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<br />Item 4.3.a <br /> <br /> <br />Howard R, Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />June 22, 2000 <br />File: 800110J-0081 <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />RE: CSAH 13/TYLER STREET ISSUES <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <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 /> <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 />StreetlCSAH 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 StreetlTrunk 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 /> <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 />StreetlCSAH 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 /> <br />Ltr-Q621QO-City Council--CSAH1 3&Tyler <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive. Sl. Paul, MN 55106 . 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 688/368-4389 <br />