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• s The Figures show that with the Fuddruckerts Restaurant the peak hours on the frontage road will be between noon and 1:00 PM and between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. The traffic volumes -on Snelling Avenue are significantly lower during these time periods. DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF SITE GENERATED TRIPS The directional orientation on Snelling Avenue of site generated trips is expected to be similar to the existing directional orientation of traffic on the frontage road. There are only two directions of approach to the sire; either from the south on Snelling Avenue or from the north on Snelling Avenue. Turning movement counts at the intersection of the fron- tage road and Snelling Avenue indicate that the current directional orien- tation of frontage road traffic is approximately 70 percent to the south and 30 percent to the north. TRAFFIC IMPACTS The potential traffic impacts of the development are limited primarily to the frontage where the site has access and at the intersection of the fron- tage road and Snelling Avenue. Although it Is possible to get to the site from Fairview Avenue via Oakcrest Avenue this route is not obvious and It is expected that only local residents who are familiar with the area would use Oakcrest Avenue. Because the site generated traffic is insignificant compared to the volumes on Snelling Avenue, once the traffic is on Snelling Avenue there is no noticeable Impact. Existing traffic volumes on the frontage road are low enough (approximately 2,700 vehicles a day) that there would be no traffic -related problems with the access from the site to the frontage road. Therefore, the only intersection where potential traffic problems may exist are at the "T't Intersection of the frontage road with Snelling Avenue. This intersection is not signalized and there are significant volumes on Snelling Avenue. Outbound traffic on the frontage road can either turn right to go south on Snelling Avenue (which is about 70 percent of the out- bound traffic) or make a left turn to go north on Snelling Avenue (about 30 percent of the outbound traffic). Inbound traffic will either make a right turn from southbound Snelling Avenue or a left turn from northbound Snelling Avenue. There is currently a left turn lane on northbound Snelling Avenue which allows left turns Into the frontage road to stop without affecting thru traffic on northbound Snelling Avenue. The'right- turn in from southbound Snelling also does not have any major affect on thru traffic because the eight foot paved shoulder on Snelling Avenue Is often used as a right -turn lane. Nort) of this Intersection there Is signalized intersection at County Road C and Snelling Avenue. South of the intersection on Snelling Avenue there Is an interchange at County Road B2 and at TH 36. The next signalized intersection to the south on Snelling Avenue IS at County Road B.