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<br />Metropolitan District <br />1500 County Road B-2 West <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />March 14, 2022 <br /> <br />Jennifer Green <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Vinje Investments LLC <br />MnDOT Review #PRE22-002 <br />NE quad of US 10 and 167th Ave NW <br />Control Section: 7101 <br />Elk River, Sherburne County <br /> <br />Jennifer Green, <br /> <br />The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has reviewed the preliminary planning <br />documents for the proposed development by Vinje Investments LLC. This is only a preliminary review, <br />as plans are further developed, we will need to review the updated/more detailed information with a <br />longer period to assess. Before any further development, please address the following. <br /> <br />Traffic Engineering <br />MnDOT operates and maintains the traffic signal at Trunk Highway 10 & 171st Avenue Northwest. That <br />signal already has capacity issues, and although it runs free 24/7, it has a lot of time dedicated to <br />mainline to keep things moving. The cross street time is limited and, at times can have cycle failures due <br />to the limited number of approach lanes going westbound on Twin Lakes Road. MnDOT did not see any <br />traffic estimates submitted for this development, so it is hard to determine the impact on the existing <br />signal system. <br /> <br />For questions regarding these comments, contact Ashley Hansen, Metro Traffic Engineering, at <br />Ashley.Roup@state.mn.us or 651-234-7815. <br /> <br />Walking and Biking <br />Consider creating accessible pedestrian and bicycle connections to the sidepath (trail) along Twin Lakes <br />Parkway and integrating travel for all modes within the development. <br /> <br />For questions regarding this comment, contact Jesse Thornsen, Metro Multimodal, at <br />Jesse.Thornsen@state.mn.us or 651-234-7788. <br /> <br />Review Submittal Options <br />MnDOT’s goal is to complete reviews within 30 calendar days. Review materials received electronically <br />can be processed more rapidly. Do not submit files via a cloud service or SharePoint link. In order of <br />preference, review materials may be submitted as: <br /> <br />1. Email documents and plans in PDF format to metrodevreviews.dot@state.mn.us. Attachments <br />may not exceed 20 megabytes per email. Documents can be zipped as well. If multiple emails are <br />necessary, number each message.