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.' , North Heights Traffic Impact Study Alliant Engineering. Inc. AprilS, 2003 For the exiting period, delays were experienced on the minor approaches, but with the assistance . of traffic eontrol personnel. the majority of vehicles exited in a 20 minute period. During the peak 15 minutes, 263 vehicles exited with the assistance of traffic control, resulting in a flow rate of 17.5 vehicles per minute per lane. 2.0 Other Planned and Programmed Projects Other planned and/or programmed projects in the study area include: . The City of Arden Hills is in the process of planning the development of the parcel to the north of Highway 96, It i5 anticipated that access to this property will be provided by a new road connecting to Highway 96 from the north. . Ramsey County has plans to upgrade Highway 96 in front of the site. The new roadway will be upgraded to a four-lane divided roadway with a center median and turn lanes. Full access intersections are planned for the church entrance and the North Snelling entrance. . MnlDOT, Ramsey County, and the City of Arden Hills are currently planning a new grade separation of the Highway 96/ Highway 10 intersection. This project will tie into Highway 96 just west of the Church's proposed aecess point. . 3.0 Proposed Site Development The proposed site development showing the parking fields and major access points is shown in Figure 3. The access plan that is shown was developed in coordination with the development of the overall Master Plan. There are two access points, the east access onto North Snelling the north entrance onto Highway 96, which is moved east somewhat to help, avoid possible conflicts with the future TH 10 / CSAH 96 interehange. The north entrance will consist of two lanes inbound and two lanes outbound. Approximately 260 feet of storage is provided on the outbound lanes to accommodate longer queues expected during major events. The east entrance consists of two lanes inbound and one lane outbound. Only one lane outbound is provided to discourage traffie from diverting through the neighborhood during major events. Again, approximately 260 feet of storage is provided for the outbound lane. Buses will access the site from north access and proceed to a drop-off area located on the north side of the church. Stage 3 of the proposed development consists of the addition of a new 4,000 seat sanctuary with support spaces, new administrative offices, classrooms and gathering spaces. The existing 1,200 seat sanetuary will be used as a youth sanctuary. Under Stage 3, the main building will be , expanded from 162,030 square feet to 395,230 square feet. Construetion of Stage 3 is expected to begin in 2004. Stage 4 includes the construction of a 65,600 square foot retreat center, resulting in a total for all buildings of 460,830 square feet. The retreat center construction is expected to be completed by 2012. . 90f 16