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■::S Woodhill Avenue was substantially irnprovecJ in 1988 when the VVoodhill Ridge development was built Woodhill Avenue was widened <rom a '20 foot graded and 16 fool bituminous surface " (1987BonesUoo Rosene Report on Woodhill Avenue Street Improvement) to 25 ’ in width and an asphalt base Traffic Volumes Woodhill Avenue serves approximately 60 vehicles a oay (based on national averages of 10 trips/household) The City of Orono performed a traffic count on Decemoer 12 1998. indicating an ADT of n? vehicles, confirm ng the general traffic vo'umes on the roadway Hennepin County traffic mapping indicates Orono Orchard Road has a traffic volume of approximately 1800 vehicles a day Intersection with Orono Orchard Road The ‘T ■■ intersection is slop-sign controlled for Woodhill Avenue only The stop sign is located on the left side of the aporoach to enhance .ts visibility to approaching vehicles To conform to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTCD) guidel nes Woodhill' s CUP amendment recommends a second stop sign on the right s de of the roadway Orono Orchard Road is s ned for 30 mpfi and follows a generally curving alignment Orono Orchard Road is 25 2 " wide south of the intersection, widens to 'tO 3 ' north of the intersection, and located on a 66 foot of right-of-way To the north of the intersection there is a clear distance of approxiT.ately 400 feet and to the south there is a clear distance of approximately 200 feet The 200 feel can oe enhanced to 300 feel by removing live feet of overgrown vegotaticn in the puD'ic. right- of-way These J stances are wiltun the requ red stopping signi distance as contained m the Policy on Geometric Design of Highway end Street published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for 30 mph and roadways with a 5% downgrade To produce conservative estimates, the calculated distances assum.e a wet roaoway surface arid a vehicle w.th worn tires Ttie stopping s ghl distance allows a vehicle on Orono Orchard Roao to slop pner to Woodhill Avenue Count if Road IS CR 15 serves as the area s primary esntWvest roadway and connects communities along the north shore of Lake tytmnetonka and further west to TH 12.1-394 and the Twm Cities to the east The speed nmit is 50 mph at Woodfuii Roao Geomet'ics The roaoway is presently under construction, and will be expanded from a two-iano roadway to a two-lane pius two way center turning lane roadway In the westbound d rection. right-tum lanes will be added at Woodhill Road Russel Avenue, and Orono Orchard Road Following construction, the roadway will be signed for 50 rripli at Woodhill Road and transition to 35 mph at Orono Orchard Road Traffic Volumes Average daily traffic volumes on CR 15 have increased from 13 000 vehicles in 1978 to approximately 21.000 vehicles in 1998. an increase of 60% in traffic over the last 20 years or a g'owth rate of approximately 3% a year C¥tr h Ctffitwry €>/ JSkecitcmsr