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Supporting Documentation · Dec 18, 2025

2025 12 04 TIS Rev 4

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b (11) L C (30) D (41) D (42) EB TR A (5) B (11) A (10) WB LTR A (3) A (5) A (3) Eagle Rock Avenue and Woodhull NB LTR C (31) C (34) C (33) Avenue/Whole Foods Driveway LT C (33) D (40) C (32) SB R - A (2) A (1) Overall A (6) B (15) B (13) LT E (75) E (76) D (50) EB R C (22) B (16) B (15) L E (64) E (71) E (74) WB LTR D (49) E (58) E (62) Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect L E (72) E (60) E (61) Avenue NB T E (62) D (50) D (50) R E (69) E (80) C (31) L E (56) D (46) D (46) SB TR E (76) D (52) E (56) Overall E (62) E (61) D (50) a (#) - Unsignalized Intersection Level of Service (seconds of delay per vehicle) A (#) - Signalized Intersection Level of Service (seconds of delay per vehicle) The following are discussions pertaining to each of the existing intersections analyzed. Page 5

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Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange Eagle Rock Avenue and Rosney Terrace/Mayfair Farms Driveway Rosney Terrace/the Mayfair Farms Driveway intersect Eagle Rock Avenue to form a an unsignalized four-leg intersection with Rosney Terrace and the Mayfair Farms Driveway under stop control. The eastbound and westbound approaches of Eagle Rock Avenue each provide a shared left turn/through lane and a shared through/right turn lane. The northbound approach of Rosney Terrace provides a shared left turn/through/right turn lane. The southbound approach of the Mayfair Farms Driveway provides a shared left turn/through/right turn lane. A review of the existing analysis reveals that the individual intersection movements operate at Levels of Service “C” or better during the analyzed peak periods. See Table 4 for the individual movement Levels of Service and delays. Eagle Rock Avenue and Woodhull Avenue/Whole Foods Driveway Woodhull Avenue/Whole Foods Driveway intersect Eagle Rock Avenue to form a four-leg intersection controlled by a traffic signal. The signal timing directive was obtained from the Township of West Orange which indicates that a four-phase 65 – 70 second variable background cycle is utilized (the traffic signal timing directive is included in Appendix B). The eastbound approach of Eagle Rock Avenue provides a dedicated left turn lane, a dedicated through lane, and a shared through/right turn lane. The westbound approach of Eagle Rock Avenue provides a shared left turn/through lane and a shared through/right turn lane. The northbound approach of Woodhull Avenue provides a shared left turn/through/right turn lane. The southbound approach of the Whole Foods Driveway provides a shared left turn/through and a channelized right turn lane. A review of the existing analysis reveals that the intersection operates at levels of service “B” or better and all movements operate at levels of service “D” or better during the analyzed peak periods. See Table 4 for the individual movement levels of service and delays. Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue Prospect Avenue intersects Eagle Rock Avenue to form a four-leg intersection controlled by a traffic signal. The signal timing directive was obtained from the Township of West Orange which indicates that a four-phase 130 – 140

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Eagle Rock Avenue to form a four-leg intersection controlled by a traffic signal. The signal timing directive was obtained from the Township of West Orange which indicates that a four-phase 130 – 140 second variable background cycle is utilized (the traffic signal timing directive is included in Appendix B). The eastbound approach of Eagle Rock Avenue provides a shared left turn/through lane, a dedicated through lane, and a dedicated right turn lane. The westbound approach of Eagle Rock Avenue provides a dedicated left turn lane, a shared left turn/though lane, and a shared through/right turn lane. The northbound approach of Prospect Avenue provides a dedicated left turn lane, two (2) dedicated through lanes, and a dedicated right turn lane. The southbound approach of Prospect Avenue provides a dedicated left turn lane, a dedicated through lane, and a shared through/right turn lane. A review of the existing analysis reveals that the intersection operates at levels of service “E” or better and all movements operate at levels of service “E” or better during the analyzed peak periods. See Table 4 for the individual movement levels of service and delays. Page 6

