2.0          methodology

2.1       Introduction

This study required the determination of external origins and destinations to and from Highway 2 north/south, Highway 12 east/west and an estimate for Highway 2A north/south.  Observers were located on Highway 12 just east of the Highway 2 interchange as well as on Highway 12 just west of the Highway 2A intersection.

As the primary purpose of this study was to determine the volume of truck traffic that traveled through the Towne of Lacombe on Highway 12 without stopping, a complete cordon of the study area was not considered essential.  It was recognized that while some truck traffic could be recorded on either end of the study corridor, this truck traffic may have entered or left the Town on other roads.  This truck traffic was not considered a through trip as it takes longer to travel though Lacombe using the local road network when compared to staying on Highway 12.

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