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<br />5.0 TRANSPORTATION
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<br />5.1 TRAFFIC
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<br />5.1.1 Affected Environment
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<br />The primary roads adjacent to the project site include County Road (CR) J on the north, 1-35W on
<br />the west, and CR I on the south.
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<br />CR J is a four-lane, undivided arterial roadway. There is a partial interchange with 1-35W west of
<br />the project site providing access to and from the south on 1-35W. The traffic carrying capacity of
<br />CR J is currently constrained by the existing two-lane bridge over 1-35W. In the vicinity of the
<br />project site, there are existing traffic signals at the CR J intersections with the West 1-35W Service
<br />Road, the east ramp terminal and at Lexington Avenue east of the project site.
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<br />1-35W is a 6-]ane limited access freeway. In addition to the interchanges with CR I and J there is
<br />an interchange with TH ]]8 which extends west from 1-35W.
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<br />CR I is a two-lane undivided roadway with a full access, folded diamond interchange with 1-35W
<br />west of the project site. The CR I intersections with the 1-35W ramps are currently controlled by stop
<br />signs on the ramps,
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<br />Average daily traffic volumes on streets serving the site are shown in Tab]e 5-]. As shown in the
<br />table, 1-35W carries approximately 87,000 vehicles per day just south of CR 1. CR I carries
<br />approximately 6,600 vehicles per day east of 1-35W and CR J carries ]3,800 vehicles per day east
<br />of 35W.
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<br />TABLES-I
<br />HISTORIC A VERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUMES
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<br /> LOCATION
<br />Year I-35W 1-35W 1-35W CR J East CR I East
<br /> South of North of South of ofI-35W ofI-35W
<br /> CRJ CRI CRI
<br />]976 2] ,850 26,870 3],750 3,810 3,745
<br />1978 27,700 33,100 38,000 6,]00 3,550
<br />1980 30,000 35,600 36,800 8,800 3,400
<br />1982 33,000 38,600 41,300 8,700 3,000
<br />]984 37,200 42,900 47,200 10,100 3,550
<br />]986 46,500 5],500 52,500 11 ,000 5,700
<br />1988 42,000 53,000 58,000 ]3,300 6,000
<br />1990 5],000 68,000 74,000 ]2,500 6,90Q,
<br />]992 53,000 74,000 79,000 13,000 7,306
<br />]994 6],000 81,000 87,000 13,800 6,600
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<br />Source: MnDOT Traffic Flow Maps.
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<br />WISP ARK Rice Creek Corporate Park
<br />Draft EIS
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<br />December 10, 1998
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