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10 <br /> <br />Traffic Study <br /> <br />A revised Traffic Study was prepared by Spack Consulting on June 4, 2018 based on 60 single <br />family lots. Although the revised plans indicate 61 new single family lots, the data of the traffic <br />study is still relevant. The development is forecasted to generate approximately 565 new trips <br />per day with 45 new trips in the a.m. peak hour and 60 trips in the p.m. peak hour. <br />Traffic impacts are analyzed in terms of volume and capacity. Volume quantifies the number <br />of trips and capacity quantifies the number of vehicles the road can accommodate. <br /> <br />Traffic Volumes <br /> <br />Roadway Location <br />Existing <br />AADT <br />Volumes1 <br />2030 <br />Forecasted <br />Volumes2 <br />CSAH 14 (Main Street) West of 4th Avenue 8,400 21,900 <br />CSAH 14 (Main Street) Near Site 8,400 20,500 <br />CSAH 14 (Main Street) East of CSAH 23 (Lake Drive) 8,200 10,950 <br />CSAH 23 (Lake Drive) South of CSAH 14 (Main St) 11,000 14,600 <br />CSAH 14 (Main Street) North of CSAH 14 (Main St) 8,700 15,300 <br /> <br />1Year 2015 AADT Volumes from MnDOT Traffic Mapping Application <br />2Includes traffic from Nature’s Refuge <br /> <br />Existing traffic volumes near the site are 8,400 AADT (annual average daily traffic). Nature’s <br />Refuge will generate approximately 565 new trips per day. These projected traffic volumes are <br />included in the 2030 forecasts. <br /> <br />The traffic study also projected future development to the north of Nature’s Refuge. A <br />potential of 99 single family homes could generate 934 new trips per day and Street B <br />connection to Lino Lakes Elementary School could generate 482 trips per day. <br /> <br />The traffic study notes the City’s 2030 Transportation Plan identifies CSAH 14 as a future <br />four-lane divided road by the year 2030. It should be noted there is no timeframe as to when <br />these improvements will occur. <br /> <br />Traffic Capacity <br /> <br />A ratio of volume to capacity is used to analyze traffic congestion. Per the traffic study, a 2- <br />lane road is considered congested when volumes reach 8,900 to 18,300 vehicles per day. The <br />existing 2015 AADT of 8,400 trips plus the proposed Nature’s Refuge trips of 565 equals <br />approximately 8,965 trips per day near the site. Future development to the north and the school <br />connection would increase to 10,381 trips per day. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />