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g:- -• t? <br />:.-r= <br />— Ily <br />Comparison of Accoss <br />Woodhill Road Woodnill Avenje <br />Roadway Lenpth <br />Roadway Width <br />2" <br />Number of Private Driveways <br />Existing Weekday and <br />Weekend Traffic <br />Connecting Roadway <br />Name <br />Speed <br />Daily Traffic <br />1,200 feet <br />18 ' 4 ” to 2r 6 <br />875 feet <br />24 • 9 • to 25 • <br />400 vehicles <br />500 vehicles <br />60 vehicles <br />60 vehicles <br />CR 15 <br />50mph <br />21.000 vehicles <br />Orono Orchard Road <br />30 mph <br />1.800 vehicles <br />All these factors indicate Woodhii; Avenue has snfliceni capacity and design <br />geometries to salely accommodate the anticipated iralfic wiin me CLiP <br />recommendations <br />Orono Orchard Road and Woodhill Avenue <br />As described pieviously. the propor"d intersection modifications (stop signs, stop line) <br />can produce the necessary intersection definition to allow lor sullicicnt sight distance <br />requirements and intersection capacity <br />Allemalive Soldtions to Traffic anil Safety Problem <br />The traffic design and safely problems created by the increased traffic volume and <br />speeds on CR 15 and the safety concerns at the Orono Orchard Road and Woodhill <br />Road intersections identified above can be improved by tne Woodhiii CuP amendment <br />proposal The restoration of regular vehicular traffic (sub,ect to the restrictions <br />contained in the proposal) on the dub s secondary access to Woodhill Avenue will <br />improve the Ira'Iic situation for Woodhiil members who live west and north of ttie ciub <br />and will improve conditions on CR 15 <br />There is no better method of achieving this result The placement of policemen or traffic <br />lights on CR 15 is not feas oie lor a vane’y of reasons Hennepin County would not <br />real'siicaily allow traffic signals at CR 15 and Woodhill Road, due to the low traffic <br />volumes on Woodh il Roao and delay added to CR 15 traffic Use of human personnel is <br />not feasible on a long or short term oasis for the same reason as a t'affic light In <br />addition the high speed of traffic on CH 15 creates safely concerns for both the <br />individual controlling traffic and CR 15 vehicles subject to random periods of access <br />control <br />The turn lanes built into the new CR 15 design do not solve the high speeds, limited <br />Sight distances, and ’critical gap " condition on CR 15 for the reasons discussed