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Although existing traffic volumes on the major street are very heavy (1740 vph <br />during the P.M. peak hour), existing volumes on Willow Drive are currently not <br />quite heavy enough to meet any of the volume-based warrants. <br />Five new buildings are planned for construction in the intersection area south <br />of Wayzata Blvd during 1990 and 1991, prior to completion of the roadway <br />project. With allowance for the associated traffic increases on the <br />northbound Willow Drive approach, signalization of the intersection is <br />justified under the following three MMUTCD signal warrants: <br />Warrant 2 -- Interruption of Continuous Traffic (met for 13 hours) <br />Warrant 9 — Four Hour Volumes (met for 7 hours) <br />Warrant 11 -- Peak Hour Volume (met for 4 hours) <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />Location <br />T.H. 12 is a major east-west two lane (one lane in each direction) highway <br />which extends between the east and west edges of the state passing through <br />Minneapolis/St. Paul, Litchfield, Willmar, Benson, and Ortonville along the <br />route. The City of Long Lake is located on T.H. 12 approximately 15 miles <br />west of downtown Minneapolis. Willow Drive is a two lane north-south local <br />street which extends between C.R. 146 approximately 2.25 miles south of the <br />intersection and Hamel Road, approximately 3.5 miles north. The intersection <br />is located approximately 3/4 miles west of the central business district of <br />Long Lake. A section of the Hennepin County map which includes the project