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ROADWAY CONDITIONSPinellas County’s roadway system is primarily a grid system with several primary north-south routes and asystem of east-west roadways providing connections. The major north-south roadways are US 19,Alternate US 19, McMullen-Booth Road, Missouri Boulevard, Starkey/Keene Road, and Belcher Road.Primary east-west routes are Park Boulevard, Bay Drive, Ulmerton Road, Tampa Road, Gulf-to-BayBoulevard, SR 580, and Sunset Point Road. Northern and southern Pinellas County have differentroadway systems. Southern Pinellas County consists of a more traditional grid system with avenuesoriented east-west and numbered streets oriented north-south. Northern Pinellas County consists of moresuburban development with arterial roads providing access to subdivisions that have limited connections tothe road network.Roadway Level of ServiceThe MPO publishes a Roadway Level of Service Report on an annual basis. According to the data used inthe 2009 Roadway Level of Service Report, the average Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) for 2009 was14,306,900. Of the 587 roadway miles included in the Pinellas County major road network, 13.6 percent, or80 roadway miles, are reported as deficient. Figures 3-4 through 3-7 illustrate the countywide aggregatetrends in annual average daily traffic, vehicle miles traveled, percentage of roadways operating overcapacity, and the volume/capacity ratio in Pinellas County between 2007 and 2009. Primarily driven by theeconomic recession beginning at the end of 2007, roadway deficiency has improved during this period dueto overall declines in vehicle travel.Figure 3-4 Figure 3-5Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)15,400,00015,200,00015,000,00014,800,00015,150,49214,653,45826,00025,50025,00025,78524,92014,600,00014,400,00014,306,90024,50024,35314,200,00014,000,00024,00013,800,0002007 2008 200923,5002007 2008 2009Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 3-26 Transit Development Plan