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The traffic model forecasts that if this section of Vineyard Avenue is only two lanes wide instead of four lanes wide, the driving time for local drivers on existing local roadways would collectively increase by 596 hours during the evening peak commute hour due to increased congestion and traffic rerouting. Annually, this is roughly equal to 155,000 extra hours of driving time during the 4:30 to 5:30 PM peak hour. By reducing the width of this section of Vineyard Avenue to two lanes wide instead of the four shown in the 1996 General Plan Roadway Network, local drivers would drive about 968 miles further during the evening peak hour along existing local City roadways to reach their destinations. Annually, this equates to about 252,000 extra miles driven per year during the 4:30 to 5:30 PM peak hour. This represents about 12,600 extra gallons of fuel consumed per year and tons of additional automotive emissions. The following two tables summarize how evening peak hour driving time and distances increase for local drivers when the additional two lanes are removed from the roadway network. Table 18 Ci ,tywide Change in Vehicle Hours Traveled if Two Lanes on Vineyard Avenue 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 Home / School 0 Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 Not to / from Home 0 23 I 35 59 0 0 0 0 367 7 14 388 137 1 11 150 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Total 0 Evening Cut-through traffic 0 527 9 60 596 24 -11 -76 -63 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving SR 05:027 Page 56