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Cohen asked if anyone knew tue e.cistin^ rignt*of-way for County Road 6, west of Highw-ny 101. Gerhardson replied, "The right-of-way is 6n feet. It may be more, up to 30 feet, in some placas due to dedications that occurred with recent subdivisions." Kelley asked how traffic counts are done. ,<ylander stated that traffic counts are taken in different “e said, "A counways, depending on what purpose the count has. would typically be taken every It minutes if the purpose is to find out whether or not a traffic light is needed. When a count is done for the purpose of highway design and traffic forcasting, it is usually done on an hourly basis Average, daily traffic volume counts may not be that useful because the p, oblems generally occur in the morning and afternoon rush hours. Traffic counts used to determine how long u left turn lane should be and the ta.ming of a traffic signal are based on peak periods." Kelley asked Rylander if, in his opinion, the ma^or problem fo:r Highway 12 is commuting traffic. Rylander replied, "Highway 12 does not only handle commuting but IS also a Region >il highway, with Stato—wide importance for farm-to-market traffic. It is an interstate highway from Wisconsin into the Dakotas aid carrier a higher percentage of truck and other types of through traffic. w^ien you add the commute of the p.m. peak nour to that normal through tra*"fic, in addition to local traffic, that causes the problem. Highway 12 as the extension of 1-394, :.s one of the most tjignificant farm—to—market and Regional highways in the entire Twin Cities/Metro system. If you look at a Regional map, you see that 1-35 serves the n«orth and south. 1-94 serves the east, but it angels to the northwest to serve St. Cloud and Fargo. The areas to the west aid southwest i^ really not served by an interstate. *' Kelley stated that there is Highway 1'39 to Mankato. Bellows add ad that Highways 212 and 7 ser.'e the south and southwest. Rylander said, "Those Highways serve those areas to some degree. The need tc serve tnose areas put some of the impetus on developing Highway 212." Kelley asked how miny other corridors, in addition to Highw.ay 212, will be necessary to serve the western commerce. P.vlander replied, "That is what the modeling and forecast proce.is considers. When the traffic volumes are developed, certain assumptions are made in regard to other roads that exist. It is that kind of modeling that is being done by Howard, Needles - 6 -