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7 NEC I-35W & I-694 – Gateway Blvd – Arden Hills <br />Traffic Impact Analysis Ň April 2020 <br /> <br />VLWHSODQLVLQFOXGHGLQ$SSHQGL[&7KHVLWHWULSVZHUHDVVLJQHGWRWKHVWXG\LQWHUVHFWLRQVDVVKRZQLQ <br />([KLELW <br />&$3$&,7<$1$/<6,6 <br />$FDSDFLW\DQDO\VLVZDVSHUIRUPHGWRTXDQWLI\WKHGHOD\DQGOHYHORIVHUYLFHDWWKHVWXG\LQWHUVHFWLRQVGXULQJ <br />WKHZHHNGD\$0DQG30SHDNKRXUV7KHFDSDFLW\DQDO\VLVZDVSHUIRUPHGXVLQJ6\QFKUR6LP7UDIILF <br />([LVWLQJVLJQDOWLPLQJVXVHGLQWKHDQDO\VLVZHUHSURYLGHGE\5DPVH\&RXQW\ <br />7KHFDSDFLW\RIDQLQWHUVHFWLRQTXDQWLILHVLWVDELOLW\WRDFFRPPRGDWHWUDIILFYROXPHVDQGLVPHDVXUHGLQ <br />DYHUDJHGHOD\SHUYHKLFOH,WLVH[SUHVVHGLQWHUPVRIOHYHORIVHUYLFH /26 ZKLFKUDQJHVIURP$WR)ZLWK <br />/26$DVWKHKLJKHVW EHVWWUDIILFIORZDQGOHDVWGHOD\ /26(DVVDWXUDWHGRUDWFDSDFLW\FRQGLWLRQVDQG <br />/26)DVWKHORZHVW RYHUVDWXUDWHGFRQGLWLRQV 7KH/26JUDGHVVKRZQEHORZZKLFKDUHSURYLGHGLQWKH <br />7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ5HVHDUFK%RDUG¶V+LJKZD\&DSDFLW\0DQXDO +&0 TXDQWLI\DQGFDWHJRUL]HWKHGULYHU¶V <br />GLVFRPIRUWIUXVWUDWLRQIXHOFRQVXPSWLRQDQGWUDYHOWLPHVH[SHULHQFHGDVDUHVXOWRILQWHUVHFWLRQFRQWURO <br />DQGWKHUHVXOWLQJWUDIILFTXHXLQJ$GHWDLOHGGHVFULSWLRQRIHDFK/26UDWLQJFDQEHIRXQGLQ7DEOH7KH <br />UDQJHRIFRQWUROGHOD\IRUHDFKUDWLQJ DVGHWDLOHGLQWKH+&0 LVDOVRVKRZQLQ7DEOH%HFDXVHVLJQDOL]HG <br />LQWHUVHFWLRQVDUHH[SHFWHGWRFDUU\DODUJHUYROXPHRIYHKLFOHVDQGVWRSSLQJLVUHTXLUHGGXULQJUHGWLPH <br />KLJKHUGHOD\VDUHWROHUDWHGIRUWKHFRUUHVSRQGLQJ/26UDWLQJV <br />Table 3 – Level of Service Information <br />Level of <br />Service <br />Average Control Delay <br />(seconds/vehicle) Description <br />A 0-10 (Unsignalized); 0-10 <br />(Signalized) <br />Minimal control delay; traffic operates at primarily free-flow conditions; unimpeded <br />movement within traffic stream. <br />B >10-15 (Unsignalized); <br />>10-20 (Signalized) <br />Minor control delay at signalized intersections; traffic operates at a fairly unimpeded level <br />with slightly restricted movement within traffic stream. <br />C >15-25 (Unsignalized); <br />>20-35 (Signalized) <br />Moderate control delay; movement within traffic stream more restricted than at LOS B; <br />formation of queues contributes to lower average travel speeds. <br />D >25-35 (Unsignalized); <br />>35-55 (Signalized) <br />Considerable control delay that may be substantially increased by small increases in flow; <br />average travel speeds continue to decrease. <br />E >35-50 (Unsignalized); <br />>55-80 (Signalized) High control delay; average travel speed no more than 33 percent of free flow speed. <br />F >50 (Unsignalized); >80 <br />(Signalized) <br />Extremely high control delay; extensive queuing and high volumes create exceedingly <br />restricted traffic flow. <br />7UDIILFPRGHOVIRUHDFKVFHQDULRZHUHGHYHORSHGXVLQJ6\QFKUR6LP7UDIILFDQGWKHGHOD\DQGTXHXHLQJ <br />ZHUHHYDOXDWHGIRUHDFKVFHQDULR7KHVFHQDULRVWKDWZHUHDQDO\]HGDUHDVIROORZV <br />x([LVWLQJ<HDU   <br />x2SHQLQJ<HDU1R%XLOG   <br />x2SHQLQJ<HDU%XLOG   <br />x+RUL]RQ<HDU1R%XLOG   <br />x+RUL]RQ<HDU%XLOG