Index: trunk/src/tmcsim/utilities/BuildHighwayFile.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tmcsim/utilities/BuildHighwayFile.java	(revision 338)
+++ trunk/src/tmcsim/utilities/BuildHighwayFile.java	(revision 345)
@@ -281,5 +281,5 @@
      * in loop file.
      */
-    private void showLeftoverVDS()
+    public void showLeftoverVDS()
     {
         Set<String> vdsItems = vdsDict.keySet(); // get all the VDS ids
@@ -303,5 +303,4 @@
         app.createLanelookup();
         app.createHighwayFile();
-        app.showLeftoverVDS();
         System.out.println("Build complete, output file: "+highwayFile);
     }
Index: trunk/src/tmcsim/application.properties
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tmcsim/application.properties	(revision 343)
+++ trunk/src/tmcsim/application.properties	(revision 345)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:09:36 -0700
+#Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:13:40 -0700
 
-Application.revision=342
+Application.revision=344
 
-Application.buildnumber=108
+Application.buildnumber=110
Index: trunk/src/tmcsim/cadsimulator/managers/TrafficModelManager.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tmcsim/cadsimulator/managers/TrafficModelManager.java	(revision 277)
+++ trunk/src/tmcsim/cadsimulator/managers/TrafficModelManager.java	(revision 345)
@@ -124,6 +124,6 @@
             props = loadProperties(propertiesFile);
             jsonPath = props.getProperty(PROPERTIES.JSON_PATH.name);
-            logger.logp(Level.INFO, "Traffic Managr", "Constructor", 
-                    "Highway network json output: " + jsonPath);
+            //logger.logp(Level.INFO, "Traffic Manager", "Constructor", 
+            //        "Highway network json output: " + jsonPath);
             // Initialize the highway model
             incidents = new HashMap<String, List<TrafficEvent>>();
@@ -422,22 +422,8 @@
                  // Write the highway network status to the Console
                  System.out.println(highways.toString());
-                // Output the highway model 
-                String geojson = highways.toJson();
-                //System.out.println(geojson); // diagnostic
-                PrintWriter out;
-                try
-                {
-                    out = new PrintWriter("highways.json");
-                    out.print(geojson);
-                    out.close();
-                }
-                catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
-                {
-                    Logger.getLogger(GoogleMapAnimator.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
-                }
-                // Wait for Google Map to process the data we just sent
-                try
-                {
-                    Thread.sleep(5000);
+                // Pause the thread
+                try
+                {
+                    Thread.sleep(10000);
                 }
                 catch (InterruptedException ie)
@@ -478,5 +464,5 @@
                 try
                 {
-                    Thread.sleep(30000);
+                    Thread.sleep(10000);
                 }
                 catch (InterruptedException ie)
Index: trunk/src/atmsdriver/model/Highways.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/atmsdriver/model/Highways.java	(revision 343)
+++ trunk/src/atmsdriver/model/Highways.java	(revision 345)
@@ -181,5 +181,5 @@
 
         // postmiles increase from s to n and w to e
-        // if the direction is south or west
+        // handle increasing postmile directinons (north or east)
         if (direction.equals(Station.DIRECTION.NORTH) || direction.equals(Station.DIRECTION.EAST))
         {
@@ -201,5 +201,6 @@
                 }
             }
-        } // if the direction is north or east 
+        } 
+        // handle decreasing postmile directions (south or west) 
         else
         {
