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L(1JBon estroo <br /> >O[ <br /> Memo <br /> o Assodz;e5. <br /> s <br /> E.--f rsLMti;ic;, <br /> Project Name: Orono Apartments Traffic Review Client: City of Orono F <br /> To: File No: 139-98-000 <br /> From: Bryant Ficek Date: 11/07/00 <br /> Re:Traffic Flow for the Orono Apartments <br /> The proposed Orono Apartments will be located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Trunk <br /> Highway (TH) 12 with Brown Road North in Orono, Minnesota. No development currently exists on this <br /> site. The current site plan, dated October 17, 2000, shows two buildings. One building is proposed to be an <br /> apartment complex with 70 dwelling units and would be located on the east side of the site,next to Brown <br /> Road North. The other building is proposed to be an office building with approximately 23,200 square feet <br /> of area and would be located on the west side of the lot. <br /> Using the Institute of Transportation Engineers' trip generation rates for developments of this kind, the <br /> following table shows the estimated traffic volumes to and from the site. <br /> Office Building Senior Housing Total Site Trip Ends <br /> Time Period In Out In I Out In I Out <br /> Average Weekday 130 130 120 120 250 250 <br /> AM Peak Hour 30 5 5 ( 5 35 10 <br /> PM Peak Hour 5 30 5 5 15 1 35 <br /> Average Saturday 30 30 90 90 120 120 <br /> Average Sunday 10 10 95 95 105 105 <br /> As shown in the table, the site could expect about 250 vehicles in and 250 vehicles out of the site during a <br /> typical weekday according to the size and type of these developments. <br /> Site Access <br /> The current site plan shows the three access drives to and from the proposed development. The a st access <br /> drive connects to Brown Road North on the east side of the lot. We would recommend aligning this site <br /> access drive, if possible, with the access to the bank and private homes on the east side of Brown Road <br /> North, creating one four-legged intersection rather than two closely spaced 'T' intersections. One lane in <br /> each direction on the access drive should suffice for the expected amount of traffic. From this full access <br /> driveway, motorists could continue south to the existing f 'I access intersection of Brown Road North with <br /> TH 12. Motorists should expect delays at this intersection of Brown Road North and TH 12 due to the <br /> traffic volumes on TH 12. We would not recommend a signal at this TH 12 intersection since other nearby • <br /> intersections in both directions on TH 12 have existing signals. The current geometries at this TH 12 <br /> intersection are also adequate for the expected amount of traffic. <br /> • <br /> 6cnestrao, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates <br /> 2335 West High•.v2y 36 ± St. Paul, MN 55113 ± Phone: 651-636-4600+ Fax: 651-636-I311 <br />