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Stantec August 7, 2013 File: 193899000 Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 2335 Highway 36 West St. Paul MN 55113 Tel: (651) 636 -4600 Fax: (651) 636 -1311 Attention: Mr. Joel R. Hanson City Administrator City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Mr. Hanson, Reference: Traffic Calming /Intersection Control Evaluation: Labore Road at Arcade Street We are very pleased to submit this proposal to conduct a traffic study of the Labore Road intersection with Arcade Street, located in the northeast portion of the City of Little Canada. It is our understanding that there have been several requests from area residents to make improvements to the Labore Avenue /Arcade Street intersection in order to address their safety and excessive speed concerns at/near the intersection. While the City had the Ramsey County Sheriff Department study the intersection and provide recommendations at the intersection, neighborhood concerns persisted to the point where the City decided to request a proposal for a traffic study to further evaluate the intersection in question. The primary objective of this study is to review the existing conditions at the Labore Road /Arcade Street intersection and provide the City with recommendations on the appropriate traffic control at the intersection. In addition to traffic control recommendations, potential traffic calming measures will be presented and evaluated. Stantec has assembled an experienced team to conduct this project. John Hagen, P.E., PTOE, with over 22 years of diverse traffic engineering and transportation planning experience, will serve as the project manager and will coordinate the overall preparation of the study. Tom Fidler, P.E., will use his 18 years of experience in roadway and intersection design to provide valuable input in the intersection control evaluation and potential traffic calming measures at the intersections. In order to successfully complete the traffic study, we propose the following work tasks: SCOPE OF SERVICES Task 1 — Data Collection: Collect 24 -hour turning movement counts at the key study intersection (Labore Road at Arcade Street). Task 2 — Intersection Control Evaluation: This analysis will be performed in accordance with MnDOT Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) Guidelines. This study will examine existing conditions and future year (20 -year forecast) conditions for the existing side - street stop conditions, as well as potential future all -way stop, traffic signal, and roundabout configurations. The analysis will examine weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours for level of service, average delays, and queues. 5