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Dave Ahrens, P.E. City Engineer City of Lino Lakes April 18, 1996 Page 3 Option F: Option F provides for the reconstruction of Elm Street from Grey Heron Drive to Trunk Highway 49. Elm Street would be realigned from approximately Cinnamon Teal Court. At this point, Elm Street would curve northerly and then relatively quickly turn easterly to provide for an intersection with Lake Drive, approximately 300 feet north of the existing intersection of Elm Street and Lake Drive. Access to the school would be provided in two locations; one location would be provided near the existing 4th Avenue location. This access would be primarily for car traffic. The second access would be provided on Elm Street opposite of Grey Heron Drive. This access would be used primarily by bus traffic. There is some staff parking available and also deliveries that would be utilizing this access. This option would provide for a four -lane divided roadway between 4th Avenue and Trunk Highway 49. The roadway would then transition from a four -lane roadway to a two-lane roadway at Cinnamon Teal Court. Turn lanes would be provided as required at Grey Heron Drive and the school entrance to provide adequate traffic flow through this intersection. It is anticipated that this option would warrant a signal at the time the school becomes operational. An appealing aspect of this option is that it provides a signal on Trunk Highway 49 at a point more conducive to pedestrian crossings that would be accessing the middle school site. This option does have an increased impact on the neighborhood above and beyond options A and B. It should be noted that a majority of the traffic will be using the eastern access to the school, thereby minimizing the impact to the residential area south of Elm Street. At this time, it is anticipated that 75 to 80% of the trips generated by the school will be utilizing the eastern access to the school. Funding: Has been a paramount issue in all of the options explored. It is important the City retain State Aid eligibility on Elm Street. All of the options provided do maintain that State Aid eligibility on Elm Street. It should be noted that Option D does provide for a roadway that would not be State Aid eligible and would have to be funded solely by the school and adjacent property owners. PEDESTRIAN ISSUES The Centennial School District has indicated that their standard policy is to bus all students outside of a one mile radius of the school site. The exception in this case is that the school district has indicated that they will bus all students on the east side of Trunk Highway 49. The primary reason that bussing will be provided to these individuals is the safety aspect of pedestrian crossings of Trunk Highway 49. Centennial School District has indicated that H:\5666.00\CIVIL\CORRES\D419 6DA