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<br />NorthPoint Industrial Park – Lake Elmo, MN │Traffic Analysis <br />January 2022 <br />4 <br /> <br />36th Street N runs east -west , north of the proposed development. 36th Street N is a two -lane divided <br />roadway; turn lanes are provided at accesses along 36th Street N. 36th Street N is classified as a local <br />roadway in the Lake Elmo 2040 Comprehensive Plan with no posted speed limit. There is no reported <br />AADT along 36th Street N. <br />32nd Street N runs east -west, west of the proposed development. 32nd Street N is a two-lane undivided <br />roadway that provides access to businesses south of 34th Street N; turn lanes are provided at major <br />accesses along 32nd Street N. 32nd Street N is classified as a local roadway in the Lake Elmo 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan with no posted speed limit. There is no reported AADT along 32nd Street N. <br />31st Street N runs east -wes t, west of the proposed development. 31st Street N is a two -lane undivided <br />roadway; no turn lanes are provided along 31st Street N. 31st Street N is classified as a local roadway <br />in the Lake Elmo 2040 Comprehensive Plan with no posted speed limit. There is no reported AADT <br />along 36th Street N. <br />Interstate 694 (I-694) is a highway that runs north-south in the study area, west of the of the proposed <br />development. While I-694 will not be analyzed in the study network it is expected that many site trips <br />will utilize I-694 to connect the site with the regional roadway network. I-694 is a four-lane divided <br />highway with grade separated interchanges at intersections with major roadways. I-694 is classified as <br />a Principal Arterial in the Lake Elmo 2040 Comprehensive Pl an with a posted speed limit of 60 mph. <br />The AADT along I-694 is 61,505 vpd (2020) north of 34th Street N and 63,000 vpd (2020) south of 34th <br />Street N. <br />The following is a list of the study intersections analyzed in this report and the intersection control type at <br />each intersection: <br />• Ideal Avenue N & 36th Street N – Side Street Stop Control <br />• Ideal Avenue N & 34th Street N – Signalized <br />• Ideal Avenue N & 32nd Street N – Side Street Stop control <br />• Ideal Avenue N & 31st Street N – Side Street Stop Control <br />• Ideal Avenue N & Stillwater Boulevard N – All Way Stop Control <br />• 34th Street N & Jamaca Avenue N / Stillwater Boulevard N – Roundabout <br />Exhibit 2 provides the existing geometry and intersection control for the study intersections. Washington <br />County is planning to improve pavement and safety conditions on Ideal Avenue, this will result in an updated <br />geometry for the intersection of Ideal Avenue N & 36th Street N by 2022, which is what will be analyzed for <br />opening year and horizon year conditions. <br />Weekday AM and PM peak period turning movement counts were collected Tuesday August 10th, 2021 at <br />all study intersections in the study area except for the intersection of Ideal Avenue N and 36th Street N <br />which was under construction at the time of data collection. The turning movement counts are provided in <br />Appendix B. Exhibit 3 provides the existing volumes used in the analysis. <br />2.2 STUDY AREA <br />The land uses adjacent to the development are generally low-density single family residential to the north, <br />east, and south and commercial and office to the west.