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volumes only go down 16 to 20 vehicles per hour without the widening along Hopyard Road between Valley Avenue and Del Valle Parkway. · The roadway widening has no significant impact on local driving times (VHT) or distances (VMT). · The traffic model forecasts no cut-through vehicles using this section of Hopyard during the morning or evening peak hours. The widening or lack there of would have no significant impact on cut-through traffic. · The roadway widening would have no significant impact on congestion (12 VPH AM and 29 VPH PM) at the 135 study intersections. 4. Dublin Canyon Road Widening - Westerly of Foothill Road Proposed Widening/History The 1996 General Plan Roadway Network assumed that between the years 2000 and 2005, Dublin Canyon Road would be widened to be a 4-lane divided roadway from Foothill Road westerly to the City Limits. The 1996 General Plan Roadway Network traffic model included this roadway feature and the intersection lane geometry shown in Figure III-7. With this lane geometry, the model forecasts LOS D conditions at the intersection of Foothill Road and Dublin Canyon Road during the morning peak hour, and LOS F conditions in the evening. The roadway has been widened from Foothill Road to just westerly of the Farmers' Insurance office building, an improvement paid for through a developer-funded assessment district. Slight right-of-way and widening at the Foothill Road intersection is beneficial to accommodate future intersection configuration to minimize congestion. The intersection improvements are funded by agreement with the shopping center and others. Westerly of the Farmers Insurance office building, the street has been planned to be developed as a high-capacity two-lane roadway with double left-turn lane and bike lanes. The missing portion of this improvement is funded and awaits final agency approvals to allow two bridges to be widened; it is planned to be constructed in Spring, 2005. To accommodate a full four lanes, additional right-of-way would be required. Insufficient room to fit in this roadway section likely exists as a very steep slope and creek hem in the roadway. Some minor development remains possible along this frontage. However, the bulk of any widening beyond that planned for this Spring and at the Foothill Road intersection requires City funds. Model Output To analyze the pros and cons of widening this roadway from a traffic perspective, the traffic forecasting model was used to study roadway users during the morning and evening peak hour to assess: SR 05:027 Page 44