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1 has no additional capacity available to support additional traffic. To address this, 2 TKDA recommends that a traffic signal at Fairview Avenue and Lydia Avenue be 3 installed. In order for a signal to be installed it must meet specific criteria (signal 4 warrants). A cursory level review of the signal warrants (based solely on projected 5 peak hour trafiic volumes) indicate that the peak hour warrant 3B will be met 6 under year 2018 cumulative conditions. Typically, the peak hour warrant alone 7 will not justify the installation of a signal, additional analysis will be necessary. A 8 signal is not included in the County or City's long range Capital Improvement 9 Plan. Therefore funding has not been identified and there is no timeline for this 10 improvement. Because the proposed college expansion uses up the additional 11 capacity at this intersection, staff recommends that this mitigation measure reflect 12 these limitations and be changed to an action item that would aid the 13 implementation of the identified improvements. Staff recommends that a 14 condition be added to the PUD requiring: 15 16 Northwestern to pay for a Fairview/ Lydia Avenue intersection improvement 17 when it is warranted. A warrant analysis shall be completed as a part of the traffic 18 study update required with each subsequent development phase. If subsequent 19 City Council approved development occurs adding to the volume of traffic being 20 projected for this intersection, before the signal is warranted. Conditions will be 21 added to that approval requiring a proportionate cost share from that proposed 22 development. 23 24 2. Mitigation 2 is to open the west gate at Lydia Avenue to outbound right turns and 25 inbound left turns during the p.m. peak hour. This improvement should be 26 included as a condition in the PUD and should be completed at the same time as 27 the first phase of development. Development plans should provide additional 28 information regarding the configuration of the westerly driveway at the 29 intersection with Lydia Avenue, traffic routing through campus, and signage 30 should be provided with the frst development plan. 31 32 3. Mitigation 3 is the addition of an exclusive right turn lane at the College entrance. 33 This should be included as a condition in the PUD agreement. Due to existing 34 traffic, this improvement should be completed as a part of the first phase of 35 development. The intersection should be striped to include a southbound left turn 36 lane from Lydia to Lincoln Avenue. 37 38 4. Mitigation 4 is the addition of an additional exclusive eastbound left turn lane at 39 the Lydia/ Snelling intersection. In looking at the 2018 traffic analysis, under 40 background conditions operates at a LOS E& F during the a.m. and p.m. peak 41 hours respectively. This is unchanged for 2018 cumulative traffic conditions, 42 indicating that immediate additional mitigation would not be warranted at build- 43 out. This signal was just replaced in 2003 and is not included in the State or 44 City's long range Capital Improvement plan. As a result, funding for these 45 improvements has not been identified, and there is no timeline for the assumed PF07-002_RCA_082707_deb Page 7 of 9