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05/15/98 FRI 00:59 FAX 612 490 2150 SEH 444 LINO LAKES Z003 Brian Wessel May 15, 1998 Page 2 I site. It is assumed that theater would be located in the center third of the site. The traffic generated by the theater may access the site by either Apollo Drive or 77th Street. The traffic peak for a theater is later than the peak for the surrounding developments and the adjacent street. Therefore, the traffic generated by the theater should not adversely affect the operation of the access driveways. Since the size and the exact nature of the Big Box Retail is not known, it is difficult to determine the traffic impacts. One assumption that can be made, is that the traffic generated by this development will impact the Phase I portion of the site and the operation of the access drives. How much impact it will have cannot be determined. I have listed a few concerns and comments below, which we can discuss further at our next meeting: 1. The buildings are arranged in a way which create a lot of crossing traffic. This layout also makes it difficult for people to park once and walk to more than one store. 2. The driveway south of the main access is too close to the freeway ramp. Lilac Street will be closed across from this access, therefore this access shouldn't be there. Additionally, the bridge over the freeway, when rebuilt, is proposed to be 4 -5 feet higher than its present elevation which may affect the geometries of the north ramp intersection and the touchdown points of the bridge. 3. The current configuration of the two access drives between Apollo Drive and 77th Street does not allow for smooth traffic flow through and around the drug store. The access should be combined into one driveway with channelization. 4. An access drive between Apollo Drive and 77th Street would remove some of the right turning traffic from the Apollo Drive intersection. The access will most likely be limited to right turn only. 5. The area around the Drug store does not have good circulation. Traffic entering or exiting the site at the access drives would be conflicting with parking traffic. Drive aisles should be created for the vehicles using the access drive onto Lake Drive. 6. The access to the fuel/convenience store is very close to the Apollo Drive intersection. Traffic exiting the development will block the gas station driveway, malting it difficult to turn left into the site. To address this, the access could be eliminated, made right -turn only, or moved east and provide a left turn lane. 7. The exit from the bank drive -in should be narrowed down to one or two lanes at the point where traffic would enter the main site road. 8. The bank shares an entrance with the retail which is located west of it The bank customers may not realize which entrance to use to access the bank. The access may be moved to the east. and the drive -in reconfigured.