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600) 420) 720) 504)
Adjusted Minor 75 53 100 70
Street
Movement
25 41 54 6153
68 76 50 76 X51
60) 42) 80) 56)
AND
Will a traffic signal seriously disrupt progressive traffic flow on major street? Yes ( ) No ( X )
Hours Meeting Threshold Warrant Satisfied Yes ( ) No ( X )
80% Volumes Met ) Yes ( X ) No ( )
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SR 189 (Beal Pkwy.) at First St.
Section No. 57110, Okaloosa County
August 30, 2022
MUTCD Warrant 2 - Four Hour Vehicular Volume (100% Right-Turns Added)
City: Engineer Technician: Phillip Kurth
County: Okaloosa Date: August 30, 2022
Major Street: SR 189 (Beal Pkwy.) Lanes: 2 Critical Approach Speed: 41+
Minor Street: First St. Lanes: 1
Volume Level Criteria
1. Is the critical speed of major street traffic > 70 km/h (40 mph) ? x Yes o No
2. Is the intersection in a built-up area of isolated community of <10,000 population? o Yes x No
If Question 1 or 2 above is answered "Yes", then use "70%" volume level x 70% 100%
WARRANT 2 - FOUR-HOUR VEHICULAR VOLUME Applicable: x Yes No
If all four points lie above the appropriate line, then the warrant is satisfied. Satisfied: x Yes o No
Plot four volume combinations on the applicable figure below.
OF BOTH AP ROACHES- VPH FIGURE 4C- 1:
Criteria
700
600
for "100%"
Volume Level 2 OR MORE LANES &
500
400
2 OR MORE LANES 2 OR
300
1400MINOR
MORE LANES & 1 LANE
200
Four Volumes 100 1
LANE &
Highest Major Minor
Hours Street Street 0
300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
11:00 AM
953 68 STREET HIGH VOLUME APPROACH - VPHMAJOR STREET - TOTAL
12:00 PM
12:00 PM Note: 115 vph applies as the lower threshold volume for a minor street approach with two or more lanes and
966
761:
00 PM 80 vph applies as the lower threshold volume threshold for a minor street approach with one lane.
3:00 PM
1,010
614:
00 PM VPHMAJOR STREET -TOTAL OF BOTH
LANE 1 LANE 1
APPROACHES -
& LANE 80 60 Community Less than 10, 000 population or above 70
VPH FIGURE
4:00 PM
994
765:
00 PM 0
4C- 2:
Criteria for "
70%"
Volume Level 2
80
OR MORE LANES &
2 OR MORE
115
LANES 2 OR MORE
600
LANE
LANES &
1
1
100 200 300 400 200 300 400 500
700 800 900 1000MINOR STREETHIGH VOLUME APPROACH -
Note: 80 vph applies as the lower threshold volume for a minor street approach with two or more lanes and
60 vph applies as the lower threshold volume threshold for a minor street approach with one lane.
Source: Revised from NCHRP Report 457
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SR 189 (Beal Pkwy.) at First St.
Section No. 57110, Okaloosa County
August 30, 2022
MUTCD Warrant 7 - Crash Experience
KurthMajor
Street: SR 189 (Beal Pkwy.) No. of Approach Lanes: 2 Engineer Technician: Phillip
Minor Street: First St. No. of Approach Lanes: 1 Date: 8/30/2022
City: County: Okaloosa
Major Street 85% speed > 40 MPH Yes ( X ) No ( ) Isolated Community < 10,000 Population Yes ( ) No ( X )
Fulfilled
MetMinimum
Requirements Warrant YES NO Yes No
Warrant #1 - Condition A - Minimum Vehicle Volume (80% satisified) OR X
1. One of the warrants
to the right is met
Warrant #1 - Condition B - Minimum Vehicle Volume (80% satisified) OR X X
Warrant #4 - Pedestrian Volume 80 ped/hr for 4 hrs. or 152 ped/hr for 1 hr X
2. Adequate trial of less restrictive remedies and Measure tried: Traffic Signal Retiming on US 98 to Prevent
AND enforcement has failed to reduce crash frequency. Spillback into First Street X
Five or more reported crashes, of types susceptible to correction by traffic signal have occurred within a
AND 12-month period: 2017/4, 2018/11, 2019/5, 2020/5, and 2021/5 X
Warrant Satisfied Yes ( X ) No ( )
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