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Executive Summary <br /> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -► <br /> Backqround: <br /> In 2017, Highway 371 underwent an expansion to a four-lane section from Nisswa to the south <br /> side of Jenkins. As a part of this, the highway was re-routed through the City of Pequot Lakes. <br /> Before the expansion, Highway 371 ran along Patriot Avenue. Now Highway 371 has an <br /> interchange located east of the downtown Pequot Lakes area. With this change, traffic patterns <br /> in the City of Pequot Lakes have changed. The purpose of this study is to be able to understand <br /> the magnitude and impacts of these changes and review the need or feasibility of making <br /> modifications to existing downtown intersections and roadways. <br /> Results & Recommendations: <br /> The traffic of the study network was thoroughly studied, and it was found that the study <br /> intersections and corridors are forecast to operate acceptably through the 2024 and 2039 <br /> scenarios. <br /> The following recommendations are made for the study network: <br /> , 2"a Street/Main Street: stripe narrower lanes around the curve and restrict on-street parking <br /> on the west side of the curve. <br /> • Patriot Avenue/Main Street: remove the northbound and southbound right tum lanes and <br /> restrict on-street parking on the south side of Main Street west of Patriot Avenue for at least <br /> 100 feet from the crosswalk. <br /> • Rasmussen Road/Main Street: add seasonal curb bump outs. <br /> • Patriot Avenue/Woodman Street: add a pedestrian crossing with a median on the northem <br /> side of the intersection across Patriot Avenue. Extend the existing sidewalk on the west <br /> side of the intersection to this crossing. <br /> • Patriot Avenue/West Lake Street: no changes. <br /> • Patriot Avenue/Front Street: complete a test closure of the Front Street approaches utilizing <br /> temporary barriers. <br /> • Main StreeUPaul Bunyan Trail: add a seasonal bump out on south side of Main Street, <br /> restrict parking on the south side of Main Street on that block and stripe eastbound Main <br /> Street to have one 12-foot lane. <br /> Traffic Study � • . CONSULTING <br /> Pequot Lakes <br />