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TH 10 Corridor Study Committee 12/17/99 Meeting Minutes Page 4 Deb Garross commented that it should further be the goal of the Committee and Mn/DOT to • educate local governments and elected officials on the study prior to holding the Open House meetings in April 2000. Review of Mn/DOT Initiatives Related to Access Management: Terry Humbert reviewed Mn/DOT's access classification and spacing guidelines. He noted that TH 10 was classified as a Principal Arterial (Other) Divided Highway. As such he presented both the rural and urban connection and signal spacing guidelines. Members were provided a handout of the information Terry presented. Ewald Peterson recommended that Mn/DOT plan for future interchanges (where practical) to minimize signal proliferation along the TH 10 corridor. Terry Humbert concurred and commented that preserving the corridor from more signal proliferation is one of Mn/DOT's objectives also. Terry Humbert provided the membership with copies of a brochure entitled, Better Connections for Minnesota's Future. He explained the brochure reports the findings of a study recently completed by Mn/DOT that studied the connections between the state's key regional trade centers. Terry Humbert added the routes playing the largest role in connecting these centers were • identified as Interregional Corridors (IRC). He said TH 10 between Elk River and Clear Lake was classified as a Medium Priority IRC, which provoked further discussion by the Committee. The Committee directed Mn/DOT staff to prepare a resolution seeking a re-designation of TH 10 between Elk River and Clear Lake as a High Priority. The resolution will then be available for local government consideration and approval. Mn/DOT is currently accepting public comments pertaining to its Preliminary Draft State Transportation Plan, entitled, Moving Minnesota from 2000 to 2020. The IRC study is a major part of the State Plan update. Development of Corridor Vision: The Committee conducted a brainstorming session to work toward developing a vision for the TH 10 corridor. Results from the brainstorming session are shown below: • Maintain acceptable travel speed through the corridor • Preserve corridor(right-of-way) to implement future plans • Reduce the amount of local traffic using the corridor for short trips by providing other transportation choices • Identify alternate routes to relieve congestion on TH 10 • Develop a frontage/backage road plan to support local development along the corridor • • Study alternate north-south routes west of TH 25 near Big Lake • Study how the future I-94/TH 10 river crossing will impact access decisions on TH 10 • Consider funding source to fund planned improvements