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Law Offices of Yeh & Moore A Limited Liability Law Company September 23, 2016 Page 5 Roads The TIAR, prepared June of 2016, is enclosed with this request. The TIAR assesses impacts to transportation facilities serving the Project area and in the immediate vicinity and general area of the Project. Id. At (d)(2). The TIAR includes projections for future growth in traffic for a minimum of five, ten and twenty years, and includes reasonable assumptions as to other and proposed development expected to impact the Project area. Id. at(d)(3); see Exhibit"G"to Use Permit application,p. 11, Fig. 5. Finally, the TIAR presents an assessment of the impacts of the Project on LOS and an evaluation of alternative plans for mitigation, including budgetary cost estimates of alternative plans. Id. at(d)(4); see Exhibit"G"to Use Permit application, pp. 6-7. The TIAR also meets the mitigation requirements in the HCC (HCC §25-2-46(e) and (f)) based upon Condition"E" of the Ordinance, requiring approval of the TIAR by DOT and the construction of mitigation measures required by the TIAR, including intersection improvements, if any, meeting with the approval of DPW and DOT, should the proposed intersection improvements not be commenced by DOT. Based on the TIAR, the Project and proposed accessory commercial center are projected to have "negligible vehicular traffic impacts" at the East Kahaopea Street and Kanoelehua Avenue intersection and East Kahaopea Street and Awapuhi Street intersection and adjacent roadways. Exhibit "G"to Use Permit application, p. 14. Traffic generated by Hilo Senior Housing is expected to be less intense than other types of residential uses. Id. No exacerbation of the downstream congestion sporadically observed during existing peak hours is expected. Id. The Project will slightly increase traffic volumes on the East Kahaopea Street approach to the Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kahaopea intersection. Id. Based on the slight traffic increase to eastbound through movement and because the westbound is configured with a combined left/through bay,the TIAR recommends that the median pavement striping on East Kahaopea Street between the Puainako Center driveway/Olu Street and Kanoelehua Avenue be modified to provide for more vehicle queuing space for the eastbound left- turning and through traffic movement at Kanoelehua Avenue. In addition, it is recommended that the portion of the medium turn lane striping that serves the eastbound/left through movement at Kanoelehua Avenue be lengthened and the left-turn lane serving traffic turning into Olu Street be shortened. Id., Fig. 6, p. 15 (illustrating the recommended lane striping modification). Water The Department of Water Supply has determined that it can meet the water requirements of the Project and issue water commitments using the existing eight(8) inch waterline located along East Kahaopea Street, thus satisfying HCC §25-2-46(m) as to water concurrency standards.