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Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange FUTURE CONDITIONS Traffic volumes and operational analyses were developed for both the No Build and Build conditions. The No Build conditions provide a baseline for assessing the impact of site development traffic on the roadway system. The process of developing the No Build and Build traffic volumes and the subsequent analyses is outlined below. Regardless of whether the subject site is developed or not, traffic volumes on the surrounding roadways are expected to increase as a result of developments throughout the region. As noted previously, a growth rate for roadways within the study area was obtained from the April 2019 – April 2021 NJDOT Annual Background Growth Rate Table, which indicates a growth rate of 2.00% per year. It should also be noted that there is one (1) development in the vicinity of the site that had been approved but not yet constructed at the time of the counts that is identified as potential significant traffic generator, described below. The Adjacent Development Traffic Volumes passing the site are shown on Figure 3. • A proposed expansion to an existing building for use as a Target Store within the West Orange Plaza, located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue, has been approved. Projections of the associated traffic volumes were referenced from the Traffic Impact Assessment, last revised May 17, 2023, prepared by Dolan & Dean Consulting Engineers, LLC. It should be noted that Figure 5 in the Traffic Impact Assessment was referenced for the PM and Saturday peak street hour trip generation for the proposed development. The Traffic Impact Assessment did not analyze the AM peak street hour. To develop traffic generation for the AM peak street hour, our office referenced the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) publication Trip Generation, 12th Edition for Land Use Code LUC 155 – High-Cube Fulfillment Center Warehouse and LUC 820 – Shopping Center (>150K). In addition to the proposed Target and several small retail/restaurant pads, it is proposed to modify the access configuration for the Eagle Roack Avenue driveway to provide

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(>150K). In addition to the proposed Target and several small retail/restaurant pads, it is proposed to modify the access configuration for the Eagle Roack Avenue driveway to provide dual left turn/through egress lanes. Given that the development is under construction, the proposed access configuration was utilized for the southbound approach of Eagle Rock Avenue & Woodhull Avenue/Whole Foods Driveway in all No Build and Build analyses. Future No Build traffic volumes were developed by applying the background growth rate of 2.00% for two (2) years to the study area roadways existing traffic volumes and adding the adjacent development traffic volumes. Figure 4, in Appendix A, shows the No Build traffic volumes. Traffic Generation Projections of future traffic volumes were developed utilizing data as published in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) publication Trip Generation, 12th Edition for Land Use Code (LUC) 932 – High-Turnover Sit-Down Restaurant for the proposed IHOP restaurant and LUC 934 – Fast-Food Restaurant with Drive-Through Window for the proposed Popeye’s. This publication sets forth trip generation rates based on empirical traffic count data conducted at numerous research sites. Page 7

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Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange According to studies conducted by ITE, traffic associated with LUCs 932 and 934 is not 100% newly generated. Rather, a portion of the traffic is diverted from the existing traffic stream on the adjacent roadway network. This is because the Popeye’s and IHOP restaurants are not destination land uses, instead patrons stop on their way to/from other locations such as home or work. For LUC 932, ITE identifies a 43% passby traffic percentage during the PM peak hours, which is also accepted by NJDOT. It should be noted that a portion of traffic during the AM and Saturday midday peak hours is also anticipated to be passby traffic; however, this effect has not been accounted for to remain conservative. For LUC 934, ITE identifies 50%, 55% and 37% passby traffic percentages during the respective AM, PM and Saturday peak hours, which are also accepted by NJDOT. Table 5 below details the traffic volumes associated with the subject project taking into account the passby credits. Table 5 Trip Generation Considering Passby Traffic AM PSH PM PSH SAT PSH Land Use Trip Type In Out Total In Out Total In Out Total 2,391 SF Popeye’s Total 40 39 79 40 36 76 62 59 121 Fast-Food Restaurant Passby 20 20 40 22 20 42 23 22 45 with Drive-Thru New (Primary) 20 19 39 18 16 34 39 37 76 3,797 SF IHOP High- Total 19 15 34 21 14 35 21 21 42 Turnover Sit-Down Passby - - - 9 6 15 - - - Restaurant New (Primary) 19 15 34 12 8 20 21 21 42 Total 59

