TRAC-UW

From I-5 northbound, take the exit for 128th Street SW. Turn left at the stoplight, cross over the freeway, and turn right at the first stoplight at 4th Avenue West. Go north for a couple of miles, until you come to 112th St. SE, and turn right. Go east for about a mile. Just before you reach the overpass turn left into the paved entrance to the maintenance road for the Inter-Urban Trail. Park on the right side of the paving, Don’t block access to the service road. Take your chair and equipment and walk onto the sidewalk of the overpass. Set up your chairs on the sidewalk where you have good lane visibility for ether northbound or southbound traffic as assigned.

Due to personal safety issues do not sit below the overpass to collect data.

Wear safety vests at all times.

Note: For Southbound Lanes: Count the traffic from the Rest Area/Washington State Patrol office on/ramp entering the freeway at this location as Lane #1 traffic.

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From the office get onto I-5 Northbound and drive to Exit #175 which is the N 145th St off-ramp.

To count Northbound I-5 traffic, go north on 5th Ave NE across N 145th St. Just past the I-5 Northbound On-ramp there is a Metro ParknRide on the left side of the street. Find a place to park in the ParknRide. Remove chairs and data collection equipment from the car and walk south on the sidewalk to the Metro riders’ pedestrian ramp that takes you under the N 145th St overpass. Set up your chair on the sidewalk in such a way that will allow bus riders to safely walk past you.

To count Southbound traffic, after exiting the freeway. turn left onto N 145th St., cross over the overpass and park in the chiropractic clinic parking lot. Remove chairs and data collection equipment from the car and walk back to the overpass and then down the stairs, or the ramp, to the Metro rider pedestrian path that takes you under the N 145th St overpass. Set up your chair on the sidewalk in a way that will allow bus riders to safely walk past you. Count occupants in southbound lanes heading toward downtown Seattle.

Traffic noise is very loud here. Wear earplugs to prevent your hearing loss when sitting under the over pass.

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This drive is approximately 24 minutes.

1. Enter the southbound lanes of I-5 at NE 45th St. Go south for about 13 miles
2. Exit at Interurban Ave S. ramp from I-5
3. Turn Left on INTERURBAN AVE S
4. Turn Right on 52nd AVE S
5. Bear Left on 53rd AVE S, go one block
6. Turn Right on S 137th S, go about a block
7. Turn Left on 53rd AVE S
8. Turn Right on S 144th ST and park on the left side of the street on the grass near the chain-link fence above I-5 Freeway
9. Put on your safety vest, take your chair, PDA, etc., and set up your workstation on the sidewalk of the bridge over the freeway

Wear safety vests at all times.

Note: The freeway has 5 lanes at this location. Lane #5, the inside lane, is the HOV lane. Count lanes 2 –5. Do not count lane #1 as it becomes an off-ramp.

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From the office, enter I-5 Southbound at NE 45th St. From I-5 southbound, take Exit 151, 200th St.There is a traffic light at the end of the off-ramp. Turn left at the stoplight onto Military Road, cross over the mainline and continue south. After about 3/4 mile, turn right at the stoplight at S. 216th. Find a place to park on the south side of the street at the east end of the overcrossing. In the mornings, count Northbound traffic. In the afternoons, count Southbound traffic.

Weekend Counts: collect data in both Northbound and Southbound directions.

Note: Never count this traffic while sitting in the car on the freeway shoulder.

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1. From the office drive to the Southbound On-ramp to I-5 at NE 45th St.
2. Follow I-5 to the Swift/Albro exit (# 181).
3. At the stoplight go through the intersection. You are now on Corgiat Dr S.
4. Turn right onto 16th Ave S from Corgiat Dr S.
5. Park on either side of the street in designated parking areas.
6. Walk back to the Albro intersection and cross the streets at the crosswalks.
7. To count traffic in the northbound lanes set up your workstation and sit on the south side of the overpass.
8. To count traffic in the southbound lanes set up your workstation and sit on the north side of the overpass.

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