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Androscoggin River Bicycle and Pedestrian Path. On the northbound side of the
Androscoggin River Bridge, there is a shared-use path that connects the
Androscoggin River Bicycle and Pedestrian Path in Brunswick to State Route 24 in
Topsham. The bridge also has a northbound shoulder that allows on-road cyclists to
continue on State Route 196 to the bicycle lanes in Topsham.
US Route 201
US Route 201 (Main Street in Topsham) has a paved sidewalk on the east side that
begins at State Route 24 and extends northward, through the State Route 196
intersection, to where it terminates by turning onto Canam Drive and Mount Ararat
Middle School.
US Route 201 provides designated striped bicycle lanes only in the vicinity of the
State Route 196 intersection. North and south of the intersection, the roadway
provides paved shoulders on both sides of the road that can accommodate bicycle
travel.
Bath Road
Bath Road (State Route 24 in Brunswick) in the vicinity of the NASB entrance has no
sidewalks or shared-use paths. The roadway does provide paved shoulders of
varying widths.
2.2.2 Traffic Operations
Existing Traffic Volumes
To determine the existing traffic-volume demands and flow patterns in the Study
Area, a traffic-volume-count program was conducted between the months of June
and November in 2009. The 2009 count data were supplemented by 2004–2008
available count data from the MaineDOT and other sources. Weekday-evening peakperiod
manual-turning movement counts were conducted at the major Study Area
intersections and multiday automatic traffic-recorder counts were conducted along
key Study Area roadways.
Review of the hourly traffic-volume variations for a typical weekday at three
locations in the Study Area (i.e., Pleasant Street west of Church Road, State Route 196
east of I-295, and US Route 201 north of Eagles Way), as depicted in Exhibits 2.2-1,
2.2-2, and 2.2-3, exhibits typical commuter-route characteristics. The graphs show
distinct weekday morning and evening peak-commuter-hour activity, and show that
the highest recorded traffic volumes occur during the evening peak period.
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