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Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> <br />District 3 <br />3725 12th St. N. <br />P.O. Box 370 <br />St. Cloud, MN 56302 <br /> <br /> Tel: 612/255-4181 <br /> Fax: 612/255-3257 <br />Toll Free: 1/800/657-3961 <br /> <br />July 14, 1997 <br /> <br />Steve Ach <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Re: Guardian Angel~ Development Near Joplin Street an co food Shop Near 197 <br /> Avenue NW <br /> <br />Dear Steve: <br /> <br />During our tour of Elk giver on July 2nd you had requested Mn/DOT input on transportation <br />issues related to the abo~q,e referenced proposed developments. Following is our input on the <br />plans developed to date ~or the developments. <br /> <br /> ;~l~ <br />Guardian Angels Develd~ment - '['he plan as currently drawn shows an access to Hudson Street, <br />as well as an access to J,b'plin Street. In the corridor plan developed for 'TH 10, emphasis was <br />placed on developing an; expressway design, where access to and fi.om TH ] 0 would ordy occur at <br />signalized intersections. "This plan was developed to ensure that traffic entering and ex. iting TH 10 <br />would do so at locations'which provided the greatest amount of sa£ety. Considerable resources <br />have been used to develO[5 Joplin Street into one of those signalized intersections. <br /> ,: <br /> <br />In addition to proposing a system of signalized intersections, the corridor plan also recommended <br />closing access locations which would not be signalized. Closing ofunsignalized access locations <br />wi]] be necessary to efficiently and safely move traffic on TH 10 as the traffic volumes grow. <br />Although the plan recog~z~ed that not all unsignalized accesses could be closed immediately, due <br />to e~sting uses of the accesses, the study did recommend that future land use decisions minimize <br />the use of the unsi~aalJze,'J access points. 'The access at Hudson Street was specifically addressed <br />in the corridor study on page 11 as follows: <br /> <br />"East of Joplin S!feet, access openings will remain at Hudson Street and Gary Street. <br />Closure of these access points may be difficult in the near future because it would be <br />difficult to provide alternate access to the north side of TH 10. Future land use decisions, <br />however, should [~e made with the intent of minimizing the use of these accesses and <br />eventually closing' them when possible." <br /> <br />An equal opportunity employer <br /> <br /> <br />