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Comment Response 1. Comment noted. MINNESOTA POLLUTION " CONTROL AGENCY P 2. As the area develops the traffic noise will be addressed on a case by case basis. 520tafayette Road North I St, Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194 1 651-296-63o0 800-657-3864I Use your preferred relay service I info,pca@state.mn.us I Equal Opportunity Employer 3. Comment noted. March 12, 2020 Michael Grochala Community Development Director City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Re: 1-35F Corridor Alternative Urban Areawide Review Update Dear Michael Grochala: Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) Update for the 1-35F Corridor project (Project) in the city of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota. The Project consists of a large mixed -use development area. Regarding matters for which the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has regulatory responsibility of other interests, the MPCA staff has the following comments for your consideration. Contamination Hazardous Materials Wastes Item 12 As noted in the AUAR Update, the MPCA database What's In My Neighborhood? identified the presence 1 , of several properties near the Project area with actual or potential soil and/or groundwater contamination. State law requires that persons properly manage contaminated soil and water they uncover or disturb - even if they are not the party responsible for the contamination. Developers considering construction on or near contaminated properties should begin working early in their planning process with the MPCA's Brownfields Program to receive necessary technical assistance in managing contamination. For some properties, special construction might be needed to prevent the further spreading of the contamination and/or prevent vapors from entering buildings or utility corridors. Information regarding the Brownfields Program can be found at: htts)s://www. pca. state. rn n. us/wa ste/brownfie I d s. If contamination is found, it must be reported immediately to the state duty officer at 651-649-5451 or 800-422-079R. Noise (item 171 The 2005 AUAR discusses traffic noise and the impacts of noise on certain wildlife. Although the responsible governmental unit is not required to consider noise as part of this assessment, the MPCA recommends that they revisit traffic -related noise (2005 AUAR p. 97-100). The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration have updated their noise modeling since 2005. Other noise concerns can be addressed on a case -by -case basis upon development. For noise related questions, please contact Fawkes Steinwand at 651-757-2327 or Fawkes.SteinwandCZD5tate.mn.us. Transportation (item 18) The original AUAR was completed in 2005 and analyzed three scenarios for development for the years 3 2030 and post 2030. Mitigation plans developed included adding new roadway connections, intersection control, turn lanes, and widening roads as necessary. Based on the comparison of the forecasted traffic generation from the AUAR area and the forecasted 2040 traffic volumes, the traffic analysis conducted, and Mitigation Plan recommended with the 2005 AUAR and the 2010 and 2015 updated AUAR's remains