Problem $2-3(30$ Points$)$

A bypass highway is proposed to be constructed around Sperryville, a town in Greene County, Ohio. The

bypass highway will be $9$ miles in length and is classified as a rural restricted access road type. The

projected opening date of the bypass highway is the year $2030.$ The proposed bypass will replace the

current route through town $($a $6\mathrm{.}5-$mile urban unrestricted access road type$)$ for "through" trips. It is

expected that the bypass will improve travel conditions for both "through" trips as well as local trips

remaining on the route within the town.

The current traffic $(2024)$ on the current route through the town is $15,000$ vehicles per day. Traffic

forecasts for the year $2030$ indicate that the new bypass highway will have an average of $19,000$ vehicles per

day. Traffic forecasts also indicate that the current route through town would have $19,000$ vehicles per day

in $2030$ if the bypass is not constructed and $3,000$ vehicles per day if the bypass is built. The traffic model

projects that there will be substantial induced traffic, particularly among trucks, who are expected to use

the new highway instead of other routes in the region. The composition of the traffic under each scenario is

shown in the table below:

Additional information about the vehicle speeds and fuel economy for peak and off$-$peak periods by vehicle

class is given in the table below. The travel demand model indicates that approximately $25$ percent of the

ADT will occur during a four$-$hour peak period of an average day.

As part of the environmental analysis of this project, you have been asked to calculate several MOEs to

support a comparison of the three scenarios $($Existing$,$ No Build, and Build$).$ Using this information,

calculate the following MOEs for the three scenarios:

$[$a$]$ Total ADT and T$24$

$[$b$]$ Total VMT and VHT per Day

$[$c$]$ Total Delay Hours per Day

Report your results in the form of a summary table or chart$($s$)$ to facilitate comparison between the three

scenarios and comment on the results. How do the scenarios compare on the MOEs? Note: You may use a

computer spreadsheet to assist with your calculations; please include your spreadsheet to Di$.,.,$ ; in your

submittal, as this will assist with partial credit if warranted.