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WoodHiii Avenue was substantially improved m 1980 when tne Woodhiii Ridge aevetopment was built Woodhiii Avenue was wdoned from a '20 fool graded and 16 foot bituminous surface ' (l9B7Bonestroo Roseno Repon on Woodhiii Avenue Street Improvement^ to 25 ‘ in width and an asphalt base Traflic Volumes Woodhiii Avenue serves approximately 60 vehicles a day (based on national averages of 10 tnps/househotd) The City of Orono performed a traffic count o.i December 12. 1998. indicating an ADT of 47 vehicles, confirming the genera! traffic vo'umes on the roadway Hennepm County traffic mapping moicates Orono Orchard Road has a traffic volume of approximately 1800 vehicles a day Intersection with Orono Orchard Road The *T * inter*ectionisstop-signcon:roilertfor Woodhiii Avenue only The stop sign is located on the felt side of the approach to enhance is v s b'lity to approaching vehicles To conform to h/anual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTCD) guidelines. Woodhiii‘s CUP amendment recommends a second stop sign on the nght s de of the roadway Orono Orchard Road is signed lor 30 mph and follows a generally curving alignment Orono Orchard Road is 25 2 " wide south o' the inip'cecticn. widens to 40 3 " north of the intersection, and located on a 66 loot of right-of-way To the north of the intersection, there is a clear distance of approximatc'y 400 feet and to the south there is a dear distance of approximately 200 feet The 200 feet can be enhanced to 300 feet by removing five feet of overgrown vegetation m the public right- of-way These distances are withm the required stopping s>ght distance as contained m the Policy on Gaometric Design of Highway and Street published by the Amencan Association of Stale Highway and Transportation Officials for 30 mph and roadways with a 5% downgrade To produce conservative estimates, the calculated distances assume a wet roadway surface and a vehtcie with worn tires The slopping sight distance allows a vehicle on Orono Orchard Road to stop prior to Woodhiii Avenue County Road 15 OR 15 serves as the area s primary east/west roadway and connects communities along the north shore of Lake Minnetonka and further west to TH 12,1-394 and the Twm Cities to the east The speed limit is 50 mph at Woodhiii Road Geameincs The roadway is presently under construction, and will be expanded from a two-lane roadway to a two-lane plus two-way center turnmg lane roadway. In the westbound direction, nght-turn lanes will be added at Woodhi:i Road. Russel Avenue, and Orono Orc hard Road Following construction, the roadway will be signed for 50 mph at Woodhiii Road and transition to 35 mph at Orono Orchard Road Traffic Volumes Average daily traffic volumes on CH ib 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 growth rale of approximately 3% a year Over a Oantury of Bnati^arUisi eaeaUeaoe