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Honorable Mayor and City Council November 20, 2001 Page Two In conclusion, it is unlikely that any improvements on TH 10 or TH 169 in the City of Elk River would actually begin construction any sooner than five years, and more likely it would be in the 15 to 20 year time frame. TRANSPORTATION PLAN We will be available to discuss components in a typical transportation plan and to listen to input from the City Council relative to their view of the type of transportation planning needed for the City of Elk River. As you are aware, several years ago a plan was put together that was called a transportation plan. In reality, that plan only contained one component of an overall transportation plan. That component was corridor preservation. That transportation plan dealt with identifying and preserving corridors for Tyler Street and an east-west corridor across the northern part of the urban area of the City of Elk River, essentially connecting Anoka County with TH 10 at the west end of the City. Many other issues that are typically contained within a transportation plan were not dealt with by this original study. PAVEMENT REHABILITATION STUDY A draft copy of the Pavement Rehabilitation Study is enclosed with this letter. Staff would like to go through our vision for this process. As you review this document, keep in mind that at this point in time it only deals with the old core City streets within the City of Elk River. It is anticipated that once the City embarks on a pavement rehabilitation program, it will go on indefinitely. By the time the streets in the old core City are updated over a course of many years, there will be other streets within the City that are reaching the same age and should be considered for the same type of improvement. 'I75TH AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS We will be prepared to update the City Council on the progress on this project relative to land acquisition, preparation and approval of plans and specifications, and the issue of whether or not sanitary sewer and water improvements should be included in the project. OTHER TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ISSUES There are several other transportation-related issues that can or should be discussed as time permits. These would include: · Waco Street/TH 10 signalization · TH 169/County Road 33 interchange update · Main Street east of TH 169 left turn lane issue · Jackson Avenue/School Street signal modifications update · TH 10/171st Avenue signal update Ltr 11-20-01 Council Howard R, Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS