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Provide an estimate of the impact on traffic congestion on affected roads and describe any traffic improvements necessary. If the project is within the Twin Cities metropolitan area, discuss its impact on the regional transportation system. A memo detailing the traffic analysis for the Legacy at Woods Edge Development is attached in Appendix C and provides further analysis of the forecasted traffic volumes and conditions in and around the proposed development. The proposed development site plan (Figure 3) depicts a number of buildings listed as commercial/retail/office with the option of multiple floors. Based on a preliminary review of commercial, retail and office markets, it has been assumed that these buildings would have retail on the first floor and office on the second floor except for those clearly defined as housing. Where housing has been shown in the building type, all floors above the first floor are considered to have some type of housing. AM and PM Peak Hour trip generation rates were developed for the proposed development as well as the existing facilities (City Hall complex, Fairview Clinic, and Lino Lakes State Bank). Trips to /from each building have been assigned to the street system within the development. This provided a tabulation of traffic volumes at various locations within the development, as well as at the intersection of Town Center Parkway and Lake Drive (CSAH 23). According to this analysis, the Peak Hour traffic volume is 1,155 trips, which occurs from 4:30 -5:30 pm. Based on the traffic analysis, a concept transportation improvement plan was developed for the Town Center Parkway and Lake Drive intersection. On Town Center Parkway, the plan includes three outbound lanes to separate left turn, through, and right turning traffic and also includes two inbound lanes. Signalization of this intersection would also be necessary to maintain acceptable levels of service. According to the 2020 Ttraffic Volume Forecast in the Lino Lakes Transportation Plan, traffic volumes on Lake Drive are anticipated to increase to over 17,000 trips per day. Regardless of the proposed development, improvements to Lake Drive are expected in the future. However, to accommodate the full development of the Legacy at Woods Edge Development, several additional improvements to Lake Drive will need to be made. The concept transportation plan has proposed the construction of two southbound left turn lanes between the intersection of Town Center Parkway and the I -35W bridge. Furthermore, traffic signals at Town Center Parkway and both ramps to I -35W are anticipated. To signalize the south ramp intersection, the existing off ramp and on ramp intersections, which are now separated, need to be aligned to a single intersection, which would require the reconstruction of approximately 400 -feet of the on ramp. Figure 9 depicts a conceptual layout of the proposed improvements to Lake Drive. Legacy at Woods Edge Development EAW DRAFT Lino Lakes, MN 23