2023 07 06 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY

Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange Upon comparing the traffic volumes, an adjustment factor of 1.39 was then calculated and applied to the weekday evening count to develop traffic volumes that best represent “existing” conditions at the study intersection. As mentioned above, MTM counts were also conducted during the Saturday midday peak hour which also need to be adjusted due to the potentially lower traffic volumes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to account for this effect, the PM peak hour adjustment factor of 1.39 was also applied to the Saturday count data. Additional MTM counts were conducted on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 between 7:00 – 9:00 AM and between 4:30 – 6:30 PM and on Saturday, June 17, 2023 between 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Rosney Terrace/the Mayfair Farms Driveway. The adjusted 2021 traffic volumes were then compared to the current 2023 traffic counts as summarized in Table I below. Table I Traffic Count Comparison Intersection Peak Hour Traffic Volume With Background % Difference Location Date As-Counted Growth and COVID Adjustments AM PM SAT AM PM SAT AM PM SAT Eagle Rock Avenue and May 2021 N/A 948 914 N/A 1,363 1,310 Rosney Terrace/Mayfair +55.8%1 +38.5% +34.5% Farms Driveway June 2023 875 984 974 875 984 974 [1] The weekday AM PSH traffic volumes from 2023 were compared to the weekday PM PSH traffic volumes from 2021 with associated background growth and COVID

984 974 [1] The weekday AM PSH traffic volumes from 2023 were compared to the weekday PM PSH traffic volumes from 2021 with associated background growth and COVID adjustments. As seen above, the current (June 2023) traffic volumes were found to be lower than the historical volumes (2021 counts) grown to the current year. Therefore, the 2021 MTM counts were utilized to provide a conservative analysis. Further, given the weekday AM traffic volumes were lower than both the weekday PM and Saturday midday peak hour traffic volumes and given only the Sonic restaurant is proposed to be open during the weekday AM peak hour, a separate analysis was not prepared for the weekday AM peak hour. Additionally, the adjusted 2021 counts were increased to better represent existing 2023 traffic volumes by applying a growth rate of 2% per year obtained from the NJDOT Annual Background Growth Rate Table for a period of two (2) years. Figure 2, located in the Appendix, shows the existing peak hour traffic volumes at the study intersections. Review of the collected traffic data reveals that the weekday evening peak street hour (PSH) occurs between 4:30 – 5:30 PM and the Saturday PSH occurs between 12:00 – 1:00 PM. Figure 2, located in Appendix A, shows the existing peak hour traffic volumes at the study intersections. All MTM counts are contained in Appendix B. Page 3