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        The school provides on-site bicycle parking facilities with capacity for six bicycles, which represents
        a shortfall of 51 spaces compared to TMR’s PSTIS requirements. However, on the day of the mode
        share survey, only 1% of students indicated that they used a bicycle and school management have
        advised that no staff currently cycle to and from the school. Therefore, the existing bicycle parking
        facilities are sufficient to cater for the existing demand, as shown in Table 2.2.

2.6     Road Network
        Cooroy Belli Creek Road is a two-lane undivided road with a posted speed limit of 60 km/h and a
        40 km/h school zone in the immediate vicinity of the school. A parking lane with capacity for eight
        vehicles is provided on the eastern side of the road along the school frontage. To the north of the
        school site, Cooroy Belli Creek Road crosses the Bruce Highway (by way of an overpass) and
        becomes Maple Street.

2.7     Traffic Volumes

        To assist in the quantification of existing road network operations proximate to the site, turning
        movement surveys were conducted on Wednesday 28 April 2021, from 7:00am to 9:00am and
        from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, to capture the weekday morning and afternoon peak traffic volumes.
        The following intersections in the vicinity of the school were surveyed:

                 Cooroy Belli Creek Road / School Access priority-controlled intersection
                 Maple Street / Overlander Avenue priority-controlled intersection

        The weekday morning and afternoon peak periods for the above intersections are shown in Table
        2.3, along with the key operational attributes of the intersections. The traffic count data is provided
        in Appendix B.

        Table 2.3:            INTERSECTION ATTRIBUTES

          ATTRIBUTE                                  WEEKDAY MORNING                      WEEKDAY AFTERNOON
          Cooroy Belli Creek Road / School Access
               Peak Hour                                      7:45am – 8:45am                 3:00pm – 4:00pm
               Volume (vph)                                            365                         290
               % Heavy Vehicles                                        5.2%                        3.8%
               Peak Flow Factor                                       82.8%                       72.1%
          Maple Street / Overlander Avenue
               Peak Hour                                      8:00am – 9:00am                 3:00pm – 4:00pm
               Volume (vph)                                            385                         350
               % Heavy Vehicles                                        5.4%                        3.7%
               Peak Flow Factor                                       86.4%                       74.6%




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