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APR-18-97 FRI I4:.23 SRF FAX NO. 4752429 P. 09 Pam Sheldon - 8 - April 14, 1997 U-turns are also expected to be made at the unsignalized intersection of TH 10 and F,dgewood Drive, At this intersection, uncontrolled conflicts would exist with on-coming traffic from TH 10 and vehicles entering TH 10 from Edgewood Drive, If these conflicts become a safety problem, Mn/DOT could elect to post the intersection for no U-turns or the median could be closed, This would force the U-turns on to the County Road H-2 intersection, but is not expected to create a capacity problem at the County Road 1-1-2 intersection. CONCLUSIONS The O'Neil property is zoned for a mix of residential and retail development. The comprehensive plan indicates single-family residential use of the site. These two land use scenarios represent the extremes of potential uses of the site in terms of the number of trips that would be generated, The proposed development would be expected to generate less than half the number of trips that would be generated by the land use defined in the zoning plan, but more than four times the number of trips that would be generated by the land use indicated in the comprehensive plan. The proposed office buildings are expected to generate the most traffic during the typical a.m. and p.m. peak hour that is experienced on the adjacent streets. The major generator, . the movie theater, is expected to generate the highest number of trips later in the evenings and on weekends. Most of the site-generated trips would be served by TH 10. Other streets are also expected to serve site-generated trips, in particular Long Lake Road and County Road H-2, which are both classified as collector streets. These streets could experience increases of between seven and sixteen percent in daily traffic volumes, The existing street system is adequate to accommodate the trips that would be generated by the proposed project. The developer would be required by Mn/DOT to provide improvements at the proposed site driveway to facilitate movement into and out of the site and to minimize interference with TH 10 traffic. The proposed development is expected to result in an increase in the number of U-turns made at intersections on TH 10, U-turns made at the signalized intersections are not expected to cause a safety problem. It is possible that U-turns made at the unsignalized intersection of TH 10 and Edgewood Drive would create a safety problem. If this occurs, the intersection could either be posted for no U-turns or the break in the median could be closed by Mn/DOT. NH:bba 410