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b. Vehicular Mitigation Analysis <br />The above analyses indicate all study intersections are forecast to operate <br />acceptably under all scenarios, including with the addition of traffic generated by <br />the proposed addition of the Pearson Farm Development. As Charts 1 and Chart <br />2 show, the existing, no -build, and build queues stay consistent and well below <br />the standard thresholds. All 95th percentile queues remain at or below four <br />vehicles per approach at all study intersections. These results suggest that the <br />addition of the Pearson Farm Development will not adversely impact the traffic <br />operations at the study intersections. No mitigation is required at these <br />intersections to help improve capacity. <br />With the existing low speed along Alpine Drive and Puma Street, the Turn -Lane <br />Warrants published by MnDOT will not be fulfilled, as a 45 MPH minimum speed <br />limit is not present on either roadway. The 30 MPH speed limit is consistent for <br />a neighborhood street. A preliminary Turn -Lane Warrant analysis was completed <br />based on volumes alone and ignoring the 45 MPH minimum speed requirement. <br />The daily total traffic entering and exiting the site accesses based on the <br />collected turning movement counts, surrounding development trip generations, <br />and the site trip generation were estimated as follows: <br />i. Southern site access at Bunker Lake Boulevard — 970 Vehicles per day <br />ii. Center site access onto Puma Street — 920 Vehicles per day <br />iii. Northern site access onto Puma Street — 680 Vehicles per day <br />iv. Site access onto Alpine Drive — 350 Vehicles per day <br />Main Line ADTs are roughly: <br />i. Puma Street — 4,400 Vehicles per day <br />ii. Alpine Drive — 2,700 Vehicles per day <br />Based on these estimated volumes and the criteria published in Warrant 9 <br />(Vehicular Volume Warrant) from the MnDOT Access Management Manual's <br />Turn -Lane Warrants for Undivided Highways, Table 3, below, was created. This <br />table shows the estimated mainline and access volumes and the corresponding <br />MnDOT Warrant thresholds. <br />Traffic Impact Study 7 <br />Pearson Farm Residential Development <br />CONSULTING <br />