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I. PROJECT INFORMATION Opening Statement This Project Memorandum has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the approved Highway Project Design Development Process. Highway Section Description Termini County Road B2 (CSAH 78) From Cleveland Avenue (CSAH 46) to Snelling Avenue (TH 51) west interchange ramp (3730'; 0.71 Mi.) Adjacent Land Use The roadway section is adjacent to the Rosedale Mall regional shopping center, with ancillary retail uses surrounding the mall. At the west end of the project there is some office space interspersed with the retail uses, but the land use is primarily retail and restaurant. Road Usage Traffic volumes through the project area are affected by the usual peaks associated with high-traffic retail areas. The intersections with Snelling Avenue (TH 51), a Class A Minor Arterial- Augmenter, and Fairview Avenue (CSAH 48), a Class A Minor Arterial- Reliever are critical to the project and combine traffic patterns more typical of arterials with the patterns associated with the intense retail uses. The County Road B2/Snelling Avenue interchange and Snelling Avenue/TH 36 interchange are in very close proximity, with the centerline of County Road B2 located approximately 1,175 feet north of the TH 36 centerline where they cross TH 51. Horizontal/Vertical Alignment The vertical alignment is generally flat. The horizontal alignment winds around the north side of Rosedale Mall. Bridge Crossings There are no bridge crossings within the project limits. Railroad Crossings There are no railroad crossings within the project limits. Traffic Signals There are five signalized intersections in the project area: Fairview Avenue (CSAH 48), the northwest Rosedale mall entrance, Brooks Avenue, American Street, and Snelling Avenue (TH 51). Approximate signal spacing is as follows: ➢ Fairview Ave. to northwest Rosedale mall entrance- 375' ➢ northwest Rosedale mall entrance to Brooks Ave.- 525' ➢ Brooks Ave. to American St.- 725'