Table 8-5 – Peak Hour Volumes and Level of Service along US 27 for Build Alternative-General-Purpose Lane Widening
| FROM | TO | MAX PEAK HOUR VOLUME | SERVICE VOLUME CAPACITY LOS D | MAX V/C RATIO RANGE | PEAK HOUR-LOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands/Glades County Line | Lake Henry Dr | 1,850 | 1,580-2000 | 0.95 | C |
| Lake Henry Dr | Touchton Rd | 1,600 | 1,580 | 1.01 | E |
| Touchton Rd | Desoto Dr | 3,100 | 3,020-4,040 | 0.88 | C |
| Desoto Dr | Lakeview Dr | 3,100 | 3,020 | 0.99 | D |
| Lakeview Dr | W Main St | 3,200 | 3,020-4,040 | 0.96 | C |
| W Main St | Palmetto St | 3,000 | 3,020 | 0.99 | D |
| Palmetto St | County Rd | 3,150 | 3,020 | 1,04 | E |
| County Rd | Highlands/Polk County Line | 3,950 | 4,040 | 0.97 | C |
*- The generalized peak hour directional volumes for Florida's rural areas has a limit of 3-lane divided roadways, hence capacity of 1-lane is added to 3-lane divided roadways for the capacity analysis for 4-lane rural roadways.
As shown in Table 8-6 and Figure 8-7 and 8-8, the analysis of general-purpose lane widening/capacity alternative addressed the capacity issues along some of the areas compared to the No-Build alternative. However, with an increase in capacity additional induced demand from nearby roadways onto the adjacent sections of US 27 are noted. This induced demand triggered sections of US 27 to operate at LOS worse than the LOS Standard with increased traffic volume and thereby further exasperating the capacity issues within the study area compared to the No-Build and fails to meet the purpose and need for the Highlands County.