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Minnesota Department of Transportation District 3 3725 12th St. N. P.O. Box 370 St. Cloud, MN 56302 Tel: 612/255-4181 Fax: 612/255-3257 Toll Free: 1/800/657-3961 July 14, 1997 Steve Ach City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Re.' Guardian Angels Development Near Joplin Street Avenue NW food Shop Near 197th Dear Steve: During our tour of Elk giver on July 2nd you had requested Mn/DOT input on transportation issues related to the abo~{,e referenced proposed developments. Following is our input on the plans developed to date i~or the developments. - The plan as currently drawn shows an access to as well access to J6plin Street. In the corridor plan developed for TH 10, placed on an expressway design, where access to and from TH 10 signalized ctions. 'This plan was developed to ensure that traffic would do so at provided the greatest amount have been used to Joplin Street into one of those s~ occur at exiting TH 10 resources In addition to proposing a closing access locations will be necessary to efficiently Although the plan recog~zed that n~ to existing uses of the accesses, the the use of the unsignalized access in the corridor study on page of signalized corridor plan also recommended not be si .g 0funsignalized access locations move on TH 10 as the traffic volumes grow. accesses could be closed immediately, due recommend that future land use decisions minimize access at Hudson Street was specifically addressed "East of Jo access openings will Closure of~ points may be alternate access to the north should We made with the intent o: eventually closin~'.'them when possible." at Hudson Street and Gary Street. : near future because it would be )fTH 10. Future land use decisions, use of these accesses and An equal opportunity employer