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o�N ' Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> District 3 <br /> °F 3725 12th St. N. Tel: 612/255-4181 <br /> • P.O. Box 370 Fax: 612/255-3257 <br /> St. Cloud, MN 56302 \*,h�n9 Toll 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 River 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 /> • plans developed to date for the developments. <br /> g f r iar , kgpar ''went - The plan as currently drawn shows an access to Hudson Street, <br /> as we_ as an access to Jtiplin 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 unsignalized access points. The access at Hudson Street was specifically addressed <br /> in the corridor study on page 11 as follows: <br /> • <br /> "East of Joplin St/met, 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 /> eventually closing them when possible." <br /> An equal opportunity employer <br />