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. County Road E/Lexington Avenue. As presented in Figure 3, this intersection operates at LOS D for all four scenarios during the p,m. peak hour. In addition, all individual movements operate at LOS D or better for all scenarios, except for the eastbound left turn. Eastbound left turn movements operate at LOS F for all four scenarios, We identified a potential measure to mitigate the LOS F condition under all four scenarios for eastbound left turn movements. Specifically, we determined that LOS D could be provided for this movement, while maintaining LOS D for the intersection as a whole, by shifting about 13 seconds of green time for an average cycle during the p.m, peak period from westbound through movements to eastbound left turns. The actual adjustments to the traffic signal controller that are needed to achieve a longer green time for eastbound left turns should be determined based on actual field conditions at the time of such adjustments, To maintain signal coordination along Lexington Avenue, we recommend that this measure be implemented without changing the cycle length or any other signal coordination parameters, It is important to note that the need for this mitigation measure already exists, and the proposed development will not materially alter that need, . County Road E/site access, Motorists exiting the Arden Plaza development via the driveway on County Road E presently experience LOS F during the p.m. peak hour. Exiting movements will continue to experience LOS F at both driveways upon completion of the proposed redevelopment during the p.m. peak hour. Delay values for all movements under all scenarios are presented in the Synchro worksheets, which are included in the appendix, The capacity analyses revealed two principal reasons for the LOS F operation at this intersection: a) insufficient gaps on the mainline due to high through traffic volumes on County Road E and b) short storage for exiting right turns, No feasible mitigation measures are available for the driveway intersections that would improve the availability of gaps on the mainline for exiting motorists, However, the storage lengths for right turns can be lengthened, Based on the results of the capacity analyses, we recommend that the storage length for exiting right turns on the driveway on County Road E be extended to the south edge of the retail building A (pharmacy), which will provide a total storage length of about 190 feet. This change will reduce the average delay for exiting movements. To make it easy to understand for exiting motorists and thereby, provide efficient operations, we recommend that a stop sign and a lane assignment sign be provided on the driveway approach to County Road E. The signing should be installed per standards presented in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, No other mitigation measures are necessary at this intersection in conjunction with the proposed development. However, if needs arise in the future to improve the overall traffic operations on County Road E in this area, City and County staff could consider a contingency measure that would restrict the site access on County Road E to % access only. A % access at the County Road E/site access 9