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<br />level of service, based on control delay. Control delay is the delay experienced by vehicles <br />slowing down for a stop sign and the wait time at stop sign. Level of Service D is commonly <br />taken as an acceptable design year LOS. <br /> <br />Analvsis <br /> <br />The intersections were analyzed by the criteria listed above. Table 3 details the operational <br />results for the exiting conditions and "for conditions after the connection is made. After the <br />connection is made no improvements to the intersections geometry were considered. . <br /> <br />Table 3: Operational Analysis <br />ntersectioD and Traffic Scenario Peak Hour Intersection Maximum Delay-LOS*"* <br />Control Volume*" <br /> Existing AM 699 12.fi..B <br />TH 47 & IS? Lane PM I. 925 11.7-B <br />Unsigna/ir.ed 'With AM .708 12.7-B <br /> Connection PM - 932 11.8-B <br /> Existing AM 53 8.6-A <br />IS? Lane & Neon Street PM 68 8.7-A <br />U1I$igTUJiir.ed With AM 67 9.O-A <br /> Connection PM 83 9.2-A <br />.Total number of vehicles utilizing the intersection during the peak hour <br />"""Maximum delay and LOS on any approach and/or movement <br /> <br />The intersections analyz~d can be e}.-pected to operate the same after the connection is made. The <br />traffic -that is added from the connection is negligible and does not affect the level of service for <br />any of the intersection movements. <br /> <br />The existing tciffic on 157m Lane,just west ofm 47, was measured at 980 vehicles per day. <br />With the roadway extension, it is projected that there will be a maximum increase of90 vehicles <br />per day (9% increase) for a total of1,070 vehicles per day on 157tb Lane. <br /> <br />The existing traffic using Potassium Street to the South is estimated at 60 vehicles per day based <br />on recent counts. .A.s the residential developments are completed, daily tra!fic is estimated at 520 <br />vehicles per day. With the roadway extension, it is projected that there will be a maximum <br />decrease of 50 vehicles per day for a total of470 vehicles per day on Potassium Street <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusions <br /> <br />The extension of Neon Street between Rum River Estates and 157tb Lane, west ofTE 47 is an <br />important roadway connection for local traffic circulation to and from Nowthen Boulevard <br />(eSAR 5) and TB: 47. <br /> <br />1. This connection wilI increase the volume of traffic using 157tb Lane Dear TH 47 by <br />approximately 90 vehicles per day (9%), but operations will not decrease noti'ceably. <br /> <br />H:\RAMS\T4222096\Report\Ex:tensionTechMemo030707.doc <br /> <br />-190- <br />