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iTC’f* *'W * ill® t-i.-arrj:—sr*. "1== --------------00 f 4 upgrade of a hill. The situation restricts the exiting vehicle's line ol sight due to the incline of the vehicle and may restrict acceleration during snow and ice conditions RmeigGncv Access lasues Woodhiii Road also serves as the only access point to the 11 residential homes and Woodhiil County Club for emergency vehicles This results m several safety problems unioue to Woodhiil Road • Woodhiil Road is crossed by railroad tracks which are occasionally blocked by slow- moving (10 mph) trains twice a day. eliminating any emergency response possibilities until the tram passes Trains using the railroad tracks have occasionally detailed and blocked access Any derailment can block access to the eleven homes and county ciub lor several days Emergency vehicle access to the Country Club could be cut off by an accident along Woodhiil Road The distance from CR 15 to the areas most likely to have a need lor emergency medical care or fire suppression would be difficult to reach effectively in a blocked conditmn While Woodhiil Road meets AASHTO A Policy on Geometric Design nl Higlmavs and S/reef minimum residential street guidelines ol 18 , the roadway s a dth (sections of 9 ‘ lane width) could block emergency vehicle access to the Counliy Club in a stalled vehicle situation, particularly in winter snow storage conditions Woodhiil County Club is served by Long l ake Fire Department and Ambulance, located nortt.west of the club at the intersection of TH 12 and Brown Road Emergency vehicles do not currently have any alternative access Woodhiil Awonuo Woodhiil Avenue has been a secondary access since the club was built m 1915 1917 Since 1980, the access has been used lor transportation of club ma ntenance equipment to long lake, but has not been used lor regular vehicular traliic Pedestrian and bicycle access has always been maintained GcQLWtncf Woodhiil Avenue ts approximately 075 feet m length and serves as a local public street to s<x residt'nces and the western access to the Woodh'li Country Club The roadway is generally level and straight in natu'o, with a si'ght bend in nghl-ot-way alignment approximately 200 feel (rom its eastern terminus at ir.e Woodnili County Club property line A private residential roadway to the south joms Woooi'i'l Avenue approximately 90 leel west of the Woodhiil property line For a ma;onty of ils length the roadw-ay traverses a wetland, and no driveways exist or are poss bio Woodhiil Avenue is approximately 24'9 " in w.dth throughout its length Near the intersection with Orono Orchard Road the roadway widens to 25' 2 ‘ beforr; lianng into the inleisection Woodhiil Avenue is 3 ' to 5' wider than Woodhiil Road (18 ’ 4 - 21 ■ 6 ") and approximately the same width as Orono Orchard Road (25 2 “) between CR 15 and Woodhiil Avenue Ciifra tjiiiu-i'y cf MKatUeiwv 3