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Sherburne County/City of Elk River Transportation Meeting April 26, 2005 Page 2 Rhonda Lewis explained that the stretch of County Road 77 between the north end of the Brentwood Addition and County Road 33 was closed today. It will remain closed for a period of approximately 1 ~ years so that Tiller Corporation can mine the area, build the new road alignment, and the County can pave the new road alignment after it is built. She indicated that Tiller would be working on creating a safe environment before any mining were to begin by berming the areas to preclude any vehicle traffic. Rhonda explained that there is a Federal grant available that the County will be utilizing to do the paving. She also indicated that Tiller has already built a portion of the roadway bed alignment through part of their property that is currently mined out. Finally, she stated that the County has prepared the plat of the right of way. Commissioner Engstrom questioned the alignment, indicating that he felt County Road 33 should be the through-street and should not "T" into County Road 77. Rhonda explained that traffic analysis had been done on the "T" intersection and that it will be an "all way" stop situation with a free right turn movement from westbound County Road 33. Commissioner Engstrom still concluded that all of the eastbound traffic on 33 would have to stop before making a left turn to get to the interchange on 1H 169. He still felt that the east-west movement should be free-flowing. He commented that the County is woefully lacking in east-west corridors and this would be a good opportunity, especially with the interchange on 1H 169. Rhonda went on to discuss the poor condition of County Road 33, especially between County Road 77 and 1H 169. She indicated that she will be asking the County Board to add Old County Road 33 to the County's overlay project. She has taken soil borings and would propose to mill the existing bituminous surface, add additional gravel, and then re-pave that stretch of roadway with approximately seven inches of bituminous surfacing to create a roadway capable of supporting the high amount of heavy truck traffic. She stated the section would be 28 feet of bituminous with one foot gravel shoulders. She indicated that the stretch of County Road 33 west of County Road 77 would be removed by the County and abandoned, once the new alignment is constructed through the Tiller mining area. She also went on to indicate Old County Road 33 between County Road 77 and 1H 169 would be turned back to the City of Elk River, once the new alignment is constructed. She suggested that County Road 77 north of County Road 33 looping back to 1H 169 would also be a candidate for turnback. General discussion was that the City was willing to accept both of these stretches, was happy with the planned upgrade of County Road 33, but would have to review County Road 77's condition north of County Road 33 prior to accepting it as a turnback. Councilmember Gumphrey questioned how much heavy commercial truck traffic is actually on County Road 33. Rhonda indicated that she had those counts but did not have them with her, and will provide them. 3. Trails Along County Roads . Parks and Recreation Commission Issue Terry indicated that Bill Maertz is the new Parks and Recreation Director. That position was established by the City Council last summer. Bill has been working with the Parks and Recreation Commission and their goal is to construct detached pedestrian facilities along all County Roads within the City of Elk River connecting to park facilities within the City. Terry indicated that he will coordinate a meeting between Bill Maertz, Parks and Recreation Director; Rhonda Lewis, and any of her staff to begin discussions about current projects,