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<br />Sherburne County/City of Elk River <br />Engineering Meeting <br />October 26, 2004 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />County Road 21. Dave will acquire a generic resolution from MnDOT and forward it to <br />Terry. Terry will prepare it and place it on an upcoming City Council agenda. <br /> <br />4. Coun\y Road 1 Accident Issues <br /> <br />Dave Schwarting indicated that the County is considering the restriping of County Road 1 <br />from Trunk Highway 10 to the golf course (the urban portion of the four-lane CSAH 1 <br />recendy constructed) to a three-lane configuration utilizing a center left turn lane. There was <br />some discussion about the merits of center left turn lanes in reducing accidents and also the <br />ability of that type of roadway striping to carry the traffic currently on the road and <br />anticipated in the future. Dave indicated that he had not made any decisions at this time, but <br />wanted to bring it up to the group to get a reaction to how it may be perceived, if this is the <br />recommendation from the County Highway Department. There was some discussion about <br />the City of Elk River recently moving towards more three-lane roads, especially in areas <br />where there is a predominant amount of left-turn movements. Generally, there was no <br />concern should the County want to move to a three-lane striping configuration on this <br />portion of County Road 1. <br /> <br />There was also significant conversation regarding the intersection of CSAH 1 and County <br />Road 33, where there have been several serious and fatal accidents in the past several years. <br />There was discussion about redoing rumble strips on County Road 33. There was also <br />discussion about checking the stop signs and determining whether or not larger stop signs <br />could be installed on the County Road 33 legs of the intersection. Other issues discussed <br />were placing warning signs regarding the intersection on CSAH 1 and placing placards under <br />the stop sign on County Road 33 that state "cross traffic does not stop". Dave indicated <br />that the County is working on plans to reconstruct this portion of County Road 1 and at that <br />time would attempt to improve the geometrics at the intersection with County Road 33. <br />Dave also indicated he has been working with a representative of the Northwest Real Estate <br />Agents and they have been helpful in getting real estate signs off of power poles near the <br />intersection and keeping them off. <br /> <br />5. Government Center Entrance Signin~ <br /> <br />Dave indicated that he has been approached by Kevin Anderson regarding placement of <br />signs on Business Center Drive, indicating the Sherburne County Government Center main <br />entrance and service, or minor entrances. Brian Bensen indicated that the large brick sign <br />that the County has may be taken down, since the road construction has made its location so <br />close to the roadway. Dave indicated that the signing they are thinking about would be <br />standard MnDOT highway signing, either white lettering on a blue background or a brown <br />background. Terry indicated that if Dave got the specific wording and types of signs to him, <br />Terry would talk with the City Planner relative to any permits that are necessary prior to the <br />placement of the signing. <br /> <br />6. Next Meetin~ <br /> <br />It was established that the next meeting of the entire group would be held on Tuesday, <br />January 25, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. at the Elk River City Hall. <br /> <br />Submitted by, <br /> <br />Terry Maurer <br />City Engineer <br />