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09/08/97 MON 11:11 FAX 612 490 2150 SEH 444 MOUNDS VIEW2002�' ?vjo (�,: �c 14dd� ,v� it) cam► �'t.6. ry 3535_,, VADNAlS CENTER DRIVE 200 SEH f CENTER,ST.PAUL.MN 55110 6124 9- 8' 57 600 3 `' ARCHITECTURE • ENGINEER/NG IIIENVIRONMENTAL • TRA/vsAORTAnON September 8, 1997 RE: Mounds View, Minnesota Edgewood Drive Highway 10 Intersection SEH No.P-MOtND9708.00 Ms. Cathy Bennett Economic Development Director City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112-1499 Dear Cathy: As a follow-up to our August 22, 1997 letter and work program,and to questions which have arisen in the discussion of the program,we offer the following comments. The location of the revised Edgewood Drive intersection is primarily a function of the theater design and the development of the loop road.It is very desirable to have the loop road connection fromng lot • Lake Road,and the loop road connection from relocated Edgewood Drive, intersect northwest parking lot on the south side Highway ]0.If the roads intersect too far thetonnection Long in frontkithe theater, eg tog way 10.I and potentially intersection othe theateruld east, the would be 9 otential! creating confusion. The location, based on that criteria, is approximately half way between the Highway Long Lake Road and County Road H2. This location is beneficial in fittinginto coordination sequence. Although notSh Y t 0 intersections with comments was positive because theintersectionOwas at the midrequiring -point it int located half wa the traffic signal Thus,there are two reasons for the specific location on Edgewood Y, one of their first and minimizing are impareasons and maximizingspafi operationaltionbetween two adjacent intersections. g sod Drive; uequal eacinh between intersections benefits on the south side of the roadway. The original concept for the extension of Edgcwood Avenue on the north side had two in the roadway in an effort to miss the Mounds View City very severe curves from an operational standpoint and did not line up with the bestP location lfe the curves were unacceptable theater entrance. The current conceptual alignment shows a curve for Edgewood Drive which provides a vcry as well as good intersections at Highway I0 and at Bronson Drive. It well functioning City Hall parking lot. good operating also appeared to provide a The development of the preliminary plan for the roadways, as outlined in the work ire refine the alignment. Some options that will be considered include increasing the angle at intersection and increasing the curve of the road to see if more of the CityHallp gra' will further efficiently used. Equally important in the developmentthe Highway 10 parking lots to the saved anda of the preliminary plan are access to City Hall ELLIOTT •TELL/orrR/CKSONWO MINNEAPOLIS.MN ST,CLOUD,MN CHIPPEWA PALLS, W! MADISON, W! LAKE COUNTY.IN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER