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summarize how eYening peak hour dri¥ing time increases, whi~e dri¥ing distances decrease for local drivers when the road widening is removed from the roadway network. Table 6 Citywide Change in Vehicle Hours Traveled if the Bernai Avenue Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Trip Purpose Evening Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work 0 3 16 -4 15 Home / School 0 0 0 0 0 Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 -7 11 -1 3 Not to / from Home 0 -5 7 2 5 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Total 0 -8 35 -3 24 Evening Cut-through traffic 0 0 19 -23 4 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Table 7 Citywide Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled if the Bernal Avenue Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Trip Purpose Evening Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work 0 62 48 -171 -62 Home / School 0 0 0 0 0 Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 81 26 -100 6 Not to / from Home 1 45 13 -34 26 Miles Traveled Miles Traveled Miles Traveled Miles Traveled l'otal 0 188 87 -306 -30 Miles Traveled Evening Cut-through traffic 0 0 65 -336 -270 Miles Traveled Evening Peak Hour Cut-through Traffic The 1996 General Plan Roadway Network Model projects that up to 1,200 cut-through vehicles use portions of Bernal Avenue during the evening peak hour at Buildout. At Buildout, or the year 2025, 1-580 is forecast to be congested in both directions, and, thus cut-through traffic is present on Bernal Avenue in both directions (1/3 westbound and 2/3 eastbound). Based on the miles traveled and travel times for cut-through traffic, it appears that not widening Bernal Avenue would divert some cut-through vehicles onto First Street, would slightly reduce the SR 05:027 Page 32