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could be reduced by about fifteen percent in the afternoon peak hour due to the improved parking facilities and direct access to Pacific Avenue. 8.7 Truck Access The location of truck access is also subject to detailed design of the new campus facilities. At this time, it is envisioned that primary truck access to the jail facilities will occur on Lombard Avenue. Some truck access may occur to restricted facilities from Pacific Avenue. It is expected that there will be about 65 to 70 inbound vehicle trips and 65 to 70 outbound vehicle trips generated in the secured area of the sallyport each weekday. While most of this traffic will be cars and vans, about two or three trips per day will be buses. The primary access for this traffic will be from Wall Street, with an alternate access proposed on Pacific Avenue. The access to Pacific Avenue must be designed and operated with particular care, since Pacific Avenue is a designated Principal Arterial street in the City of Everett and new driveways are prohibited. The design of the new Justice Center requires this second access for security reasons. However, it is recommended that the Pacific Avenue access be used only for traffic exiting the sallyport except in emergency cases where the Wall Street access may be blocked. The sallyport walls along Pacific Avenue must be cut back at angles to ensure that pedestrian and vehicular sight visibility for exiting vehicles is maximized. Additional warning lights and audibles may be required. If the Pacific Avenue access must be used for ingress on a regular basis, then the gates to the sallyport must be set back at least one bus length(about 50 feet) behind the back of the sidewalk. Trucking access will be on Lombard to a new loading dock in the southeast corner of the site. About ten trucks per day will arrive and depart from the loading docks. Most of these vehicles will be single-unit trucks or panel vans that will drive in from Lombard Avenue and maneuver within the loading dock area. However, tractor-trailer trucks will need to back in from Lombard Avenue. Many of these trucks currently off-load from curbside on Lombard. About two to three tractor-trailer trucks are expected to deliver food and general supplies to the jail every day. Truck access to the Administration building site would occur from Oakes or Pacific Avenue. Because of the principal arterial and truck route classification of Pacific Avenue, no backing-up maneuvers would be allowed on Pacific Avenue. Plans of the loading zones and truck access are not developed at this time. Limited truck access may also occur to the County Courthouse from Wetmore Avenue. 8.8 Traffic Impact Summary The traffic analyses indicate that all of the alternatives considered will result in acceptable traffic operations. CRI Transportation Impact Analysis Page 36 June 2002