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t' f seti imir 6418 NORMANDY LANE, SUITE 100, MADISON, WI 53719 608 274-2020 800 732-4362 FAX 608 274-2026 ARCHITECTURE • ENGINEERING • ENVIRONMENTAL • TRANSPORTATION August 22, 1997 RE: Edgewood Drive Highway 10 Intersection Mounds View,Minnesota SEH No.P-MOUND9708.00 Ms. Cathy Bennett Economic Development Director City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View,MN 55111-1499 Dear Cathy: We have completed most of the work associated with the traffic study at the Highway 10 and Edgewood Drive intersection. We evaluated the signal coordination along Highway 10 in much more detail than we initially anticipated. This was in response to Mn/DOT questions and concerns. At our August 6 meeting with Mn/DOT, the traffic representatives agreed that the Edgewood Drive signal • fits into the Highway 10 coordinated signal system.This is a change from the initial Mn/DOT reaction that there should be no more traffic signals installed along Highway 10. At the August 6 meeting, they did ask for some more documentation which we have since calculated and provided. We have also developed the concepts for the alignment for the Edgewood Drive relocation and for the theater parking lot.Access to the parcel created by the relocation of Edgewood Drive north of Highway 10 was also discussed and evaluated.Throughout the process, we have conversed and met with both the City staff and developer.The only item left in our work program is the preparation of a summary report. To continue with the process of relocating Edgewood Drive and installing a traffic signal, three basic areas still need to be addressed. Signal Justification Mn/DOT will not formally approve the traffic signal installation and commit to funding without a Signal Justification Report(SJR). This report provides basic information and documents the justification for the signal.Once this document is approved and signed,the traffic signal installation is virtually assured,pending funding.We have already begun to prepare the SJR since it will take some time to review at Mn/DOT and the City is on a tight time schedule. Road Alignment Our alignment to date is a concept only.The developer will need additional details to develop a final parking lot layout and access designs on the south side of the road.Mn/DOT will need a formal preliminary plan for all the work that they will participate in. The City and the developer need an alignment of the north side so • that they can plan for the relocation of the parking lot and its entrances and determine the amount of room SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INC. ST.PAUL,MN MINNEAPOLIS,MN ST CLOUD,MN CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI LAKE COUNTY,IN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER