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DRAFT Memorandum <br />ONE CARLSON PARKWAY, SUITE 150 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55447 | 763.475.0010 | WWW.SRFCONSULTING.COM <br /> <br />SRF No. 0158997.01 <br />To: John Slack, RLA, ASLA, Senior Landscape Architect/Urban Designer <br />PERKINS + WILL <br />From: Jordan Schwarze, PE, Senior Engineer <br />Nick Semeja, Engineer <br />Brent Clark, Engineer <br />Date: May 2, 2016 <br />Subject: LAND O’LAKES EXPANSION TRAFFIC STUDY UPDATE <br />Introduction <br />Due to site plan revisions, SRF has completed an update to the Land O’Lakes Expansion Traffic Study <br />(dated November 12, 2015). The main objectives of this study are to review the updated site plan with <br />respect to trip generation, parking, circulation, and access; evaluate traffic impacts to the adjacent <br />roadway network; and recommend any necessary improvements to accommodate the proposed <br />expansion. The following information provides the assumptions, analysis, and study recommendations <br />offered for consideration. <br />Existing Conditions <br />Land O’Lakes headquarters is located at 4001 Lexington Avenue North in Arden Hills, MN. In <br />addition to the Arden Hills campus, Land O’Lakes currently leases nearby offices in Shoreview, MN <br />at 1050 and 1080 County Road F (see Figure 1: Project Location). The existing conditions in the <br />vicinity of these locations were reviewed to establish a baseline in order to identify any future impacts <br />associated with the proposed expansion. The evaluation of existing conditions includes peak hour <br />intersection turning movement counts, field observations, and an intersection capacity analysis. <br />Due to ongoing construction along Lexington Avenue and County Road F, traffic data collected in <br />the years 2014 and 2015 for the Land O’ Lakes Corporate Campus Access/Circulation Review <br />(dated May 20, 2014) and the aforementioned Land O’Lakes Expansion Traffic Study was utilized to <br />establish existing conditions within the study area. However, peak period turning movement counts <br />were collected by SRF during the week of March 28, 2016 at the County Road F/Hamline Avenue <br />intersection to establish general travel patterns and magnitudes at this additional study intersection. <br />This data was modified accordingly to reflect non-construction conditions. Historical traffic volumes <br />in the study area were provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). <br />