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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I Enterprise Park Traffic SOdy Anoka, Minnesota It would be desirable to provide turning lanes at the intersection. Northbound Thurston Avenue should have a left turn lane and a combined right turn and thro~gh lane. A left turn lane for westbound and southbound traffic should be provided. Thurston Avenue Internal Intersections The three intersections between the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge and ~ounty Road 116 have some operational problems. The 85 left tm-ns from Enterprise Boulevard to southbound Thurston Avenue must find a gap in over 700 northbound vehicles. This may be somewhat diBcicult, especially with an additional 500 coming southbound from County Road 116. Lund Boulevard t:-affic is not heavy, but will also fi.nd some difficulty in finding gaps on Thurston Avenue. The eastbound to nortl~ound left turns will face long delays in the p.m. peak hour, primarily because of the 441 southbound vehicles and the heavy volume of northbound and northbound left turning traffic. The McKinley Street and.:Tharston Avenue intersection will also see relatively heavy volumes of traffic. P.M. peak hour through traffic in northbound/southbound directions is over 800. This will provide little oppommi~ for any left tums or through movements on McKinley Street. Because all three intersections are relatively heavy, a four-way stop sign condition at any of the intersections may create backup because of the high proportion of traffic on Thurston Avenue. The volumes are heavy, enough that a four-way stop would "meter" traffic to the adjacent intersection. Installing a four-way stop at one location will therefore provide mixed benefits. Traffic along Thurston Avenue should routinely be monitored at the three intersections and delays should be observed and, ff necessary, measured. The looped circulation pattern may make McKinley Street the most logical intersection to provide four-way stop sig-n control at in the future. Even a traffic signal may ultimately be desirable, although the future volumes do appear somewhat Iow to justify,' the sigT~al. A westbound left turn lane would be desirable. Thurston Avenue at Highway 10 The traffic volumes forecasted on Thurston Avenue at the intersection with Highway I0 are relatively high. Major concern is the p.m. peak hour 863 southbound to eastbound left turns. This volume would necessitate a dual left mm lane. If installed, the ^-^ o gso,.oo Page7