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Executive Summary
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. has been retained by Connecticut Studios, LLC to
^ prepare a traffic impact and access study in support of a proposed 317,000±square
foot full service,state of the art motion picture and television studio,production and
post production facility. The approximate 40-acre Site is located in the northeast
quadrant of the intersection of I-291 and Route 5 in the Town of South Windsor,
Connecticut.
' ^ The traffic impact study quantifies both the existing traffic conditions along area
roadways surrounding the site and the projected future traffic conditions expected
with and without the development of the proposed site.The following is a list of the
study intersections included in the analysis:
Route 5(John Fitch Blvd.)at I-291 EB Ramps/Route 30(Ellington Road)
Route 5(John Fitch Blvd.)at I-291 WB Ramps
➢ Route 5 Qohn Fitch Blvd.)at Chapel Road
Route 30(Ellington Road)at Chapel Road
A total of 520+parking spaces,24+star wagons,and accommodations for 35+trucks
to load/unload are proposed to accommodate the development. Access to the
development will be provided via one new unsignalized driveway on the north side
of Route 30 (Ellington Road) and one new unsignalized driveway on the south side
of Chapel Road. Based on a design speed of 50 mph (posted speed of 40 mph) on
Route 30 (Ellington Road),the sight distance requirement at the site driveway is 555
feet in both directions for vehicles exiting the site.Based on a design speed of 45 mph
_ (posted speed of 35 mph) on Chapel Road,the sight distance requirement at the site
driveway is 500 feet in both directions for vehicles exiting the site. As measured in
the field, the sight distance at the proposed site driveways meet or exceed the
minimum requirement.
Based on the automatic traffic recorder (ATR) counts conducted between December
_ 17,2009 to December 19,2009,Route 5 (John Fitch Boulevard)carries a total of 25,460
vehicles per day (both directions); Route 30 (Ellington Road) carries a total of 7,840
vehicles per day (both directions); and Chapel Road carries a total of 4,230 vehicles
per day(both directions).
Based on a review of accident data for the most recent available 3 full year span,the .
T. years 2006 through 2008, rear-end collisions are the leading type of accidents that
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