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Howard R, Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />September 18, 1998 <br />File: 804910J-0325 <br /> <br />CONSULTING EN~GINEER~ <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 />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: 3RD STREET/GATES AVENUE STOP SIGN WARRANT STUDY <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Klaers: <br /> <br />As requested by the City Council, we have recently completed a multi-way stop sign warrant <br />study for the intersection of 3rd Street and Gates Avenue. As you are aware, a similar study <br />was done in April 1997, and the conclusion at that time was that a multi-way stop sign was not <br />warranted. For the most recent study, traffic counts were taken from Tuesday, August 25th, <br />through Thursday, August 27th. The actual counts are attached to this report. <br /> <br />Warrants for multi-way stop signs are found in the Minnesota Manual of Uniform Traffic Control <br />Devices (MMUTCD), and are as follows: <br /> <br />Where traffic signals are warranted and urgently needed, the multi-way stop is an <br />interim measure that can be installed quickly to control traffic while arrangements <br />are being made for the signal installation. <br /> <br />A traffic signal is neither warranted nor urgently needed at this intersection, therefore this <br />warrant is not met. <br /> <br />An accident problem is indicated by five or more reported accidents in a twelve- <br />month period of a type that could be rectified by a multi-way stop installation. <br />Such accidents include right and left turn collisions, as well as right angle <br />collisions. <br /> <br />On September 2, 1998, Jon Anderson at Mn/DOT Office of Traffic Engineering, <br />responding to our request, sent us a list of all reported accidents at this intersection for <br />the past three years. The summary can be found on the attached pages. <br /> <br />Over three years, there have been seven accidents at this intersection. The majority of <br />accidents occurred between May 30, 1995 and May 30, 1996. Three of these accidents <br />were right-angle accidents, and the fourth was a rear-end accident. Because there have <br />not been five or more accidents in a twelve-month period, correctable by a four-way stop <br />control, this warrant is not met. <br /> <br />O:\PROJ\804910j\910-1808.sept.doc <br /> <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br /> <br /> <br />