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September 23, 2013 <br />Joel Hanson <br />City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road E <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 -1633 <br />Dear Mr. Manson: <br />RE: City of Little Canada <br />Labore Road Traffic Control <br />51311 No. LI'fTC 125510 <br />At your request we have conducted an evaluation of intersection control for the intersections of Arcade <br />Street and Cherry Hill LanelPinetree Court with Labore Road. Our evaluation included: <br />• The collection of traffic volume data for the approaches to the intersections. <br />• Review of previous traffic count and speed data collected by the Ramsey County Sheriff's office. <br />• Estimate of traffic from the the new Pinetree Court development and future development to the <br />east that would connect to Cherry Hill Lane and to Labore Road north of Cherry Hill Lane, <br />• A review of the area including available sight distance. <br />• Review of vehicle crash data. <br />o Evaluation of warrants for intersection control as established by the Minnesota Manual on <br />Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MN MUTCD). <br />o Review of potential traffic calming techniques. <br />Background <br />Currently the intersection of Labore Road and Arcade Street is a 2 -way stop for motorists (raveling <br />northbound and southbound on Arcade Street. "Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" signs are present in both <br />directions and located below the stop signs. The Cherry Hill Lane intersection currently has a stop sign <br />present for northbound traffic on Cherry Hill Lane, with Pinetree Court developing to the north. The <br />speed limit for both Arcade Street and Labore Road is 30 mph and street lights are located at both <br />intersections. <br />Traffic Counts <br />Traffic volumes are required in conducting a warrant analysis following the MN MUTCD. Traffic counts <br />were obtained in August, 2013 at the following five locations to determine hourly and daily traffic <br />volumes approaching the intersection. <br />• Cherry hill Lane south of Labore Road. <br />• Lahore Road east of Arcade Street. <br />• Labore Road west of Arcade Street. <br />• Arcade Street north of Labore Road, <br />• Arcade Street south of Labore Road. <br />Short li lliott Hendrickson Inc., 3515 Vacnais Center ()i ive. St. Pail, t•It'I '1SI 10.5196 <br />SI!li is au equal opportunity employer 1 a rvn•/.sehinc.cnm 1 6:,1:1902000 i 1100.32ii.2055 1 880.900.0166 fax <br />2 <br />