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Item 4.3.a <br /> op <br /> Howard R, Green Company <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> June 22, 2000 <br /> File: 80011 OJ-0081 <br /> The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> RE: CSAH 13/TYLER STREET ISSUES <br /> CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br /> Dear Council Members: <br /> As requested, I have put together some of the history regarding the decision to cul-de- <br /> sac old CSAH 13 once the new Tyler Street alignment is open and connected to CSAH <br /> 12. The origins of this decision making process go back over two years and include <br /> many variables. <br /> First, we considered the traffic study prepared for Elk River Crossing, the plat which will <br /> contain Home Depot and Walmart. The traffic projections for that development estimate <br /> that there will be 17,400 vehicles per day entering and exiting the site at the Main <br /> Street/CSAH 12 intersection with CSAH 13. This led City staff to conclude that it was <br /> important to keep as much traffic away from the Main Street/Trunk Highway (TH) 169 as <br /> possible. Essentially, if we get traffic that does not need to be in this area to bypass it, <br /> we would improve the operation of the intersection since there would be a substantial <br /> amount of new traffic that wants to be in this area because of the commercial/industrial <br /> opportunities. <br /> Second of all, through the design and layout process, the consideration was that traffic <br /> even wanting to access TH 169 via Main Street would be better off entering onto Main <br /> Street/CSAH 12 at a point much further to the east. The reason for this consideration is <br /> because once the traffic is on CSAH 12/Main Street headed westerly toward TH 169 <br /> they would have a longer period of time to make their decisions relative to which lanes <br /> they need to be in at the intersection of TH 169. An analysis of the movements from <br /> westbound Main Street at TH 169 indicated that the smallest movement was a right turn <br /> to northbound TH 169. The left turn to southbound TH 169 and the through movement <br /> to westbound Main Street were substantially higher than the right turn to northbound TH <br /> 169. <br /> Ltr--062100--City Council--CSAH13&Ty1er <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br />