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TRAFFic EjvGijvEERs, / C. approach provides one shared through/right-turn lane. Signal phasing for the northbound left -turn is protected -permitted. Existing AM and PM peak hour traffic counts were obtained for the intersections of Eastbound SH 225 at Sens Road and for Westbound SH 225 at Sens Road. Trip Generation - Trips to and from the distribution center were estimated using equations, rates, and procedures from the Institute of Transportation 'Fable 2 Trip Generation for Sens Road Distribution Center - AM _.— PeaEngineers publication Trip Generation. The results k PM Peak Enter Exit Enter Exit are listed in Table 1. The unadjusted ITE trip Light Industrial (254,800 sq ft) 1 206 28 31 217 generation for the proposed site is 234 trips in the AM peak hour and 247 trips in the PM peak hour. 100% of the generated trips were assumed to be made by trucks, which is a conservative estimate because some of the trips will be staff and employees accessing the facility in their private vehicles. Trip Distribution - The trips generated by the proposed distribution facility were distributed 50% to/from the west along SH 225 and 50% to/from the east along SH 225. SH 225 provides the most direct connection to the long -haul routes along east and west IH-10 that trucks will likely utilize. No trucks associated with the distribution facility are expected to utilize Sens Road to the south of the site. Capacity Analysis - Capacity analysis was performed at the two intersections using Synchro software, which is based on the procedures of the Highway Capacity Manual. Capacity analysis results in a level of service (LOS), an estimate of delay at an intersection as well as a letter score. LOS ranges from LOS A, which indicates free -flow conditions, to LOS F, which indicates highly -congested and unstable conditions. Two scenarios were modeled: background traffic, which includes the traffic that would already be present at the intersections when the distribution facility is opened, and future traffic, which adds site -generated traffic to the background traffic. Table 2 shows the LOS for the intersections of Sens Road at SH 225 EBFR and Sens Road at SH 225 WBFR. THE TEAM YOU CAN DEPEND ON PAGE 3 OF 4