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Cost: · Construction · Clearing & Grubbing · Work on Connection · Land Acquisition $57,500 $ 7,000 $ 0 $75,000 $139,500 Recommendation: It would be preferable to access this park with a connection to Trunk Highway 47. It will significantly impact the local street system without it, especially if the more active use of the park such as ball fields is explored. Staff recommendation would be to have at least two accesses to the park and preferably three for better emergency vehicle access and. onsite circulation. The first two accesses to the site should come from Access Numbers #1 &#2. Access Number #1 would provide access to the park from the residential neighborhood fi'om the west and this access, if used in conjunction with Access Number #2, would be used only by the residential homes in the area. Access Number (42 is the most preferable access of ali those explored. It is the most complete in terms of traffic patterns, has the least impact to the residential street system, is the safest regarding sight distance, and is the least' costly of the two Highway 47 options as far as work within Highway 47. According to the Trunk Highxvay 47 Access and Corridor Study, the intersection of 164th Lane NW and T.H. 47 could become a controlled intersection by the year 2010. Access Number #3 should not be used as it would create safety concerns created by illegal let't turns even though it would impact the least amount of residentiaI lots. If it was to be used, a substantial amount of work would be required within the T.H. 47 corridor to eliminate the left turning vehicles. Also since the right-in/fight-out restriction would be safer, it would not allow access to the park from the south without traveling on the residential street system. Access Number #4 could definitely help alleviate congestion of the neighborhood to the west and would result in the most preferable configuration if used with Access Numbers #1 & #2. As most of the ball fields may be located near the southern part of the park, a south access would be preferable, but due to the cost and environmental impacts should only be considered for better on-site circulation and traffic dispersion when the ball fields are developed. L:\users\City Shared FilekEngineering\lvlise. ProjectskEImcrest Park Access.doc I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I