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,%$MESO,. o Minnesota Department of Transportation 14. Metropolitan Division fir OP TN' Waters Edge 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 October 9, 1997 Jim Ericson City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 Dear Jim Ericson: SUBJECT: Silverview Estates Preliminary Plat Review P97-082A Southeast Quadrant of Trunk Highway (TH) 10 and CSAH 44 Mounds View, Ramsey County C.S. 6204 The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has reviewed the Silverview Estates preliminary plat in compliance with Minnesota Statute 505.03, subd. 2, Plats. We find the plat acceptable for further development with consideration of the following comments. • As stated in our letters of April 23, 1997 and August 12, 1997, we constructed arterial highways such as TH 10 to serve regional mobility needs rather than to accommodate direct property access. Proliferation of accesses is inconsistent with the highway's purpose and reduces the highway's capacity and safety. Control and reduction of access is critical in reducing highway congestion, and are important factors in reducing accidents on highways. As previously stated in our past reviews of this site, we strongly recommend that these parcels have consolidated access. Regional policy developed by the Metropolitan Council discourages direct access to the highway from an individual property. As previously stated, the emphasis of a minor arterial, such as TH 10, is on mobility as opposed to direct land access. Regional policy advocates land access management and control as tools in ensuring that minor arterials continue to operate efficiently and effectively. In addition, we conducted our previous reviews of this proposal with the understanding that the site is to be developed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Resubmittal of this proposal as a preliminary plat disregards the intent and integrity of the PUD process if resubmitted merely for trunk highway access purposes. • An equal opportunity employer