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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2. Future Traffic Demands and Levels of Service Notwithstanding the proposed improvements, the Plan recognizes that there will continue to be congestion on some roads in the peak periods of travel. The future Daily Traffic Demands are shown on Figure 4.3. Even with the proposed shifts in travel to transit, carpools and non -motorized modes, the traffic demands will continue to grow. Traffic on I-5 is projected to grow from about 180,000 vehicles per day to over 220,000 vehicles per day in south Everett. Even with a new east -west SR -526 freeway attracting nearly 60,000 vehicles per day, traffic on the US -2 Trestle will grow to over 70,000 vehicles per day. Severe traffic congestion will continue to be experienced on several routes in the morning and afternoon peak commute hours as shown on Figure 4.4. Freeway Congestion Most of I-5 will continue to experience congestion, along with SR -526 west of I-5. This will be an unmitigated impact of the Plan. If the SR -526 extension project is completed, the SR -2 Trestle is not projected to experience the severe congestion it has today. Arterial Con est Some principal arterials, such as SR -96, SR -99 and SR -527 will also experience peak hour congestion. Collector arterials such as 100th Street and Beverly Boulevard may experience some congestion. This will be an unmitigated impact of the Plan. Most other arterial streets will experience moderate congestion levels. The Plan accepts these peak hour levels of congestion as the result of an ever increasing density of travel in an urban area and relies on the investments in other travel modes to provide greater choices in travel options and to reduce the proportion of travel by single -occupant vehicles. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 51