Problem 5: U.S. 95 south of Moscow

It is also recognized that, in real terms, the range of potential solution alternatives to any deficiencies that might be identified is fairly limited:

Exhibit 1-43 shows a schematic of the area being studied. First, there is a 4.5 mile section of two-lane rural highway, then the 1-mile section through the hamlet, then another 4.5-mile section of two-lane highway.

The figure also provides you a broad-brush sense of the traffic volumes. Whether a bypass is built or not, the figure shows that during the PM peak hour, there are 600 vehicles traveling south and 500 traveling north. Of the 600 coming south, 400 are destined for the hamlet, while the remaining 200 are going further south. Another 50 vehicles originate in the hamlet for trips further south so that the southbound volume below the hamlet is 250 vehicles per hour. In the northbound direction, the flow rate is 250 vehicles per hour just south of the hamlet. Fifty of these vehicles are destined for the hamlet and the remainder are traveling further north toward Moscow. An additional 300 trips originate in the hamlet bound for Moscow and further north. This means the northbound volume just above the hamlet is 500 vehicles per hour.

Analysis Plan
To provide the performance evaluation that is desired for this highway section, it will be necessary to conduct a number of separate analyses. The remainder of this discussion is presented in the context of the following three sub-problems:

Sub-problem 5a: Existing analysis of 10-mile segment of U.S. 95

Sub-problem 5b: Future analysis of 10-mile segment of U.S. 95 with recognition of the hamlet

Sub-problem 5c: Analysis of 10-mile segment with a bypass