Haviland Fields Environmental Assessment Worksheet

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Based on the Existing Year (2023) capacity analysis, the study intersections are anticipated to operate at LOS B or better in the morning and C or better at the evening peak hour. The SimTraffic reports are provided in Appendix D. All 95th percentile queues are anticipated to remain within their respective storage bays. All individual movements are anticipated to operate at LOS D or better, except for the following: During the morning peak hours, the northbound through movement of MN-47 operates at LOS E. This is likely due to the signal timing favoring the southbound through/left movement which sees around four times as much traffic at this time. At the same intersection, the westbound left and through movements are also operating at LOS E in the PM peak hours. Finally, the eastbound left and southbound left intersections operate at LOS E in the Sunday peak, these movements are low volume and are not anticipated to have queuing issues. All movements at stop -controlled intersections operate at LOS D or better except the eastbound left movement at CSAH 5 & Iodine St which operates at LOS E. Queues for the movement are minimal and delays are expected for minor side street movements along a corridor like CSAH 5. OPENING YEAR (2027) NO -BUILD CONDITIONS A capacity analysis was performed for Opening Year (2027) No -Build conditions in order to develop baseline operating conditions for the opening year. The analysis was performed using Synchro/SimTraffic. The three site accesses were modeled with the existing geometry and intersection control. The four study intersections were also modeled with the existing geometry and intersection control. The traffic volumes are provided in Exhibit 4. The results of the analysis are provided in Table 4. Haviland Fields - Ramsey, MN Traffic Impact Analysis I July 2023 12