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WoodhiU mornd Geometries Woodhiti Road is a local residential roadway connecting Wood^lU Cojniry Club and CR 15 over a d'Siance ol approximately 1200 Icct WoodMiii Road serves e'even losideniial homes and is me mam entrance to me Woodr>ii' Country Club i r« road*av 15 paved, curvilinear in nature, with a width varying Irorr. 18 ‘ 4 ' t o 21'6 Tialtic Voiuncs Woodhiil Road trallic volume counts were taken by the C-ty of Orono on Friday September 25th through Sunday September 27**’. Tuesday Scpiember 29*’ through Wednusday September 30*. and Thui^sdoy October 1“ through Friday October 1998 1 he trallic counts indicate an average weekday tratlic volume ot 20 to 40 vehicles per hour on the roadway During the weekend. traMic averages around 25 voliicies 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 30-0 30PM) used the roadway This increase m traffic correlated to a weddmg reception being held at the club We have been informed that the dub s 1999 socmi event calendar indicates this type of event will occur approximately 15 times betvioon May 1 and September 30 The club ‘ s bylaws place unusual limitations on usage for business and cvic purposes Business and political entertaining is prohib ted and cvic and non-profit functions require executive committee approval Policy »1 purposes The Club prohibits the use of its facilities tor commercial or political Policy 02 . With prior approval of the Executive Committee, a civic or non profit organisation may on occasion use the Club tacihtios for social purposes it sponsored by a Family Member Even including these higher usage periods, average weekday traffic on Wooclmii Road was approximately 400 vehicles, and average weekend traffic was approximately 500 vehicles this number will be gre.«'iy reduced dunng the wmte' months of October through Apni. with the club being closed m March Intersection with CR 15 Woodhiil Road s intersection with CR 15 is located on a generally levei segmeit of CR 15 Hennepin County is in me process ol upgrading CR 15 Irom a two-iane roadway to a two-lane roadway w4h a two-way center left-turn larie and ngnt-tuming lanes at driveways and roadways In addition to the widening. CR 15 is being redesigned with super elevation around the Slight curve near Woodhi’t Road (source Hennepm County DPW) As a result. Woodhiil Road Is being raised by approximately one foot Because of me adjacent crossing of the railroad tracks, which fixes the roadway elevation, the combination ol widening and raising CR IS increases the slope of Woodhiil Road a: its approach to CR 15 This creates the non-optimum situation where the vehicle must wait tor a gap m traffic on the Ov»r o Doalurjf 0/