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<br />Existing Conditions <br /> <br />Roadway Network <br />McCabe Road in the vicinity of the proposed school site is typically a two-lane, <br />undivided roadway with unimproved shoulders. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH. <br />Development along McCabe Road in the area consists of a trailer park east of the school <br />site. McCabe Road dead-ends at Broadway Street, approximately 0.75 miles east of the <br />school site. <br /> <br />SH 146 is the main highway through the City of La Porte, connecting the city with <br />communities to the south such as Seabrook and League City and to Houston via SH 225. <br />North of the school site, SH 146 is composed of a full freeway cross section, but south of <br />the site it has no frontage roads and provides access to adjacent properties; the transition <br />to full freeway section begins at approximately McCabe Road, but the main lanes have <br />not yet been constructed from McCabe Road to just north of Wharton Weems Boulevard. <br />The posted speed limit on SH 146 in the vicinity of the study area is 60 MPH. No <br />developments directly access SH 146 near the school site. <br /> <br />Broadway Street, also known as Business SH 146, is an important north-south artery <br />through La Porte, Texas. In the vicinity of the study area, it is a two-lane roadway with an <br />unpaved shoulder on the west side and a paved sidewalk on the east side. The posted <br />speed limit is 40 MPH. Development along Broadway Street near McCabe Road is <br />predominantly single-family and multi-family residential. <br /> <br />Critical Intersections <br />The following intersections are included in the analysis of the impacts associated with the <br />construction of the proposed elementary school: <br /> <br />· McCabe Road at SH 146 <br />· McCabe Road at Broadway Street <br />· McCabe Road at Proposed School Driveways (Future) <br /> <br />2 <br />