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City Council Minutes <br />December 3, 2018 <br />10.2 Twin Lakes Road Corridor Study <br />Page 5 <br />Mr. Femrite introduced Pete Lemke and Maddie Peck, representatives from Bolton <br />and Menk, who gave a presentation on the Twin Lakes Road Corridor Study. <br />Mr. Lemke explained there had been several focus group meetings on this project. <br />Ms. Peck reviewed the purpose of the study. Representatives from groups along the <br />corridor attended open houses and the data they collected gave Bolton and Menk an <br />idea of recommendations to present. <br />Mr. Lemke reviewed the corridor improvement recommendations. Comments from <br />residents included speed limits, concerns about traffic from side streets, and illegal <br />passing on the shoulder when cars are waiting to turn left across traffic. <br />Mayor Dietz asked how the 169 Redefine project improvements might affect traffic <br />volume on this corridor. <br />Mr. Ferrite stated it is hard to say right now, but the goal of the recommendations <br />was to focus on improved safety rather than planning for traffic fluctuations. <br />Mayor Dietz clarified the areas the county would be paying for versus what the city <br />would be responsible for financing. <br />Mr. Lemke commented the information are recommendations and when further <br />decisions are considered, certain areas would need to be highlighted and the affected <br />residents would need to be engaged in the planning process. <br />Councilmember Olsen asked if Bolton and Menk would be presenting their <br />information to the county. <br />A presentation to the county has been planned. <br />Councilmember Ovall asked about the process of replacing or upgrading a <br />roundabout if there is too much traffic. Is the next step converting it to a stoplight? <br />Mr. Femrite explained there are ways to increase the capacity of a roundabout, <br />including studying the traffic patterns, adding tum lanes, and making it a double lane <br />roundabout. However, he doesn't anticipate the roundabouts would be unable to <br />handle the traffic volumes. <br />Mr. Lemke said an important consideration was approach speeds, particularly of <br />large trucks that need to move through the area to support local industry. <br />Councilmember Wagner asked if truck traffic would go back to Highway 169 and <br />avoid Twin Lakes Road once Highway 169 no longer has stoplights. <br />I/ I E A E I I1 <br />NA TURF <br />