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1 r I 1 l J 1 . j I ,~.. ~ f ,\ 152-0901.dec TH 169. The remaining four lanes will provide two left turns for eastbound School Street, a thru lane, and a right turn lane. At the intersection of School Street and Freeport A venue, as shown on the exhibit, westbound School Street will have a left turn lane onto Freeport, a free right turn lane movement to northbound Freeport, and two thru lanes. Eastbound School Street will have a left turn lane, a thru lane, and a thru/right turn lane. Along this entire stretch, there will be a raised concrete median. This stretch of 6-lane roadway would be approximately 84-86 feet wide. Northbound Freeport A venue at School Street will have a right turn lane and a thru/left turn lane. The reason for this is on the north side of the intersection the right turn from westbound School Street to northbound Freeport A venue has a protected lane and will continue as a free turning movement, thus greatly reducing the concerns of stacking between Freeport and TH 169 on School Street.. Research was done on the available right-of-way on this stretch of School Street. It was determined that the south half of School Street adjacent to the Elk River Mall has a right-of-way width of 70 feet and the north half of School Street adjacent to the School District property has a right-of-way width of 33 feet, for a total right-of-way width of 103 feet in this area. As shown by the exhibit, this eliminates any need for right-of-way acquisition on the south side of the road, with the exception of the west end adjacent to Lot 1, Block 3, of North Terrace Addition, where the widened School Street section is tapered back to a future four lane School Street. On the north side, there will be a need for additional right-of-way adjacent to the widened School Street section of approximately 30 feet. 6. Re-analyze the traffic flow to the site from both west Highway 10 and the northwest area of the County, specifically looking at the amount of traffic that would utilize either School Street or Highland A venue to access the site from the west. The method of trip distribution used in this most recent analysis accounts for locally generated as well as diverted link trips from Highway 10 and the northwest. It takes advantage of travel patterns to and from existing retail developments nearby. As shown on Exhibit 1, 847 p. m. peak hour trips are anticipated on School Street west of Jackson Avenue and 218 trips are anticipated on Highland A venue after development. Both of these facilities are capable of carrying the incurred traffic. Beyond School Street and Highland A venue, the increased traffic due to the development is insignificant relative to the facilities' ability to carry it; therefore, it is not shown on Exhibit 1. -5- 230-152.10