of Transportation. LOS was <br /> calculated for intersections using peak hour turning movements. The 1985 Highway <br /> Capacity Manual method was used to calculate stop-sign controlled intersections and <br /> the Circular 212 Planning Method (critical movement analysis) was used to calculate <br /> LOS at signalized intersections. <br /> 1. EXISTING CONDITIONS <br /> a. Roadway System <br /> In general, the study area roadway system consists of two-lane rural highways, <br /> including Lovelace Road, Airport Way, Roth Road, Union Road and French <br /> Camp Road. With the exception of the Roth Road/Airport Way intersection, all <br /> 5-1 <br />