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Elk. = FA River Gravel Mmmgmn Area Plm River` Utilities Utilities are not immediately available to Phase 2 or 3, and significant investment, either public or private, will be needed to serve this phase. Additional capacity will be needed for the wastewater treatment plant, as well as the trunk lines to serve that plant. Several more wells and water towers will be needed, and detailed projections will be needed to determine the number and amount of such upgrades. From a utility standpoint, Phase 2 and 3 could be planned for concurrent through a detailed Utility Study. Transportation With the second phase of development, the City should preserve any right of way it was unable to obtain during Phase 1 in order to limit additional costs to the City, County or State. In terms of development, it is expected that the more northern areas will develop which will put increasing traffic pressure on 221st Avenue, US 169, Proctor Road and needed backage roadways on the east side of US 169. In addition, it is anticipated that CSAH 33 will be expected to have additional traffic demands due to background growth and development that was not completed in Phase 1. The following improvements are expected to be needed by the end of Phase 2: • Convert CSAH 33 to a six-lane, divided roadway from Proctor Road through the CSAH 33 interchange • Upgrading the interchange at CSAH 33 to accommodate six lanes. • Construct an interchange at 221st Avenue. • Construct 221st Avenue east of the new interchange. It should be constructed as a four-lane, divided roadway to at least the backage road connection. • Construct eastern backage road as a three-lane roadway to CR 121. It may be that the roadway is widened enough to accommodate the eventual four-lane divided facility but is striped as a three-lane roadway. • CR 121 from the new frontage road connection to CSAH 33 should be upgraded to a three-lane facility. It may be that the roadway is widened enough to accommodate the eventual four-lane divided facility but is striped as a three-lane roadway. The City will need to monitor Proctor Road north of CSAH 33. As traffic volumes approach 18,000 daily trips, congestion and safety may indicate the need to widen the roadway to four lanes. The county and the city should continue to monitor the development situation—the timing of development and funding availability for some of the improvements may dictate that additional capacity should be constructed (four-lanes on Proctor, CR 121 and eastern backage road) at the time the other improvements are made. Phase 3 The remaining portion of the gravel mining study area is shown in Phase 3. Most of this area will not be readily for develop for at least 15 years (post 2040) and does not have access to utilities. However, this 53