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The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />June 22, 2000 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Another variable in this whole decision making process was the thought that the County <br />should take over at least a portion of the new Tyler Street construction. At one point in <br />time, the thought was that the entire new roadway from TH 10 at 171st all the way up to <br />the tie-in point with the existing CSAH 13 should be put on the County State Aid <br />Highway system. This thought was based on the amount of traffic the road was <br />expected to carry once development occurred along its corridor. The twenty-year <br />projection for Tyler Street traffic is approximately twenty thousand vehicle trips per day. <br />Obviously, this would be one of the busiest--if not the busiest--City streets and would <br />be substantially more highly traveled than some of the County roads within the City. As <br />we pursued the potential turnback to the County further, it became obvious that <br />Sherburne County would not be able to take the entire stretch of Tyler Street because of <br />limitations put on by their State Aid system. However, we were able to negotiate an <br />exchange of the new Tyler Street north of CSAH 12 for a turnback to the City of the old <br />CSAH 13 alignment from CSAH 12 north to the intersection where Tyler Street meets <br />CSAH 13. This negotiation was concluded with resolutions passed by both the County <br />Board and the City Council requesting State Aid designations on the portions of <br />roadway they would take back from the other party. <br /> <br />With this turnback of roads accomplished on paper, the City was then free to begin the <br />planning process for dealing with the turnback CSAH 13. At this point, City staff began <br />to look at the traffic patterns and potential long-term land uses in this old CSAH 13 <br />corridor. The City planning staff at that time felt that the area would redevelop over time <br />as a commercial area closest to CSAH 12 and more of an industrial area further <br />removed from CSAH 12. With these types of uses, transportation connections to TH <br />169 were important; however, staff still felt it was extremely important to not allow traffic <br />from North CSAH 12 to shortcut through this area. This drove the decision to break the <br />road or cul-de-sac it north of 5th Street. If a cul-de-sac were constructed between 5th <br />Street and CSAH 12, there would be a shortcut in place leading through the old liquor <br />store parking lot. This shortcut would be very detrimental to the operation of the <br />intersection of Main Street and TH 169 because of the additional conflicts it would <br />interject into a left and right turn lane situation. <br /> <br />One of the other issues that was considered in this decision making process was <br />emergency vehicle access or the increased trip time for these vehicles. Essentially, the <br />trip along Main Street and north on CSAH 13 was increased by approximately one-half <br />mile. Discussions were held with Bruce West, Fire Chief, and Tom Zerwas, Police <br />Chief, relative to the trip times for emergency vehicles. Bruce was most interested in <br />what was being proposed because his trips are typically originating at a set point--that <br />being the Fire Station. The Police Chief was less concerned with the changes because <br />his trips can originate from anywhere in the City, and arguably, some trips would be <br />longer with the new roadway configuration while others would be shorter. <br /> <br />Ltr-~62100--City Council--CSAH 13&Tyler <br /> <br /> Howard R, Green Company <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEER8 <br /> <br /> <br />