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Table 2 <br />2001 Traffic Volumes <br />Segment <br />Location <br />Average Daily <br />Traffic <br />Volumes <br />Percent <br />Peak Hour <br />Peak <br />Directional Split <br />A <br />West of 6th Ave. <br />16,040 <br />10.0 <br />50/50 <br />B <br />West of Magnesium St. <br />7,302 <br />10.3 <br />54/46 <br />D <br />East of County Road 56 <br />(Ramsey Blvd.) <br />3,952 <br />11.1 <br />64/36 <br />Source: SRF Consulting Group, November 2001. <br />Based on a review of current and historic volume data, the following trends were identified: <br />■ Heaviest volumes are clustered near commercial nodes and near the high school. <br />• Volume growth between 1996 and 2000 was over 50 percent for most of the corridor. <br />■ Traffic volumes continued to increase in 2001. <br />• Traffic volumes are more directional in western portion of the study area versus the eastern <br />end. <br />Traffic Types <br />Vehicle classification data was collected along with volume data along County Road 116 in both <br />directions east of County Road 56 (Ramsey Boulevard) and for westbound traffic west of <br />CSAH 7 (7th Avenue). Based on this data, it was determined that 94 percent of the vehicles on <br />CR 116 are two axle passenger cars or trucks, five percent were buses or single unit trucks and <br />one percent were semis or other large trucks with trailers. These percentages were used in <br />analyzing the operations for CR116. The type of vehicles can have an impact on the facilities <br />operations. Roadways that carry a large number of trucks with multiple stops can experience <br />reduced speeds due to slower acceleration and deceleration capabilities. In addition, large trucks <br />also have a greater impact on the condition of the roadway (use larger percentage of <br />pavement life). <br />Traffic Operations <br />Daily volumes reported on the traffic flow maps can be used to approximate operational <br />problems based on daily segment capacities. SRF Consulting Group collected a.m. and p.m. <br />peak hour turning movement counts in November 2001 at all of the identified intersections, with <br />the exception of County Road 116 at CSAH 57 (Sunfish Lake Boulevard) and Dysprosium <br />Street/Thurston Avenue. The turning movement counts for these two intersections were <br />collected by Anoka County in August 2001. A traffic operations analysis was then conducted for <br />the a.m. and p.m. peak hours at six key intersections as identified below. The signalized <br />intersections were analyzed using Synchro/SimTraffic, a traffic operations model; and the <br />unsignalized intersections were analyzed using Highway Capacity Software. <br />SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 7 - February 2004 <br />