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Existing Roadway and Traffic Conditions A reconnaissance of the area was performed in order to identify the existing roadway conditions, crosssection, speed limits and right -of -way controls, as well as any other factors that might affect ingress to and egress from the proposed project. Most of the frontage of the property is along I Iina Lani Street, a two -lane County roadway that serves as an arterial connector between the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway (SRI 1) and the Manralahoa Highway (SRI 9). Hina Lani Street is planned to be widened from two to four lanes as part of Phases III and IV of the Kaloko Industrial Park, It is also understood that the intersection of 1-lina Lani Road at Maiaa Street will be modified to provide separate left -turn lanes and left -turn refuge lanes. The KHP facility will take access from driveway on an extension of Maiau Street that will be constructed at the time of development of KHP. Upon development of Phase IV of the Industrial Park, Maiau Street will be completely extended from Kamanu Street eastward to a new intersection with Hina ]-,am Road. Maiau Street will be a major collector connecting IIina Lani Road with the industrial area. The driveway serving the project will be along the north side of Maiau Street, approximately 350 feet west of Hina Lani Street. Existing traffic volumes along I Iina Lani Road were estimated from manual traffic counts at the intersection of Hina Lani Road at Kamanu Street. These counts were performed in June 2008. The intersection of Hina Lani Road at Maiau Street does not exist yet. Summary and Conclusions The conclusions of the traffic impact assessment are: 1. The proposed project will consist of 72 affordable rental units, 24 transitional housing units and a 10,000 square foot warehouse. 2. The proposed project will generate 14 inbound and 40 outbound trips during the morning peak hour. During the afternoon peals hour, the project will generate 40 inbound and 25 outbound trips. 3. We have been advised that the sponsoring agency has experience with several comparable projects on the Island of Ilawaii and their experience is that these types of projects generate significantly less traffic than the trip generation estimates above. However, there are no studies to quantify trip generation rates. If the observations are correct, the trip generation estimates used in this report and the conclusions are conservative. 4. Residents should be encouraged to use public transportation and to carpool as much as possible. Typically, the property manager acts as a transportation coordinator with the task of coordinating public transportation for the residents. 5. The public transportation provider should be contacted regarding the feasibility of providing bus service to and from the project.