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�:. <br />tr- <br />BENSH40F & ASSOCIATES-, INC. <br />TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS , <br />7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 500 / EDINA, MN 55439 /(612) 832-9$58 / FAX (612) 832-9564 <br />January 27, 1997 <br />MEMORA.NDUIVI <br />TO: Robert Cunrungha�, TOLD Development Co. <br />FROM: James A. Bensholof & Michael H. Chen titi�� <br />Refer to File: 97-89 <br />,���JL'� � <br />� � � �' ti �`��'�3 <br />r-�, n �, <br />�'�v�-�--r�---� <br />RE: Traffic Impact Analysis Results for Walgreens Store in Mounds View <br />PURPOSE <br />As requested by the TOLD Development Company, this memorandum presents the results of <br />our detailed traffic review that was completed for the planned Walgreens store located in the <br />City of Mounds View, Minnesota. <br />The analysis year for this development traffic study has been set at 1999. The Walgreens store <br />is expected to be completed in the Fall of 1998 and the analysis examines the impacts one year <br />after completion, which is consistent with State environmental regulations. The analysis <br />address tr�c implications of the Walgreens development during the p.m. peak hour, the time <br />when volumes on the adjacent roadways are at their highest. Additionally, an analysis of the <br />neighborhood impacts caused by the closing of Eastwood Drive at County Road I was also <br />completed. <br />In order to accomplish this year 1999 traf�ic analysis, we have accomplished the following <br />work tasks: <br />l. Collection of background data. Information was collected from the City of Mounds <br />View, TOLD Development Company and actual field observations and surveys. Third <br />parties such as the Police Department, the Fire Department and the School District <br />were contacted regarding the closure of Eastwood Drive. <br />Z. Development of Trat'fic Forecasts. Trai�c forecasts were developed to account for <br />the new Walgreens store. Turn movement projections were devefoped for the p.m. <br />peak hour at the proposed right turn access location along T.H. 10, at the intersection <br />of T.H. 10 and County Road I, and at the proposed full access point on County Road I. <br />Forecasts determining the impact of closing Eastwood Drive at County Road I on the <br />neighborhood to the north were also developed. Daily traf�c projections were <br />