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<br /> <br />ITEM#: 5.2. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Terry Maurer, City Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: July 9,2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Discussion on Recommended Alternatives for TH 169 <br /> <br />This item was on the City Council agenda June 18,2007. After a lengthy discussion with <br />Craig Robinson, MnDOT's project manager for the TH 169 corridor, the City Council <br />decided to table any action until the July 9, 2007 work session so that MnDOT and their <br />consultant, the SRF Group, could be available and have graphics to answer more specific <br />questions about the Main Street and highway intersection. <br /> <br />As the City Council will recall, there are two alternatives for an interchange at TH 169 and <br />Main Street being considered. The first is a folded diamond which has a much larger <br />footprint, and therefore would require the acquisition of more property. The second <br />alternative is a center point interchange which has a less disruptive footprint but may require <br />modifications to the access to adjacent properties which will remain. <br /> <br />Because Councilmember Farber will be absent from tonight's discussion, I am asking the <br />Council to discuss which alternative would be most appropriate for the interchange at TH <br />169 and Main Street. We will then bring this back for approval and resolution at the July 16 <br />meeting. In the meantime, Councilmember Farber will have an opportunity to meet with <br />MnDOT representatives and their consultant before the July 16 meeting in order for him to <br />hear the information presented tonight and consider which interchange may be the most <br />appropriate. <br />