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CltyCoundli <br />Sandy Marne, Mayor <br />EmyJohnson <br />Terry WOW <br />adyW ctetrom <br />BenWlthhart <br />404 <br />Shorevtew <br />. City ofShorevlew <br />4600VIctorta Street North <br />Shoreview, MN 55126 <br />651-490-4600 phone <br />651 - 490 -4699 fax <br />www.horevkwmngov <br />April 11, 2014 <br />Paul DelaRosa <br />Manager Rail Administration <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />393 John Ireland Blvd. MS 470 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br />RE: Railroad Crossing Signal Upgrade <br />• Jerold Ave (DOT 0 689012A) <br />• North Owasso Blvd (DOT 0 6890111) <br />Shoreview MN <br />Dear Mr. DelaRosa <br />The City of Shoreview is concerned about the Increase in rail traffic on Canadian Pacific Railway's (CP) St. <br />Paul Subdivision and the impact this has had on the local road network and adjacent land uses. The City <br />would like to submit the 2 above grade crossings for consideration in the Federal safety program to <br />improve grade crossing safety. CP and your office reviewed the crossings in May of 2013 and <br />recommended upgrades if the CP increased the speed to 40 mph on this line. CP has indicated to the <br />City that those speeds will not be increasing at this time, however, the overall traffic has increased <br />raising concerns regarding the safety of these crossings. <br />Jerrold Avenue, a local roadway, is the primary entry point into a residential neighborhood. This <br />crossing is currently identified with signage, Including crossbucks and stop signs. There is limited sight <br />distance M 3 of the quadrants. North Owasso Boulevard, is a minor arterial roadway with both <br />commerdal and residential land uses. The rail crossing does have signals with gates but with older <br />circuitry. These two crossings are less than 34 mile apart and dreuitry at North Owasso Boulevard may <br />need to be upgrade to accommodate the signals at Jerrold Avenue. <br />The City has completed a quiet zone study and understands that MnDOTand FHWA do not partidpate <br />in funding quiet zones, but these safety improvements are needed with or without a quiet zone due to <br />the Increased rail traffic. The City requests that any improvements be consistent with quiet zone rules <br />and will locally fund the additional supplemental safety measures required when a quiet zone is <br />Implemented. <br />1 <br />32 <br />