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-.. Mr. Jay Kennedy September 18, 1997 Page 2 A second concern is the driveway location on Centre Pointe Drive at the south end side of the development. This is relatively close to Cleveland A venue and with the high peaking characteristics of an office development traffic, the intersection will be blocked occasionally. There will be a considerable amount of traffic from Building A and B which will travel to this driveway and will be delayed. The third concern relates to geometric design throughout the site plan. The entrances to Centre Pointe Drive are relatively narrow, measuring approximately 28 feet. The radii shown are very small on the parking lot side. This will make it very difficult for vehicles to enter the parking area when there are other vehicles exiting the parking areas. The widths and radii should be redesigned to provide adequate maneuvering room at the driveway at Centre Pointe Drive and at the access to the parking areas. Even with some additional width and larger radii, there is the opportunity for outbound traffic to block inbound traffic from certain maneuvers. With the voiume of traffic on Centre Pointe Dri ve, this may not be back up onto the street. There are also two areas on site which need some modification to clearly define the routes for traffic. At the north comer of Building A, the curb should be extended north vide a right angle intersection rather than to be relatively flat between the aisles on the west and north sides of the building. Similarly, there is a large open area at the northeast side of the building which is triangular in shape between the various parking areas. There should be some type of an island to define the paths of the vehicles in the area. The driveway locations on Pointe Drive are slightly different than those which were shown on the overall plan. They should be in a position to line up with driveways from Lots 8 and 7. The location of the drive into the northwest edge of the development appears to be approximately in line with the overall plan for access to Lot 8. The other location of the driveway is different from that originally shown, but the access to Lot 7 can either be lined up with this driveway or moved further to the south. We have not calculated trip generation from the development nor have we calculated the volumes anticipated at each of the entrances. It appears that the two primary entrances will be at the far south end and the northwest edge ofthe Phase IT development. The west central access to Centre Pointe Drive will have the least volume of traffic. If you have any questions regarding our comments or need any additional information, please feel free to call us. We have some rough drawings relative to trucks at loading docks, changes in the radii at the entrances and the two changes in curbs and islands within the site. Sincerely, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. ~~~ Glen Van Wormer Manager, Transportation Department sah c: Pam Maki, SEH F:IPROJECTSIROSEV\940210KENNEDY ,91 K