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4.4. <br /> <br />Howard R, Green Oompany <br />QQNSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />June 23, 1997 <br />File: 230-347-80 <br /> <br />CON~[TLTI~G ENGINEERS <br /> <br />Formerly MSA <br />Consulting Engineers <br /> <br />Mr. Pat Klaers <br />City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: SPEED LIMITS ON TH 169 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Klaers: <br /> <br />As you are aware, the Governor has recently signed into law a new speed limit of 65 miles per hour <br />on rural divided highways. Tom Dumont, the Assistant Traffic Engineer of MnDOT District 3, <br />recently called me to inform me of the District's recommendation for speed limits along the TH 169 <br />corridor. He indicated they will be recommending that the 45 mph zone which ends just north of <br />School Street remain intact; from School Street to 197th Avenue, MnDOT will be recommending <br />that this stretch remain at 55 mph; and from north of 197th, the recommendation will be to raise <br />the speed limit to 65 mph. <br /> <br />When Chief Zerwas and I first talked to Tom Dumont regarding this issue, he felt that there would <br />be a recommendation to raise the 45 mph to at least 50 and perhaps 55 mph. Therefore, the <br />current MnDOT recommendation seems to be a win for the City of Elk River, in that the 45 mph <br />zone is remaining intact. <br /> <br />If you or the Council have any questions regarding this issue, I think it would certainly be <br />reasonable to include this as a discussion item on July 2nd when we have the MnDOT personnel <br />down at the City. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />HOWARD R. GREEN CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />TJM:tw <br />347-2314.jun <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 800/888-2923 <br /> <br /> <br />