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Memo mlm Doncstroo aSRotene AnderiJ(& |\|| Auod«i«t Project Name: Orono Apartments Review To: Paul Weinberger From: Bryant Reek, Tom Kellogg Re: Traffic Flow and other Issues lor the Orono Apartments Cf/ent: City of Orono F//a Wo; 139-2641 Data; 11/14/00 The proposed Orono Apartments will be located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Trunk Highway (TH) 12 with Brown Road North i.t Orono, Minnesota. No development currently exists on this site. The current site plan, dated October 17,2000, shows two buildings. One building is proposed to be an apartment complex with 70 dwelling units and would be located on the cast side of the site, next to Brown Road North. The other building is proposed to be an office building with approximately 23,200 square feet of area and would be located on the west side of the lot. Using the Institute of Transportation Engineers' trip generation rates for developments of this kind, the following table shows the estimated traffic volumes to and from the site. Time Period Office I In luilding Out Senior 1 In riousing Out Total Site In Trip Ends Out Average Weekday 130 130 120 120 250 250 AM Peak Hour 30 5 5 5 35 10 PM Peak Hour 5 30 5 5 15 35 Average Saturday 30 30 90 90 120 120 Average Sunday 10 10 95 95 105 105 As shown in the table, the site could expect about 250 vehicles in and 250 vehicles out of the site during a typical weekday according to the size and t>pe of these developments. Site Access The current site plan shows the three access drives to and from the proposed development. The first access drive connects to Brown Road North on the cast side of the lot. We would recommend aligning this site access drive, if possible, with the access to the bank and private homes on the cast side of Brown Road North, creating one four-legged intersection rather than two closely spaced ‘T* intersections. One lane in each direction on the access drive should suffice for the expected amount of traffic. From this full access driveway, motorists could continue south to the existing full access intersection of Brown Road North with TH 12. Motorists should expect delays at this intersection if this project is completed before MNDOT's realignment of TH 12. As pan of the MNDOT TH 12 project. South B. )wn Road will be realigned to bo the fourth leg of the Brown Road/TH 12 intersection. MNDOT plans include signalizing ims intersection. Boneatroo, Rosene, Andcriik and Associates 2333 West Hifhway 36-I- St. Paul. MN 33113 4- Phoae; 63I-636-4600-I- fax:631-636-1311