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(t*LEs°4116 Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> , District 3 <br /> 4')- <br /> OF TP 3725 12th St. N. Tel: 612/255-4181 <br /> • P.O. Box 370 1 Fax: 612/255-3257 <br /> St. Cloud, MN 56302 �' <br /> `�5Toll Free: 1/800/657-3961 <br /> July 14, 1997 <br /> Steve Ach <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> Re: Guardian Angels Development Near Joplin Street and Amoco food Shop Near 197th <br /> Avenue NW <br /> Dear Steve: <br /> During our tour of Elk giver on July 2nd you had requested Mn/DOT input on transportation <br /> issues related to the above referenced proposed developments. Following is our input on the <br /> IIIplans developed to date for the developments. <br /> uar�jia} :g910)evelovment - The plan as currently drawn shows an access to Hudson Street, <br /> as well as an access to Jhplin Street. In the corridor plan developed for TH 10, emphasis was <br /> placed on developing an expressway design, where access to and from TH 10 would only occur at <br /> signalized intersections. 'This plan was developed to ensure that traffic entering and exiting TH 10 <br /> would do so at locations which provided the greatest amount of safety. Considerable resources <br /> have been used to develop Joplin Street into one of those signalized intersections. <br /> In addition to proposing a system of signalized intersections, the corridor plan also recommended <br /> closing access locations which would not be signalized. Closing of unsignalized access locations <br /> will be necessary to efficiently and safely move traffic on TH 10 as the traffic volumes grow. <br /> Although the plan recognized that not all unsignalized accesses could be closed immediately, due <br /> to existing uses of the accesses, the study did recommend that future land use decisions minimize <br /> the use of the unsignalizv4 access points. The access at Hudson Street was specifically addressed <br /> in the corridor study on page 11 as follows: <br /> "East of Joplin Street, access openings will remain at Hudson Street and Gary Street. <br /> Closure of these access points may be difficult in the near future because it would be <br /> difficult to provide alternate access to the north side of TH 10. Future land use decisions, <br /> however, should be made with the intent of minimizing the use of these accesses and <br /> IIIeventually closing them when possible." <br /> An equal opportunity employer <br />