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Alternative Strategies to Achieve the Vision <br /> <br />Alternative,- Expand to a Freeway <br /> <br />Diamond ~, c~ ~ R~.~ ~-- <br /> <br />Alt. Strategies to Achieve the Vision <br /> <br /> Elk Rive r 2025 <br /> 4-la ne Freeway <br />Elk River (84,000 A DT) <br /> 61 mph <br /> <br /> (32,400 Al <br /> 37 mpa <br /> <br />Elk River 2025 -- <br /> 6-lane <br /> (84,000 A DT) <br /> 34 m ph <br /> <br /> Elk River 2025 <br /> 4-lane <br /> (84,000 ADT) <br /> 9 mph <br /> <br />· An expanded signalized <br />expressway would fail to satisfy <br />the visions of improved safety, <br />improved speed, and improved <br />local traffic operations. <br /> <br />· Peak-hour speeds would not be <br />improved and signalized <br />intersections would continue to <br />fail (ddvers waiting through <br />cycles). <br /> <br />· The desired performance simply <br />cannot be achieved by expanding <br />the highway while leaving the <br />signals in place (p. 4-4). <br /> <br />· A four-lane freeway would <br />accommodate future volumes <br />while improving speeds <br /> <br /> <br />