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1. Introduction <br />a. Proposed Development <br />Riverstone Development, LLC and Capstone Homes, Inc are proposing the Riverstone <br />South Residential development located South of Highway 10, between Bowers Drive <br />and Llama Street in Ramsey, MN. Following are key attributes of the proposed <br />development: <br />i. Access to the site will be provided via a Riverdale Drive extension stretching <br />from Llama Street to Bowers Drive. This new roadway extension will provide <br />two accesses for development traffic. As a part of this roadway extension, the <br />existing intersection of Highway 10/Bowers Drive is proposed to be shifted <br />east to become Highwayl0/Riverdale Drive. Bowers Drive will intersect this <br />new Riverdale Drive extension south of the new connection with Highway 10. <br />The most up-to-date concept plan is shown in the Appendix. <br />ii. The proposed development will include 78 detached townhomes and 165 <br />single-family homes. <br />iii. For this report, the development is expected to be fully occupied by 2022. <br />iv. The site is currently zoned R-2: Medium -Density Residential. <br />b. Purpose of Study <br />The purpose of this study is to determine the traffic impacts associated with the <br />build -out of the proposed development in two target years. The traffic impacts are <br />studied on the roads and intersections where potential impacts are anticipated and <br />improvements are recommended where mitigation is needed. For those not familiar <br />with the general concepts and terms associated with traffic engineering, The <br />Language of Traffic Engineering guide is included in the Appendix. <br />c. Study Objectives <br />The objectives of this study are: <br />i. Document how the study intersections and roadways currently operate. <br />ii. Forecast the amount of traffic expected to be generated by the proposed <br />development. <br />iii. Determine how the study intersections and roadways will operate in the 2022 <br />and 2040 target year scenarios with and without the proposed development. <br />iv. Recommend appropriate mitigation measures if poor operations are <br />identified. <br />The roadways corridors studied in this document include those surrounding the <br />proposed site, which are: <br />i. Highway 10 (Hwy 10) <br />ii. Bowers Drive <br />iii. Llama Street <br />iv. Armstrong Boulevard <br />Traffic Impact Study 1 <br />Riverstone South Development <br />441, SOLUTIONS <br />