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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Discus of Roseville, Inc. is proposing a Fuddruckers Restaurant on a site located just west of Snelling Avenue between County Road 82 and County Road C. The principal access to the site is from Snelling Avenue via an inter- section of the frontage road and Snelling Avenue. The current alignment of the frontage road along Snelling Avenue results in several safety and operational problems at the intersection with Snelling Avenue. Right -turns from the frontage road to southbound Snelling Avenue must make a 180 degree turn which increases the amount of time needed to safely complete this manuever. The angle of approach also reduces the dri- vers ability for judging adequate gaps in Snelling Avenue traffic. In the winter, snow in the median between the frontage road and Snelling Avenue further reduces the visibility and sight distances on Snelling Avenue and often spills over on to the frontage road reducing the width of the fron- tage road. The average daily traffic (ADT) on Snelling Avenue is 27,600. The ADT on the frontage road is approximately 2,700. The traffic on Snelling Avenue peaks between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. The traffic on the frontage road also peaks between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM with a second peak between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM related to the Knights of Columbus bingo sessions. Based on the current traffic volumes on Snelling Avenue and the frontage road the greatest vehicle delays at this intersection would occur between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. A vehicle delay study conducted during this period indicated that the average vehicle delay on the frontage road in the PM peak hour is about 12 seconds and the maximum queue length was four vehicles. Gaps are created in the southbound Snelling Avenue traffic flow by a signal at County Road C. Based on observations of the gaps in traffic on Snelling Avenue it was estimated that the outbound capacity on the frontage road is approximately 240 vehicles per hour. The current PM peak hour outbound volume is about 100 vehicles per hour. The proposed restaurant would generate approximately 1,070 daily vehicle trips on a peak weekday (Friday). However, the peak hours for the restaurant are between noon and 1:00 PM and between 6:00 and 7:00 PM when volumes on Snelling Avenue are lower. During the PM peak hour on Snelling Avenue the restaurant would add approximately 10 outbound trips to the frontage road. In comparison a 24,000 square foot office building (an alternative use on this site) would generate approximately 60 outbound vehicle trips in the PM peak hour. Based on an analysis of the projected volumes it was concluded that the proposed restaurant would have no significant affect on the safety or level of service at this intersection if changes in the alignment of the frontage road were made to improve the intersection geometrics. The proposed align- ment is shown in Figure 6 at the end of this report.