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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) & 146th 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 <br />Traffic Impact Analysis I July 2023 <br />4 <br />