O28 Litwornia West Essex Highlands Traffic Report 82225 FINAL

Page 16 2. The RSIS Must Be Met - This Is Still a Cul-de-Sac. The applicant has no reason to be granted a de minimis exception by the Board for the proposed development to allow all access via one roadway, Warner Road. The amount of traffic to be utilizing Warner Road from the proposed development would be way in excess of the 1000 trips per day that the RSIS allows. It would be approximately 2,728 trips or about 2.7 times the allowed volume for a multi-unit culde-sac and quadruple (4x) the amount of traffic at one point at a loop roadway. Therefore, this de minimis exception is not de minimis, and should not be granted by the Board. The applicant has stated that he would provide emergency access roadways. The RSIS does not call for emergency roadways but full access points. Emergency access roadways often are snow covered and unpassable during storms, the very time that these roadways would be required. The applicant has provided a scheme of divided roadways with widths of 15 feet and 18 feet separated by a median approximately 8 feet in width. The roadway widths must be 20 feet in width on each side to satisfy the requirements of RSIS. This is still a Cul-de-sac. 3. The intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Oval Road Must Be Signalized. The applicant should address the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Oval Road as an unsignalized intersection as the traffic signal is not yet installed, and while planned, it is not guaranteed that this will happen. If this occurs, it may not occur prior to the development being built out and occupied. It is not a part of this application. No approval should therefore be provided unless the improvement is bonded by or constructed by the applicant prior to any certificates of occupancy being provided by the municipality. In addition, the work must be bonded and in place prior to any certificates of occupancy can be issued. 4. A Left Turn Lane Should Be Installed on Eagle Rock Avenue at Oval Road. The applicant should install a left turn lane on Eagle Rock Avenue. The traffic volumes warrant this improvement to assure safe entry into the development. This should be addressed by the applicant. In other words, it is recommended that a left turn lane should be provided on Eagle Rock Avenue for traffic into Oval Road and the development. The left turn storage length should be calculated and implemented ASAP. This work

ommended that a left turn lane should be provided on Eagle Rock Avenue for traffic into Oval Road and the development. The left turn storage length should be calculated and implemented ASAP. This work should be done as soon as possible and should be bonded by the applicant. The applicant should provide a traffic signal application and approval and a signal design plan.