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The second scenario indicates a standard event day. These events are expected to attract between 2,500 and 8,000 visitors (requiring use of both parking lots on the north side of the site) and can occur on both weekdays or weekends. On weekdays the events would roughly take place from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Weekend events of this size will vary in start and end times depending upon the exact type of event. These types of events could occur up to 24 times per year or more. Finally, the third scenario indicates that a major event day and could attract upwards of 19,999 attendees. These larger major event days would likely only occur one to three times a year and would take place on weekends. The major event days would be a full day event starting around 9:00 AM and ending around 7:00 PM. 3. Analysis of Existing Day to Day Conditions a. Roadway Network Characteristics Trunk Highway 169 (TH 169) is a four -lane principle arterial roadway with turn lanes supplied at intersections. The roadway provides access to Interstate 94 to the south and is the main north -south arterial providing for regional movements in this area. The posted speed limit is 65 mph. Sherburne County State Aid Highway 33 (CSAH 33), also known as 205th Avenue is a two-lane, east west corridor, providing access between Twin Lakes Road/Jarvis Street and Proctor Road. Turn lanes are provided at the two ramp intersections with the TH 169 interchange. The posted speed limit is 55 mph. 217th Avenue is a two-lane dirt roadway that provides access to the expanded ERX parking facilities used during events. MSAS 123, also known as 221St Avenue, is a two-lane, east -west corridor providing access between TH 169 and CSAH 1. The posted speed limit is 45 mph. All existing site access and study intersections operate as side -street stop controlled intersections. All side street to TH 169 intersections are stop controlled with TH 169 traffic able to proceed without stopping. The TH 169 ramps to CSAH 33 are under stop control with CSAH 33 traffic able to proceed without stopping. Figure 4 in Appendix A shows the study intersection's lane configurations. b. Traffic Volumes Intersection video was collected at each study intersection under normal weekday and weekend conditions in September 2016 when there was clear weather. Using these videos, 24-hour turning movement counts were collected at the study intersections on a typical Thursday and Saturday without events at the site. Based on these counts, the weekday PM peak hour is 5:15 to 6:15 PM and the Saturday peak hour is 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM. As would be expected, the Traffic Management Plan 3 Elk River Extreme Motor Park