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r s.' I m TH 12 citizen’s Committee Minutes May 21,1991 Page 2 TH 12 Alternative (Expressway} TH 12 to a four-lane expressway results in tr; volumes of 36,600 m Long Lake 24 900 in Maple Plain and 20,300 in Delano. The m 'imum amount of traffic with an acce^lt level of service is about 42,800 vehicles per day for a four-lane expressway along TH 12 - so the TH 12 Expressway Alternative is an appropriate altemauve for further study. TH Alternative fFreewavl Building a four-lane freeway along TH 55 would divert about 8,140 vehicles per day (about 55%) from TH 12 west of Delano. The traffic in downtown Long Lake would be about 21,900 (which is an increase of 3,000 from 1988) and result in an unacceptable level ot se^ce (i.e. TH 12 would require expansion to four lanes). rmintv Road 11 Alternative (ExpreL..^av) Building a four-lane expressway along CR 11 and through Medina would reduce Long Lake traffic to about 14,300. Further analysis is necessary to determine if this would be an acceptable level of service without expanding TH 12. jiAuth Bypass Alternative (Exprcsswaid Building a four-lane expressway along the South Bypass corridor would reduce Long Lake traffic to about 8,100 vehicles per day, with an acceptable level of service along existing TH 12. TTiercfore, this alternative is appropriate for further study. rniintv Rftfld 6 fFxpresswavl a four-lane expressway along a CR 6 corridor in Orono would reduce traffic in Long to about 7,930 vehicles per day, with an acceptable level of service along existing TH 12. Therefore, t^ alternative is appropriate for further study. Questions from the Committee were received: J. Bems asked what effect the forecasts had on capacity of the local roadways and the need for upgrading/improvements. Hay/Dallam stated that it depends on the currem fharartr"«»^^ of the roadway (whether it may need to be widened or if traffic needs to be rerouted) - this becomes a lo^ dedsiotu V.