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, .`i.?. Memorandum I1/ORTH OiMSTEED ENGYNEE/aIING September 12, 2000 TO: Paul W. Deichmaim, P.E. City Engineer SUBJECT: Proposed Bennigan's Restaurant 4824 Great Northern $lvd. This site has no direct access to a public roadway. The Great Northern Mall/Shopping Center ring road and Great Northern Blvd. access roadway must be used. Unforiunately, this section of roadway is one of the major shopping center access points and a number of driver decisions inust be made while traversing this curvy 450 feet. There are currently four openings in the curb to access the site from this roadway (see attached sheet). Number 3 is to be closed per the restaur- ant plans, Number 4 is to be widened and Numbers 1 and 2 are to remain as is. AREAS OF CONCERN ' Vehicles ui parking spaces A and B cannot possibly back out without entering the busy malllshopping center access roadway. Vehicles in parking spaces C and D could possibly back out without entering the access roadway, but it is very doubtful. Left turning vehicles exiting the site from opening Number 1 would have to drive across a concrete median island in the access roadway. This opening is only about 150 feet from Great Northern Blvd. ' The widening of opening Number 4 is being done in such a manner as to move it closer to the intersection of the access roadway and the ring road. RECOMMENDATIONS Three openings to the site are not needed; one on each side of the restaurant is plenty. Opening Number 1 should Ue closed. This would eliminate the problem with parking spaces C and D. 2. Parking spaces A and B should be eliminated. 3. If possible, opening Number 4 should be moved north to directly line up with the parking lot aisle immediately south of Brookpark Road. Larry J. riffith, P.E. Assistant City Engineer LJG/tag Attaclunents cc: Ralph H. Bohlmann, Service Directar David R. McDermott, Assistant City Engineer