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<br />EXISTING TRAFFIC SITUATION
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<br />The existing traffic situation serves as a basis for analyzing the traffic
<br />impacts of future development. Table 1 summarizes the past, present and
<br />future average dally traffic volumes on the adjacent street system.
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<br />TABLE 1
<br />TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON EXISTING SYSTEM
<br />
<br />ROADWAY
<br />
<br />1977 ADT
<br />
<br />1979 ACT
<br />
<br />2000 ,..oT
<br />
<br />TH 36 Between:
<br />Falrvlew-Snel ling
<br />Snel I Ing-Haml ine
<br />
<br />37,600
<br />44,300
<br />
<br />49,900
<br />45,200
<br />
<br />43,000
<br />49,000
<br />
<br />SNELLING AVENUE Between:
<br />TH 36 - CR B-2
<br />CR B-2 - CR C
<br />
<br />26,600
<br />25,400
<br />
<br />35,000
<br />
<br />29,700
<br />
<br />COUNTY ROAD B-2 Between:
<br />Fairview-Snel ling
<br />Sne I I i ng-Hi3m line
<br />
<br />7,350
<br />6,700
<br />
<br />8,200
<br />6,375
<br />
<br />14,000
<br />10,000
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<br />HAMLINE AVENUE Between:
<br />TH 36 - CR 8-2
<br />CR 8-2 - CR C
<br />
<br />9,825
<br />8,950
<br />
<br />10,000
<br />9,150
<br />
<br />11,000
<br />10,000
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<br />Source: Ramsey County Traffic Flow Maps, 1977, 1979, 2000.
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<br />County Road 8-2 between Snel ling Avenue and Hamling Avenue is the roadway
<br />segment on which the entrance to the Waters Edge development IS located.
<br />In June, 1979, the volume of traffic on tha,. segment was 6,375 vehicles per
<br />day. Since thot count was tak~n a major addition to the Rosedale Shopping
<br />Center, a Montgomery Wards store opened on August 1, 1979. Additional
<br />traffic counts were taken on County Road B-2 to update the traffic volumes
<br />presently found on this section of roadw~y, and are shown In Table 2.
<br />Traffic has Increased 33% to a present vol~me of 8,500 vehicles per day.
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<br />TABLE 2
<br />CURRENT TRAFF I C VOLUMES, 80'JNTY ROAD 8-2
<br />
<br />ADT Peak Hour
<br />
<br />3,720
<br />4,780
<br />8,500
<br />
<br />325
<br />560
<br />,'385
<br />
<br />Westbound Traffic
<br />Eastbound Traffic
<br />Total Volume
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<br />Source: Bather-Ringrose-Wolsfeld-Jarvis-Gardner, Inc., SepteMb~;, 1980.
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