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Ells -Wft _ Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 8.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General Business October 20,2014 Justin Femrite, P.E., City Engineer Item Description Reviewed by Twin Lakes Road Intersection Analysis Cal Portner, City Administrator Reviewed by Action Requested Provide staff direction for intersection analysis on Twin Lakes Road. Background/Discussion On September 15,2014, staff attended a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the future plans for a roundabout at the intersection of Twin Lakes Road and 171"Avenue. The Chamber set the meeting to open a dialog about concerns they had fielded from the trucking operations run by the LeFebvre Companies and Morrell Companies. Other local companies with representatives at the meeting included Alliance Machine, Central Bank,Novco,and Preferred Powder Coating. The participants expressed much reservation and opposition to the idea of a roundabout at this location. The meeting ended with the participants requesting the city study alternative intersection options at this location. Some indicated they cannot move forward with continued investment into their businesses in Elk River with the idea of a roundabout being installed in this location. The proposed roundabout is neither a new topic nor one of immediate consideration for construction. It was identified and approved in the transportation section of the 171"Avenue Focused Area Study (1715` FAST). Construction would not be considered before a new connection of Twin Lakes Road and TH10/169 is completed,which is estimated to occur in 4-5 years, and possibly later. The 1715` FAST is a long-term plan with many variables, time lines,and moving parts. More development will help define the character of the area and its ultimate traffic needs. In addition to this roundabout, the 1715` FAST identifies another roundabout on the same corridor at the existing intersection of Twin Lakes Road and 175`h Avenue and yet another one further to the south. The topic of the roundabout is larger than the single intersection that was discussed at the Chamber meeting. Staff is looking for direction from the Council toward one of the following paths: 1. Amend the 171"FAST to remove all roundabouts and replace with language stating only standard intersections will be considered with signal systems used as warranted by traffic demands. 2. Take no action at this time. With traffic generators better established, complete a corridor study in the future before the connection with TH 10 is fully designed. A corridor study would analyze solutions at all intersection on the Twin Lakes Road from Main Street to TH 10/169. 3. Complete the corridor study at this time. P 0 w E R E 0 0 Y Template Updated 4/14 INAWR