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� �oF� f�,,, DECATUR, ILLINOIS V A � La,ke Shore Driue Relocation Study �aur■� , � CHAPTER 3 TRAFFIC IMPACTS ' The assessment of traffic impacts resulting from any altemative changes to the function or alignment of Lake Shore Drive is influenced by several factors: � • The continuity and capacity of other major streets in the area • The existing traffic volumes on other major streets in the area � • The potential traffic generated by new development or redevelopment � • The distribution of traffic resulting from the realignment or redesignation of Lake Shore Drive � Major Street Network Lake Shore Drive(Illinois Route 105)functions as an arterial street connecting U.S. Route 51 and U.S. Route 36,while circumventing the Central Business District. It carries approximately 19,000 vehicles ' per day on a 41ane road section through the area under consideration for redevelopment. Truck traffic on the route ranges between 4 and 9 percent of the total traffic. In addition,Lake Shore Drive serves several major destinations,including Eisenhower High School,Saint Mary's Hospital,Nelson, ' Mueller and Chandler Parks. Adjacent land use is mixed,including residential,recreational,and institutional uses. ' Other streets which provide east-west continuity between U.S. Route 51 and U.S. Route 36 include Cantrell Street,Wood Street and Eldorado Street. Whereas Cantrell Street and Wood Street both have 3-lane segments passing through residential areas,Eldorado Street provides 5lanes passing � through primarily commercial and industrial land uses. Eldorado also carries the designation of U.S. Route 36. T'he average daily traffic volumes on these streets are 6000 on Cantrell Street, 8000 to 15,000 on Wood Street,and 26,000 on Eldorado Street. � North-south streets in the traffic impact area include U.S.Route 51,which is designated on two one- way streets, Franklin Street and Main Street and extends from south of Lake Decatur, past the � western terminus of Lake Shore Drive,north through the Central Business District. Other major north-south streets include Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,Jasper Street, and 16th Street. Martin Luther King Jr.Drive provides 41anes between Lake Shore Drive and the Central Business District. , The adjacent land use is a mix between residential, commercial, and recreational. Jasper Street provides 3 to 41anes,also through areas of mixed land use. 16th Street is a 21ane street adjacent to mixed land uses. The average daily traffic volumes on these streets are 26,000 on U.S. Route 51,7000 on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,10,000 on Jasper Street,and 7000 on 16th Street. � � � Bucher,Willis£�Ratliff-17 r�vsamwrc�rt[roats�aeroxr.wrs