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| 2014-02-03 08:15:26 | 1. THE LATEST CONCURRENCY REPORT, DATED JANUARY 27, |
| | 2014, SHOWS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF OKEECHOBEE BLVD. |
| | AND BENOIST FARMS WILL OPERATE AT A FAILING LEVEL OF |
| | SERVICE F IN THE AM PEAK HOUR UNDER EXISTING GEOMETRICS |
| | AND SIGNAL TIMING. |
| | 2. THE ANALYSIS DOES NOT SHOW QUEUE LENGTHS FOR THE |
| | EASTBOUND LEFT TURN LANE AT OKEECHOBEE BLVD. AND |
| | BENOIST FARMS. PREVIOUS LESS CONSERVATIVE ANALYSIS |
| | (HIGHER PEAK HOUR FACTORS) SHOWED THAT THE 300 FT. LEFT |
| | TURN LANE WOULD PROVIDE INADEQUATE STACKING AND THAT |
| | LEFT TURN WOULD, THEREFORE, SPILL OVER INTO THE THROUGH |
| | LANES. THE LATEST EVALUATION WOULD WORSEN THAT |
| | CONDITION EVEN MORE. FDOT IS ALSO REQUIRING A STRAFFIC |
| | STUDY FOR THIS CONDITION. |
| | 3. OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD IS A MAJOR COMMUTER ROADWAY |
| | FROM THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY AND THE |
| | SIGNALS ARE TIMED FOR PROGRESSION OF TRAFFIC TO |
| | MINIMIZE DELAYS. ANY CHANGES IN SIGNAL TIMING MUST BE |
| | APPROVED BY PALM BEACH TRAFFIC COUNTY. THE APPLICANT'S |
| | "OPTIMIZATION" OF SIGNAL TIMING INCREASES DELAYS TO |
| | THROUGH TRAFFIC ON EASTBOUND OKEECHOBEE BLVD. AT |
| | BENOIST FARMS FROM 6 TO 46 SECONDS PER VEHICLE IN THE |
| | AM PEAK HOUR. |
| | 4. THE APPLICANT'S ANALYSIS ASSUMES AN ADDITIONAL LANE |
| | ON THE SOUTHBOUND APPROACH AT OKEECHOBEE BLVD. AND |
| | BENOIST FARMS. HOWEVER, THE SITE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW |
| | THIS TURN LANE AND HOW IT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED. IN |
| | ADDITION, THE IMPACT TO THE CITY'S FIRE STATION 7 |
| | ACCESS AND EGRESS NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED FOR ANY CHANGES |
| | IN GEOMETRY. |
| | 5. TURNING MOVEMENT WORKSHEET 1A SHOWS THAT ABOUT 70% |
| | OF THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC ENTERS FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO |
| | OAKTON COMMONS ACROSS FROM BENOIST FARMS RD. THIS |
| | TRAFFIC STACKS IN A SINGLE LANE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF |
| | THE SCHOOL AND HAS TO CROSS BOTH INCOMING AND OUTGOING |
| | TRAFFIC TO ENTER THE STACKED DROP OFF AREA. UPON |
| | LEAVING, THE 4 LANES OF STACKED DROP OFF TRAFFIC HAS TO |
| | MERGE FROM 2 LANES INTO A SINGLE LANE FOR EXIT. THE SUM |
| | OF THESE CONDITIONS RAISES CONCERN THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE |
| | STACKED ON SITE SUCH THAT IT SPILLS ONTO THE ADJACENT |
| | ROADWAYS. |
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