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m -3 Woodhill Road (isometrics Woodhill Road is a local residential roadway connecting Woodhill Country Club and CR 15 over a distance ol approximately 1200 feet Woodhill Road serves eleven lesidentidl homes and is the mam entrar>ce to the Woodhill Country Club The roadway is paved, curvilinear in nature wth a width varying from 18 4" t o 21 ' 6 " TraMic Volumes Woodhill Road traffic volume counts were taken by the City of Orono on Friday September 25th thmugh Sunday September 27"'. Tuesday September 29’"' thrc-gh Wednesday September ao'”, and Thursday October 1“ through Friday October 2''^, 1998 The traffic counts indicate an average weekday traffic volume of 20 to 40 vehicles per hour on the roadway During the weekend, traffic averages around 25 vehicles per hour The exceptions were a short spike on Thursday night when 160 vehicles used the roadway m one hour (6 00-7 00PM). and on Saturday night when 65 vehicles in one hour (7 30-8 30PM) useo the roadway This increase in traMic correlated to a wedding reception being held at the club We have been informed that tne club s 1999 social event calendar indicates this type of event will occur approximatelv 15 times between May 1 and September 30 The club s bylaws oiaco unusual limitations on usage for business and c vic purposes Business and political entertaining is prohibited and civic and r.on-prolit functions require executive committee approval Policy 01 . The Club prohibits the use ol its laciUhes lot commercial or political purposes. Policy 02 With prior approval ol the Executive Commi'tee. a civic or non-profit organization may on occasion use the Club laciiiiies lor social purposes if sponsored by a Family Member Even including these higher usage periods, average weekday traffic on Woodmil Road was approximately 400 vehicles, and average weekend traffic was approximately 500 vehicles This number will be greatly reduced during the wintei months of Ocicber through April, with the club being closed in March Intersection wth CR 15 Woodhill Road s intersection with CR ib is located on a generally level segment of CR 15 Hennepin County is in the process of upgrading CR 15 from a two-lane roadway to a two-lane roadway with a two way center left-turn lane and right-turning lanes at driveways and roadways In addition to the widening CR 15 iS being redesigned witfi sufier-eievation around the slight curve near Woodhill Road (source Hennepm County DRW) As a 'osult Woodhill Road IS be.ng raised by approx.mateiy one loot Because of tr c ad)acent c'ossmg of the railroad tracks, which fixes the roadway elevation, the comptnai on of widening ana raising CR 15 increases the slope ol Woodhill Road at its apprciach to CR t5 Tins creates the non-optimum situation where the vehicle must wait lor a gap m traf* c on the Ov0' a Canrury af Snfi.tai rtiif Sjraailatief