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- . -= _... . -' -- . . . _ . , . .__ _ _ L. I ; - ._ . ._ _ . _. .. - : . .. . _ . _ - _ ; - . L - ' "__ _ - --- ' —_" _ '__�c_"_�. .. � �u�._�:_:.: .. .� � � __:� _�: i. - __– ' � -.�. � 1�1x. Robert Cunningham -4- January 27, 1998 sometimes abruptly maneuvers into the left turn lane on County Road I and partially blocks the other lane on County Road I and 2) queuing of westbound traffic on Couniy Road I frequently blocks Eastwood Drive. T.H. 10 is a four lane divided facility that carries 41,000 vehicles daily. It is classified as an A Minor Arterial road. At its intersection with County Road I, T.H. 10 provides left and right turn lanes in both directions. Additional Develonments To develop an accurate forecast of traffic conditions in the analysis year of 1999, it was necessary to determine if there would be other developments in the vicinity of the Walgreens site that would also increase traffic volumes by our 1999 analysis period. Once these additional developments were identified, the traffic volumes that they are expected to generate could be added to the base 1999 vehicle volumes. Discussions with the City of I�founds View staff revealed that only one additional development was approved in this area that would also impact roadway operations on T.H. 10, Silver Lake Drive and County Road I by the 1999 analysis year. The development is a multi-purpose office / commercial / residential design being constructed in the southwest portion of T.H. 10 at Silver Lake Drive. This development is expected to generate about 370 trips during the p.m. peak hour, with construction likely beginning in Spring 1998. The City of Mounds View staff indicated that no roadway improvements were e;cpected along either T.H. 10 or County Road I through our analysis year of 1999. TRAFFIC FORECASTS There are two distinct components in the development of traffic forecasts for the planned Walgreens development. The first component involves the rerouting of e:cisting trips due to the closure of Eastwood Drive at County Road I. The second component of the traffic forecast consists of trips to and from the Walgreens development. Reroutin� of ExistinQ Trips Due to Closure of Eastwood Drive The Walgreens development will require the closing of the south end of Eastwood Drive at the restricted access intersection with County Road I. This closure is expected to have an impact on the traffic patterns within the neighborhood to the north of County Road I since residents who presently use Eastwood Drive at County Road I would need to divert to other roads. The process to deternune the vehicle volume changes on neighborhood streets consisted of three initial activities; 1) conducting daily and p.m. peak hour traffic counts, 2) completing a peak period license plate survey on Eastwood Drive, and 3) distributing the trips through the neighborhood.