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Ryan B. Streff January 16, 2015 City of Arden Hills Page 6 Discussions with Ramsey County staff indicated that several improvements are currently being evaluated to address these issues. Potential improvements include a northbound right-turn lane at the I-694 South Ramps/Lexington Avenue intersection to the north as well as the installation of a traffic signal at the Target Access/Lexington Avenue intersection to the south. Furthermore, the Lexington Station Traffic Study, dated May 20, 2013, identified the need for a new eastbound right-turn lane at the Red Fox Road/Lexington Avenue intersection. Implementation of these improvements would reduce delays and queueing in the area, particularly at the Red Fox Road/Lexington Avenue intersection. However, to understand potential impacts of the proposed development and identify the remaining intersection capacity before improvements may be needed, no mitigation was assumed under future conditions. Proposed Development The proposed Red Fox Business Center development is located at 1235 Red Fox Road in the City of Arden Hills. The current development proposal (shown in Figure 3) consists of two multi-tenant light industrial buildings totaling approximately 93,000 square feet. Construction was assumed to be complete by the end of the year 2016. Access to the development is proposed at the following locations: • Red Fox Road – Approximately 600 feet west of Dunlap Street (West Access) o The West Access is expected to be the primary truck access. • Red Fox Road – Approximately 350 feet west of Dunlap Street (East Access) o The East Access is expected to be the primary passenger vehicle access. • Northwoods Drive – An extension of the western roadway terminus (North Access) o Discussions with City staff indicate this access may be eliminated. However, this access was included as part of the future analysis. Further discussion regarding site access operations is documented later in this study. Year 2017 Conditions To help determine impacts associated with the proposed development, traffic forecasts were developed for year 2017 conditions (i.e. one year after anticipated completion). Year 2017 conditions take into account general area background growth and traffic generated by the proposed development. The evaluation of year 2017 conditions includes details on the traffic forecasts and an intersection capacity analysis. As previously stated, no improvements along Red Fox Road or Lexington Avenue were included under this condition.