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Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) Master Planned Development Existing Conditions October 2012 hour vehicular volume (Reference 4). Westbound right -turn volumes on 4 Avenue were adjusted in accordance with the procedure described in the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Analysis Procedures Manual (Reference 5), which discounted 122 of the westbound right -turn traffic volume. Per the MUTCD procedures, all three traffic signal warrants are met at the intersection under existing traffic conditions. Appendix "C contains the traffic signal warrant worksheets. RAILROAD OPERATIONS The Union Pacific Railroad operates through the study area and crosses two roadways in the site vicinity (High Street and 8 Avenue) as shown in Figure 1. The existing railroad crossings at High Street and 8 Avenue have active control devices including flashing lights, bells, and gates that notify the public of a train. The 8th Avenue railroad crossing is operated in coordination with the adjacent 8th Avenue /Hilyard Street signalized intersection. Due to equipment limitations, no pedestrian crosswalks are currently provided at the signalized 8th Avenue /Hilyard Street traffic signal. Count data collected in 2002 and provided by City of Eugene Public Works staff indicates that the Union Pacific Railroad corridor carried 15 freight trains per day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with 48 to 94 cars pulled and /or pushed by 2 to 9 locomotives. The freight trains blocked the 8th Avenue /Hilyard Street crossing for between 2.5 to 7 minutes as they each passed and are not programmed by time of day. Passenger rail service is also provided through the area, though the passenger train blockages tend to be much shorter in duration due to the relatively short length of the passenger train consists. CRASH DATA REVIEW The crash histories of the respective study intersections were reviewed in an effort to identify potential intersection safety issues. Crash data for the study intersections were obtained from ODOT for the five - year period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2009. Table 2 summarizes the reported crashes at each of the study intersections during this five -year period in terms of collision type and frequency. It also includes the crash frequency and crash rate for each intersection. J FZA Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 21