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Chick-fil-A - Arden Hills, MN | Traffic Study March 26, 2021 Page 14 Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations The following information provides a summary of the analysis and review performed as part of the Chick-fil-A Traffic Study: 1. Results of the existing operations analysis indicate that all study intersections currently operate at an acceptable overall LOS D or better during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Queuing issues were identified during the p.m. peak hour on the southbound and eastbound approaches to the Lexington Avenue/Red Fox intersection. 2. Eastbound left-turn queues currently extend beyond the subject west site access approximately 25 percent of the p.m. peak hour. 3. Ramsey County is planning to reconstruct Lexington Avenue from County Road E to I-694 by year 2023. Therefore, these improvements were assumed in the year 2023 no build and build conditions. 4. Results of the year 2023 no build operations analysis indicate that Lexington Avenue/Red Fox Road intersection is expected to have improved operations and reduced queuing as a result of the County’s reconstruction project. 5. The current development proposal consists of a 4,995 square foot fast food restaurant with drive- thru. The development is expected to be fully constructed by year 2022. Access to the development is proposed at the general location of the two existing site access driveways on Red Fox Road. The East Site Access driveway will operate as an “Enter Only” (due to its proximity to Lexington Avenue) with the West Site Access driveway operating as an “Exit Only”. 6. The proposed development is expected to generate approximately 200 a.m. peak hour, 163 p.m. peak hour and 2,352 daily trips. 7. Results of the year 2023 build intersection capacity analysis indicate that all intersections are expected to operate at a LOS C or better during peak hours. With the Lexington Avenue reconstruction project, the Lexington Avenue/Red Fox Road intersection is expected to continue to operate at an overall LOS C during the p.m. peak hour. 8. Eastbound left-turn queues from the Lexington Avenue/Red Fox Road traffic signal-controlled intersection, may extend beyond the subject Chick-fil-A west site access approximately 50 percent of the p.m. peak hour, potentially blocking this access for very brief periods of time. The Red Fox Road/West Site Access intersection would operate at LOS C or better and not experience significant delay since there would be adequate acceptable gaps in the traffic flow on Red Fox Road to complete exiting left-turns either before blocking queues develop or after they clear. 9. Chick-fil-A generated eastbound left-turning traffic entering at the east site access (very modest forecast volumes) would operate at a LOS B or better and not experience significant delay since there would be adequate acceptable gaps in the westbound traffic flow on Red Fox Road to complete this left-turn.