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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—September 13, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> F. South Side Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> listening to post-meeting feedback from <br /> neighbors and city staff Staff has now <br /> narrowed down the alternates to two options <br /> which are being presented to the Commission <br /> today as Alternate A and Alternate C (C-1 <br /> and C-2). <br /> ALTERNATE A <br /> From the beginning of the planning and <br /> design process, the objective was to <br /> determine the most efficient way to circulate <br /> existing traffic loads and new projected <br /> traffic loads within the existing roadway <br /> network. With the current street structure, <br /> traffic coming across the new bridge will <br /> have three options of movement when it <br /> arrives at Ireland: turn left, turn right, or go <br /> straight on Fellows. While some of the <br /> traffic will turn onto Ireland Road, Alternate <br /> A assumes that a large number will continue <br /> on north on Fellows and turn on to Walter, <br /> Barbie, or Chippewa to get to Michigan or <br /> continue north on Fellows to other locations. <br /> The current traffic count on Fellows of <br /> 4,000+ cars already puts Fellows into a near- <br /> fail capacity for the roadway. The addition <br /> of the extra through traffic will cause further <br /> safety and circulation problems. <br /> The Alternate A proposal would expand the <br /> current roadway from two lanes to three <br /> lanes from Ireland to Chippewa, add a center <br /> turn lane for safer driveway access, and <br /> allow for a direct traffic movement from <br /> Fellows and Ireland to Chippewa and <br /> Michigan. Additionally, the project will <br /> 22 <br />