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, To: Planning ,Commission From: Lon Aune, Assistant Public Works Director RE: LINCOLN DRIVE EXTENSION, SUMMARY OF SEH FEASIBILITY REPORT Date: August 14, 1993 On March 8, 1993, the City Council received a petition from College Properties, Inc. requesting the construction of Lincoln Drive across the Paul's Place property. From this petition the City Council directed the consulting firm of Short, Elliott, Hendrickson to prepare a feasibility report for this project. EXISTING CONDITIONS: Currently, Lincoln Drive does not exist between Terrace Drive and Lydia Avepue. The roadway that exists between Terrace Drive and Lydia Avenue is the frontage road adjacent to Snelling Avenue. Due to the location of the frontage road'with respect to Snelling, the turning movements are limited at Lydia Avenue to right-turn only. The signalized intersection at County Road C-2 has limited stacking distance for the vehicles entering onto Snelling Avenue from the west. Along the west side of the project is county Ditch 4 that runs from Oasis Pond under Lydia Avenue. The drainage ditch was constructed with an 8' bottom and 2 to 1 side slopes. The drainage ditch passes under Lydia Avenue through an existing box culvert configuration. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: Roadway: The proposed Lincoln Drive is to be constructed as a two-lane, 36' wide, undivided roadway. A second southbound lane is proposed 'at Terrace Drive to accommodate turning movements. It is proposed to widen both the northbound and southbound lanes at County Road C-2 to accommodate turning movements, and at Lydia a second northbound lane and median is proposed to accommodate turning movements. The alignment of Lincoln Drive at Lydia would be consistent with the alignment of the existing entrance onto Lydia from the Northwestern College campus. This alignment would provide for full turning movements at that intersection.