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connection between County Road 116 and Nowthen Blvd. is physically in place (Dysprosium Street N'vV) but has been dowrtgraded to discourage throu§h Enb~-prise Park is begkming to develop with some indus~'y inplace, o~ in various stages of developmer~ and the remainder s~ open. A circulation pa~--n.has been set up through the planning relying heavily upon the Thurston Avenue access. Al~arnate access is available ordy with th~ extension of McKinley S~reet east ~o Highway 47. Figure 3 is a sketch plan of Enterprise Parle A number of questions need to be addressed as the development continues. A maior concern is the ability of Thttrston Avenue to safely and efficiently carry all of the traffic generated within Enterprise Park and the through traffic generated in Ramsey. Secondary concerns relate to the traffic controls at the various imter~-=cfions wi~in Ente~rise Park and at the Highway 10 and North Frontage Road intersections. Finally, there is concern over cut-through traffc in the residential area to the east. I I I ! I There have also been a number of considerations for redistributing 'traffic from Higl{way 47 to diminish the volumes on Ferry.Street in Anoka. One possibility is to have a more directional connection between Highway 47 and Thurston Avenue using County Road 116~ To answer these questions and provide more information regarding the overall impacts and potential of Enterprise Park and Th~irston Avenue, a full traffic s~udy was made. Anticipated Development Some development has already taken place, such as Lurid Indus,'les. Others have made commitments and are in the process of developing a parcel within the park. Others have expressed interest or have made tentative commitments to develop. Information from these users and prospective users was obtained and their land use and building size utilized to determine traffic generation. TI'ds was checked wherever possible against the number of employees anticipated in current developments. Because many of the industries anticipated ~ture expansion,' the ultimate build out was also considered. Table A1 and Figure A-1 in the Appendix show the Enterprise Park prospect data, including the user's address and information on building size and employees. This information was obtained from the Community Development Department of the City of Anoka. Enterprise Park Traffic Study A-ANOKA9501.00 I I ! I I I ! I Anoka, Minnesota Page 2