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I • • • Corridor Staging Plan The proposed improvements will not be completed immediately, but instead will be staged over the next 30 plus years, as needs arise. Improvement sequencing will be triggered by safety and capacity needs, corridor development, availability of funding, and benefits from interim improvements. The following phases represent the preliminary corridor improvement staging plan: Intermediate Improvements Improvements such as roadway striping, left/right turn lanes at select intersections, and traffic signals (with raised medians) as warranted and as funding allow (likely Ware Road and West Shadow Lake Drive). Long Range Improvements Capacity improvements at major intersections, traffic signals and raised medians at intersections (as warranted), and painted turn lanes throughout the remainder of the corridor as funding permits. Ultimate Corridor Improvement Plan Four -lane divided roadway (raised medians) on the western portion of the corridor (CSAH 49 to approximately Black Duck Drive), two -lane divided roadway on the eastern segment of the corridor (Black Duck Drive to CSAH 54), trails on both sides of CSAH 34, traffic signals at all major intersections (CSAH 49, Ware Road, West Shadow Lake Drive, Black Duck Drive, CSAH 54, and CSAH 21), left- and right -turn lanes at other intersections, and backage roads or local street connections. As traffic and safety issues will drive the need for improvements, the time periods for each improvement phase are not fixed. Future improvements could be postponed through good land use planning, application of access management guidelines, and construction of interim improvements at intersections. Greater detail on corridor plan elements and implementation phases will be provided at the City Council workshop (February 1, 2010) by study team members.