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Medtronic Review October 10, 2005 Page 4 Figure 2. Building Elevation Traffic and Circulation Medtronic is proposing a small round-about at the access to the parking ramp to help coordinate and channel traffic to the site. A second larger round-about is planned at the primary entrance to the facility with a small, separate pull out for child care pick-up and drop off. The buildings will be encircled by a twenty-foot wide fire access road with a service spur to the back of the building for service and deliveries. In this area as well there is another small round-about to help govern the flow of traffic. The surface parking area will take access from 82nd Lane NE. The parking ramp will be accessed from Coral Sea Street with the service road north and west of the ramp. Offsite, many improvements are planned to coordinate traffic to and from the site and the local and regional transportation systems. These improvements, articulated in Attachment A to this report, will be completed by October of 2007 and ready by the time Phase 1 is completed and ready for occupancy. The most important of the improvements involve the replacement of the bridge over Interstate 35W. Currently at a two-lane width, the new bridge would allow for four through lanes of traffic with additional space for turning lanes. The bridge would be long enough to accommodate future expansions of 35W. The other significant improvement will be the signalization of the Coral Sea Street and County Road J intersection. Coral Sea Street south of County Road J to the site will be reconstructed and widened to four lanes of traffic with a turning lane. The north leg of Coral Sea Street, currently offset from the south leg, will be connected at the intersection as an additional enhancement.