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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, I I I I I II I. ~.cf~~LC1BQJ.LAT.JQMLeABJS1MG The amended Planned Unit Development for Northwestern CoI lege, herein submitted, contarns a number of access, circulation and parking Improvements to facilitate the proposed athletic field, life and health fitness building, dormitory and classroom addition projects now be I ng pI an'ned. A. A~~~.s_~D~LC1.r~JAl~1~D Access and circulation for the existing Northwestern CoI lege campus Is shown on Exhibit B, Existing Campus Plan. Ingress to and egress fram the campus are provided off Lydia Avenue at the south end of the site by a single one-way pair of streets with the Ingress located about 150 feet west of Snelling Avenue, In the southeast corner of the site, and the egress located In the southwest corner of the site. The central portion of the campus I s served by a sl ngl e two-I ane two-way street while the northerly end of the campus Is served by a one-way loop roadway around the perimeter of the classroom area. No significant modifications or changes In the vehlcul ar access and circulation are proposed for the central or northerly portion of the campus In conjunction with the JIlnended PUD Plan. However, the fol lowing major alterations to the vehicular access and circulation are proposed at the southerly end of the campus as shown on Exhibit A, Amended PUD Plan: 1. AI though the exl stl ng one-way I ngress near the south east corner of the site Is proposed to be retained, a new main entrance Intersecting Lydia Avenue at a right angle Is proposed about 450 feet west of Snelll ng Avenue. It will consist of two (2) entrance lanes and two (2) exit lanes separated by a wide median extending approximately 250 feet north of Lydia Avenue. At the north end of the entrance, the roadway will reconnect to the existing two (2) lane roadway which will be converted to two-way traffic flows. 2. The existing one-way egress roadway wll I be abandoned to f acl I I tate the proposed outdoor ath I etl c f leI d I ayout and wi" be repl aced by a two-I ane, two-way secondary access w h I ch w I I I I ntersect the mal n entrance roadway southeast of the proposed Life and Health Fitness Center. It will extend westerl y past the south sf de of the Center before turnl ng southerl y west of the proposed outdoor ath I etl c fields and Intersecting Lydia Avenue at a 90 degree angle approximately 60 feet east of the existing westbound exit location. The secondary access roadway wlJ I cross Rice Creek, just north of Lydl a Avenue, at the exl stl ng west exit roadway and culvert locations. -5- 8621