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- - - Restaurant New (Primary) 19 15 34 12 8 20 21 21 42 Total 59 54 113 61 50 111 83 80 163 Total Passby 20 20 40 31 26 57 23 22 45 New (Primary) 39 34 73 30 24 54 60 58 118 As mentioned previously, the site is currently developed with a vacated restaurant which has trip generation potential if re-occupied. Therefore, ITE data for LUC 932 was utilized to project the trip generation associated with the potential re-occupation of the existing use. The following Table 6 compares the trips associated with the proposed use to the trip generation potential of the site. Table 6 Trip Generation Comparison AM PSH PM PSH SAT PSH Land Use Trip Type In Out Total In Out Total In Out Total Total 31 25 56 35 22 57 35 34 69 Existing 6,190 SF Passby - - - 15 10 25 - - - Restaurant New (Primary) 31 25 56 20 12 32 35 34 69 Proposed Popeye’s Total 59 54 113 61 50 111 83 80 163 and IHOP Passby 20 20 40 31 26 57 23 22 45 Restaurants New (Primary) 39 34 73 30 24 54 60 58 118 Total +28 +29 +57 +26 +28 +54 +48 +46 +94 Difference Passby +20 +20 +40 +16 +16 +32 +23 +22 +45 New (Primary) +8 +9

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+48 +46 +94 Difference Passby +20 +20 +40 +16 +16 +32 +23 +22 +45 New (Primary) +8 +9 +17 +10 +12 +22 +25 +24 +49 Page 8

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Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange As shown in Table 6 above, it is anticipated that 17 additional trips during the weekday morning peak hour, 22 additional trips during the weekday evening peak hour and 49 additional trips during the Saturday midday peak hour are anticipated to access the site that are considered “new” to the adjacent roadway network with the proposed redevelopment compared to the potential reoccupation of the site. However, no credit was taken for the potential use of the site and all trip generation was considered an increase over vacant land. This accounts for a “worst case scenario” from a traffic impact perspective. Once the magnitude of traffic to be generated by the site is known, it is necessary to assign that traffic to the adjacent street system. The distribution of new traffic to the surrounding roadways is based on the location of primary arterial roadways, major signalized intersections and existing traffic patterns. Located in Appendix A, Figure 5 illustrates the percent distribution of primary site generated trips, Figure 6 illustrates the primary site generate volumes, Figure 7 illustrates the distribution of passby site generated trips, Figure 8 illustrates the passby site generated volumes, and Figure 9 illustrates the total site generated volumes assigned to the study area network. The site generated volumes were added to the No Build traffic volumes to generate the Build traffic volumes, shown in Figure 10. Page 9

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Traffic Impact Study Proposed Popeye’s & Fast Food Restaurant – West Orange Future Capacity Analysis Operational conditions at the study intersections were analyzed under the No Build and Build conditions and are summarized in Table 7 below. Table 7 Future Levels of Service AM PSH PM PSH SAT PSH Direction/ Intersection No Build No Build No Build Movement Build Build Build Build w/MIT. Build w/MIT. Build w/MIT. Eagle Rock Avenue WB L a (9) a (9) - a (9) a (9) - a (9) a (9) - and Rosney Terrace/Mayfair NB LTR b (14) b (13) - c (20) c (18) - b (11) b (11) - Farms Driveway L C (34) C (34) - E (58) E (58) - E (65) E (65) - EB TR A (5) A (5) - A (10) A (10) - A (9) A (9) - Eagle Rock Avenue WB LTR A (3) A (3) - A (5) A (5) - B (17) A (2) - and Woodhull NB LTR C (31) C (31) - C (34) C (34) - C (33) C (33) - Avenue/Whole L C (32) C (32) - C (33) C (33) - C (32) C (32) - Foods Driveway SB LT C (32) C (32) - C (33) C (33) C (32) C (32) R - - - A (5) A (5) - A (4) A (4) -

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