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Memorandum <br />www.srfconsulting.com <br />3701 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 100 | Minneapolis, MN 55416-3791 | 763.475.0010 Fax: 1.866.440.6364 <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />SRF No. 14005.00 <br />To: Daniel Rea, Director of Development Services <br />Kensington Development Partners <br />From: Jeff Bednar, TOPS, Senior Traffic Engineering Specialist <br />Brent Clark, PE, Senior Engineer <br />Date: February 26, 2021 <br />Subject: Lexington Station Phase 3 Traffic Study <br />Introduction <br />SRF has completed a traffic study for the proposed Lexington Station Phase 3 development, which is <br />located in the northwest quadrant of the Lexington Avenue and Target Road intersection in the City <br />of Arden Hills (see Figure 1: Project Location). The main objectives of the study are to review existing <br />operations within the study area, identify any transportation impacts both externally and internally to <br />the site, and recommend improvements to address any issues, if necessary. The following information <br />provides the assumptions, analysis, and study recommendations offered for consideration. <br />Existing Conditions <br />Existing conditions were reviewed to establish a baseline and identify any future impacts associated <br />with the proposed development. Evaluation of the existing conditions includes a review of traffic <br />volumes, roadway characteristics, and an intersection capacity analysis, which are summarized in the <br />following sections. <br />Traffic Volumes <br />Weekday a.m. and p.m. peak period vehicular turning movement and pedestrian/bicyclist counts were <br />collected by SRF during the week of November 17, 2020 at the following study intersections: <br />x Lexington Avenue and Red Fox Road <br />x Lexington Avenue and Existing Site Access <br />x Lexington Avenue and Target Road <br />x Lexington Avenue and Arby’s/Big O Tires Access <br />x Lexington Avenue and Grey Fox Road <br />x Red Fox Road and Lexington Station West Access <br />x Red Fox Road and Lexington Station East Access <br />Historical average daily traffic (ADT) volumes were provided by the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation (MnDOT) for the study area. <br /> $WWDFKPHQW*