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<br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 1  <br />2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 2  <br />2.1 PROJECT SCOPE AND LIMITS ..................................................................................................... 2   <br />3 EXISTING CONDITION ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 4  <br />3.1 ROADWAY TYPICAL SECTION AND ATTRIBUTES ..................................................................... 4  <br />3.2 BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER .................................................................................. 6  <br />3.3 EXISTING UTILITIES IN STUDY AREA .......................................................................................... 6  <br />3.4 EXISTING LAND USES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA ..................................................................... 6  <br />3.5 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES .................................................................................... 7  <br />3.6 2018 TRAFFIC VOLUMES .............................................................................................................. 7  <br />3.7 TRAFFIC SAFETY PERFORMANCE FOR 2013 TO 2017 ........................................................... 13  <br />4 FUTURE CONDITIONS ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... 16  <br />4.1 FUTURE LAND USE ...................................................................................................................... 16  <br />4.1.1 CASS COUNTY ........................................................................................................................ 16  <br />4.1.1.1 FUTURE POPULATION ................................................................................................................... 16  <br />4.1.1.2 HOUSEHOLDS ................................................................................................................................ 16  <br />4.1.1.3 LAND ACREAGE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH ....................................................................... 17  <br />4.2 FUTURE IMPACTS OF FARGO-MOORHEAD DIVERSION ........................................................ 18  <br />4.2.1 FLOODING IMPACTS .............................................................................................................. 18  <br />4.2.2 IMPACTS TO AREA ROADWAYS ........................................................................................... 18  <br />4.3 FUTURE AREA ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................ 18  <br />4.4 FORECASTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES ............................................................................................ 21  <br />4.4.1 METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 21  <br />4.4.2 ROADWAY SECTION ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................. 22  <br />4.4.3 TRAFFIC FORECASTS ............................................................................................................ 22  <br />5 PURPOSE AND NEED .......................................................................................................... 26  <br />5.1 PROJECT PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 26  <br />5.2 EXISTING CONDITION SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 26  <br />5.2.1 ROADWAY TYPICAL SECTION AND ATTRIBUTES .............................................................. 26  <br />5.2.2 BRIDGE ACROSS THE SHEYENNE RIVER ........................................................................... 27  <br />5.2.3 EXISTING UTILITIES IN STUDY AREA ................................................................................... 27  <br />5.2.4 EXISTING LAND USES WITHIN THE STUDY AREA ............................................................. 27  <br />5.2.5 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ............................................................................. 28  <br />5.2.6 FLOODING IMPACTS .............................................................................................................. 28  <br />5.2.7 IMPACTS TO AREA ROADWAYS ........................................................................................... 28  <br />5.2.8 TRAFFIC SAFETY PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 28  <br />5.3 NEEDS FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 29  <br />5.3.1 SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY ....................................................................................................... 29  <br />5.3.2 INSUFFICIENT ROADWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS DUE TO SUBGRADE ....................... 29  <br />5.3.3 MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRASHES ALONG THE CORRIDOR ............................... 29  <br />5.3.4 SUPPORT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CASS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION <br />AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ............................................................................................... 30  <br />6 PUBLIC INPUT SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 31  <br />6.1 STUDY REVIEW COMMITTEE ..................................................................................................... 31  <br />6.2 PUBLIC INPUT MEETING 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