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Mount Druitt Commuter Car ParkTraffic, Transportation and Access Impact Assessmentkiss & ride commuters on the southern entry are mainly travelling via Carlisle Avenue andturning right onto Beames Avenue.3.10.3. Predicted Modal ShiftThe origin destination survey reveals that some commuters accessing the station by walking,bus or kiss & ride are likely to shift to park & ride if additional parking spaces are moreconveniently accessible and readily available. The origin destination survey reveals that:67% (22 out of 33) of those who were surveyed and arrived at the station via kiss & ridewould park and ride if more parking spaces were available;Of those who arrived via kiss & ride from the south, 75% (4 out of 5) are willing tochange to park & ride; andOf those who arrived via kiss & ride from the north, 62% (13 out of 21) are willing tochange to park & ride.Table 1: Mode of Transport and Those willing to use Car Park from O-D surveyMode of Transport Current May Use Proposed CCPActualSurveyedPercentage oftotal surveyedCommutersWilling to UsePercentageWalk 2 2% 2 100%Bus 2 2% 2 100%Park and Ride 53 59% 44 83%Kiss and Ride 33 37% 22 67%3.11. Traffic Intersection Performance3.11.1. Vehicle Turning Counts & Queue SurveysFour intersections were identified as requiring further investigation into the effects of the carpark, as shown in Figure 3–9. These intersections were selected from studying highly utilisedroutes in Opus‟ origin destination survey.The weather during the survey was cloudy and the surveys were carried out by R.O.A.R. DATALtd from 0600-0900 and 1630-1930. They recorded classified turning counts, as well asvehicle queuing data at the following intersections:I. North Parade / Mount Street;II. North Parade / Jirrang Close;III. Luxford Road / Mount Street; andIV. North Parade and Sherbrooke Street.Beyond these four intersections, the traffic from the proposed car park would havesufficiently filtered through, or have entered major thoroughfares with high traffic capacity. Ifthe four intersections modelled are found to be performing satisfactorily, it is safe to assumethat the impacts from the car park traffic will be insignificant further beyond the study area.It remains to be noted that the car park is proposed for only 220+/-10vehicles to arrive anddepart from once a day, which is a comparatively small number of movements compared tothe background traffic volumes.CCPP-0843-RW-7291-F.docx Page 16 of 46Status: Final CDR