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._343 RESOLUTION 94-020 <br /> <br />Implementation of Mitigation Measure For the South Main Redevelop- <br />ment Plan <br /> <br />The realignment and widening of McFadden Avenue is a recommended <br />mitigation measure for the South Main Redevelopment Plan, as approved by <br />the Santa Aha City Council in 1982. The project is, therefore, an incremental <br />step towards implementation of the South Main Redevelopment Plan. <br /> <br />Improve Traffic Flow on Main Street <br /> <br />The realignment and widening of McFadden Avenue between Maple Street <br />and Main Street will improve traffic flow along Main Street. <br /> <br />The project will combine two arterials/arterial intersections <br />into one intersection. This combining of intersections will <br />result in an average savings of approximately 30 seconds for <br />each motorist traversing Main Street through the McFadden <br />intersections. <br /> <br />Left turning traffic on Main Street between West and East <br />McFadden is fo~-~ast to exceed the capacity of the left mm <br />pockets. This exceeclance could cause frequent blockage of <br />the through lanes on Main Street by the year 1998. Construc- <br />tion of the project will create additional turning capacity and <br />will prevent anticipated breakdown of efficient intersection <br />operations. <br /> <br />The Main Street/East McFadden Avenue intersection is antici- <br />pated to operate at unacceptable levels of service after 2005. <br />With implementation of the proposed project, the Main/ <br />McFadden intersection is projected to operate at an acceptable <br />level of service. <br /> <br />In order to provide the existing side-by-side left mm pockets <br />on Main Street required by the offset intersection, the City has <br />striped the existing through and turning lanes on Main Street <br />at less than recommended widths. For example, the existing <br />left mm lanes are nine feet wide (the recommended width is <br />a minimum of ten feet). The existing through lanes are ten <br />feet wide (the recommended width is 12 feet). Narrow lanes <br />reduce the capacity of the street and, therefore, contribute to <br />congestion. Narrow lanes also increase the potential for traffic <br />accidents. The existing and proposed typical sections on Main <br />Street are shown on Figure 2.5. The project will allow for <br />wider turning and through lanes: a 10 foot northbound left <br />mm lane, two 11 and two 13 foot through lanes. <br /> <br />_ 04/13/940: s SNA4OZ', OVERRIDE.P. FD 3 <br /> <br /> <br />