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DEC 9 1993 <br /> • <br /> IllSt <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> December 7, 1993 <br /> File: 230-100-30 <br /> Mr. Steve Rohlf <br /> Building & Zoning Administrator <br /> City of Elk River <br /> CIVIL ENGINEERING: 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> RE: RDF PLANT TRAFFIC ISSUES <br /> MUNICIPAL <br /> Dear Mr. Rohlf: <br /> PLANNING As you requested, I have done a brief review of the four traffic issues you raised relative <br /> to the RDF plant. Given the short period of time, we have not been able to do any in-depth <br /> STRUCTURAL analysis. However, I will give you my thoughts on each of those issues. They are as <br /> follows: <br /> SURVEYING <br /> 1. TH 101 Traffic Concerns <br /> TRAFFIC <br /> As we have discussed before, I do not believe that restricting the RDF traffic to <br /> TRANSPORTATION specific hours outside of the peak traffic times on TH 101 or restricting the RDF <br /> traffic from utilizing TH 101 will make any kind of significant impact on the current <br /> traffic conditions on TH 101. I believe that the number of vehicles headed for the <br /> RDF plant is minimal at best, compared to the total traffic on TH 101 at any given <br /> time. Therefore, it would be my recommendation to not restrict the amount nor the <br /> times that RDF traffic may utilize TH 101. <br /> 2. Eastbound TH 10 Left Turn Lane <br /> You had indicated that when more than one tractor-trailer was stopped in the left <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive turn lane waiting to turn eastbound onto 165th, they oftentimes are partially blocking <br /> the eastbound through lane of TH 10. In reviewing the plans for the construction <br /> St.Paul,MN 55108 of that left turn lane from 1990, the total length is 400 feet plus a taper section of <br /> 612-644-4389 approximately 180 feet. I would assume that these tractor-trailers would fall in a <br /> Fax:612-644-9446 total length of 60 to 80 feet; therefore, at least three to four of these types of <br /> vehicles ought to be able to line up and stop in the left turn lane without blocking <br /> the through lane on TH 10. Attached to this letter is a copy of Plan Sheet #3 of 4 <br /> •9800 Shelard Parkway from the 1990 construction of the improvements at this intersection. This will give <br /> Minneapolis,MN 55441 you the specific detail on the length of the turn lane in question. <br /> 612-546-0432 <br /> Fax:612-544-6398 TJM:tp <br /> 100-0705.dec <br />