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INTRODUCTION <br /> Presbyterian Homes is proposing a new residential development on the +/-35-acre Lord of Life Church site <br /> in Ramsey, MN.The development would include includes 303 multifamily housing(Mid-rise)units,22 senior <br /> adult housing-single family units and 173 senior adult housing-multi-family units for a total of 498 units. <br /> The existing church will remain on site. Exhibit 1 shows the proposed project location. All exhibits are <br /> included in Appendix A. <br /> EXISTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS <br /> The proposed development is located on the northwest corner of MN-47 and CSAH 5. The following <br /> intersections will be included in the traffic capacity analysis: <br /> • MN-47 (St Francis Blvd) & Nowthen Blvd NW <br /> • MN-47 (St Francis Blvd) &Sunwood Dr NW <br /> • CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) & Dysprosium St NW <br /> • CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) & Iodine St NW <br /> • CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) & Lord of Life Church Access <br /> • CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) & 146t"Ave NW <br /> • CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) &Sunwood Dr <br /> • Sunwood Dr& Cobalt St NW <br /> The study intersection locations are shown in Exhibit 1. <br /> [EXISTING ROADWAYS <br /> The following provides a detailed description of the major surrounding roadways. <br /> MN-47 (St Francis Blvd) is a north-south, two-lane, divided highway, with a single through lane <br /> and turn lanes provided at all accesses. The MnDOT Functional Classification Map classifies MN- <br /> 47 as A-Minor Connector.The MnDOT Traffic Mapping Application reports an annual average daily <br /> traffic (AADT) of 22,000 vehicles per day (vpd) in 2019 south of CSAH 5 and 12,100 vpd in 2021 <br /> north of CSAH 5. The posted speed limit is 45 mph south of CSAH 5 and 55 mph north of CSAH <br /> 5. <br /> CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd) is a two-lane County Road with a single through lane in each direction <br /> and right turn lanes provided at all studied intersections. The highway is divided from MN-47 to <br /> Dysprosium St. The roadway runs in a southeast-northwest direction within the study area. The <br /> MnDOT Functional Classification Map Classifies CSAH 5 as A-Minor Expander.The MnDOT Traffic <br /> Mapping Application reports an AADT of 8,700 vpd in 2021, between MN-47 and Dysprosium St <br /> NW. The posted speed limit on CSAH 5 is 30 mph east of MN-47, and 50 mph to the west. <br /> Sunwood Dr NW is an east-west two-lane undivided road with one travel lane in each direction. <br /> The Anoka County 2040 Functional Classification Map classifies Sunwood Dr as a local road. The <br /> MnDOT Traffic Mapping Application reports that the AADT ranges from 730 (west of MN-47) to <br /> Haviland Fields-Ramsey, MN a <br /> Traffic Impact Analysis I July 2023 <br />