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TCAAP AUAR Update 14 August 2019 • DNR recommendations for minimizing impacts to turtles during construction will be required for all development activities • Creation of a green corridor through the AUAR study area will provide habitat elements for turtles, birds, and other wildlife. This corridor will provide an important link to the Rice Creek corridor and the County’s adjacent wildlife corridor and is compatible with the Regionally Significant Ecological Area (RSEA) and Important Bird Area (IBA) designations. • The City may also consider building guidelines that minimize the amount or type of glass used on multi-story building to minimize bird strikes. • The osprey nesting platform at the water treatment building will be avoided by development. 5.6. Transportation 5.6.1. Zoning Scenario The following mitigation measures from the 2014 AUAR remain valid: • Trunk Highway (TH) 96 westbound auxiliary lane from east of the project boundary to TH 10. The following mitigation measures from the 2014 AUAR have been completed: • The County reconstructed the I-35W/County Road 96 interchange. The new interchange was designed to accommodate anticipated future traffic, including the TCAAP development. • At the intersection of County Road H and TH 10, an additional eastbound left turn lane was constructed. The following mitigation measures from the 2014 AUAR are no longer valid due to changes in the existing conditions: • Re-introduction of County Road H southbound loop access to I-35W (removed as part of the baseline scenarios), which remains barrier separated from I-35W southbound exit ramp to TH 10 southbound and enters I-35W after joining the TH 10 southbound access ramp to I-35W southbound. o This mitigation measure is no longer valid due to reconstruction of the County Road H and I-35W interchange. • At the intersection of Round Lake Road W at County Road 96, the lane use of the northbound center lane is recommended to be re-striped from an existing shared left/through lane to a shared left/through/right lane. o This mitigation measure is no longer valid because the lanes were restriped after publication of the 2014 AUAR to include a left-turn lane, a center through lane, and a right-turn lane. No additional mitigation measures were identified as part of this AUAR update. 5.6.2. Maximum Development Scenario In addition to the Zoning Scenario mitigation described above, these additional mitigation measures were recommended for the Maximum Development Scenario. The following mitigation measures from the 2014 AUAR have been completed: