pf07-053 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

''1 "1 Memorandum to Jeff AQnes and Jamie Swanson Subject: Supplemental Traffic Review for Outlot 81 Concept PUD for Har Mar Shopping Center Page 4 of 9 December 21, 2007 Based on our observations at the site for a total of 16 hours, no weaving patterns were observed on County Road B because right turns out at the westerly right turn access that were destined to make a left turn or a u-turn at the main access turned only when there were Qaps in both eastbound through lanes. When all those motorists exited from the site, they did not weave with eastbound traffic, but rather turned promptly into the inside through lane and then maneuvered into the eastbound left turn lane. During the 16 hours for which we collected data, of the total 397 u-turns, there were only three u-turn motorists (0.8 percent) who had to stop and back up to complete the maneuver. All of the remaining 394 u-turns were completed in one maneuver, without the need to stop and back up in the middle of the intersection. We did not observe any abrupt stopping or slowing of westbound through motorists due to any eastbound u-turn maneuvers, including those three motorists who momentarily stopped while making their u-turn maneuver. Crash Data for Count_y Road B between Westerly Right Turn Access and Main Access To determine whether there are any existing safety concerns at the County Road B intersections with the westerly right turn access and the main access, and on the segment in between these two intersections, we obtained crash data for the last five years � from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The principal summary points from the crash data that pertain to comments raised by City staff regardinQ u-turn safety issues are presented next: • There was only one reported crash that involved an eastbound u-turn at the County Road B/main access intersection in the last five years. In that crash, a westbound through motorist collided with a motorist making an eastbound u-turn. The factors reported far that crash were driver inexperience (the u-turn motorist was 17 years old) and failure to yield right-of-way. • The data shows no reported crashes in the last five years at the County Road B/westerly right turn access intersection that involved a right turn movement exiting the Har Mar shopping center. • There were no segment-related crashes that occurred in the last five years on County Road B between the westerly right turn access and the main access. TRAFFIC FORECASTS FOR PROPOSED PUD FOR OUTLOT 81 Traffic forecasts were completed for the year after full completion (i.e. 2009) far the County Road B intersections with the westerly right turn access and main access. Volumes due to the proposed redevelopment of outlot 81 were added to 2009 no-build volumes (established in our November 2 traffic study report) to arrive at 2009 build volumes with just outlot 81 redeveloped. FiQure 1 shows weekday p.m. peak hour and Saturday mid-day peak hour volumes for the County Road B intersections with the westerly right turn access and the main access. ' Prior to Summer 2005. full access ��as a��ailable at the location where the �ti-esterl�� right turn access presently exists. The median openin� at that location �eas closed in summer 2005 to restrict the mo��ements to ri�ht turns only. �