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TABLE 3.1­3. EXISTING ROADWAY LEVELS OF SERVICE
SR 162
Location
Number
of Lanes
LOS
Standard
Peak­
Hour
Volume
3.1 Transportation and Traffic
Weekday Saturday
V/C LOS
Peak­
Hour
Volume
V/C LOS
West of Larkin Road 2 D 280 0.15 A–C 240 0.13 A–C
East of Larkin Road 2 D 880 0.47 A–C 560 0.30 A–C
Larkin Road
South of Challenger Ave. 3 D 465 0.25 A–C 230 0.12 A–C
South of Airport Park 2 D 360 0.19 A–C 220 0.12 A–C
South of Hamilton Road 2 C 275 0.15 A–C 175 0.09 A–C
Notes: EB = eastbound; LOS = levels of service; NB = northbound; SB = southbound; SR = State Route; V/C = volume‐to‐
capacity; WB = westbound.
Source: KD Anderson & Associates 2010
3.1.2 Regulatory Setting
This section describes additional planning and regulatory information related to transportation to
supplement information provided in Section 2.7, “Planning Influences,” of the General Plan. No
federal plans, policies, regulations, or laws related to transportation and traffic apply to Clay Pit
SVRA. Other state and regional plans, policies, regulations, and laws related to traffic and
transportation are summarized below.
State Plans, Policies, Regulations, and Laws
The California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans’s) Transportation Concept Reports
(TCRs) identify long‐range improvements for specific state highway corridors. These reports
establish the “concept” or desired LOS for corridor segments and identify long‐range
improvements necessary to allow existing facilities to adequately serve the 20‐year traffic
forecasts. Caltrans has published TCRs for all of the state facilities in Butte County, including
SR 162 (Caltrans 2004).
Regional Plans, Policies, Regulations, and Ordinances
Clay Pit SVRA is owned by the State of California and is not subject to compliance with local land
use plans. However, it is the intent of the OHMVR Division to develop the SVRA in a manner
compatible with planning values expressed by the surrounding community. In addition, LOS
standards outlined in the Butte County General Plan and the City of Oroville General Plan are
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR 3.1-9 February 2012