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03/04/98 WED 17:47 FAX 6124825232 RAMSEY CO PUBLIC WORKS 10002 <br /> , <br /> I Department of Public Works <br /> Paul L'.Kirkwold,P.E.,Director and County Engineer <br /> ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS <br /> ADMINISTRATION/LAND SURVEY 3377 N.Rice Street <br /> Shoreview,MN 55126 <br /> 50 West Kellogg Blvd.,Suite 910 <br /> RAMSEY�� St.Paul, MN 55102• (612)266-2600•Fax 266-2615 (612)484.9104•Fax 482-5232 <br /> 4 <br /> March 4, 1998 <br /> Mr. Jim Ericson <br /> City of Mounds View <br /> 2401 Highway 10 <br /> Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 <br /> Dear Mr. Ericson: <br /> The Ramsey County Public Works Department has reviewed the <br /> plans for the Walgreens Development proposed along County <br /> Road I east of TH 10 . <br /> The plan shows removal of the Eastwood Road city street <br /> access onto County Road I and the construction of one full <br /> • access point onto County Road I at the east end of the <br /> property The County has reviewed the development plans and <br /> the traffic study prepared for this development. The County <br /> would like to make the following comments regarding the <br /> proposed access onto County Road I. <br /> 1 . The County supports the closure of Eastwood Road onto <br /> County Road I. This city street is located very close to <br /> Highway 10 and poses operational problems at the <br /> intersection. <br /> 2 , The traffic study concludes that the access from Walgreens <br /> a ic. e <br /> eastbound left turn into and out of the site will operate <br /> at an acceptable level of service. The County has reviewed <br /> this and concurs that the median will not have to be <br /> extended along County Road I past this driveway, The <br /> projected number of left turns is low and should not <br /> result in backing up of eastbound vehicles . <br /> 3 . The report states that a queuing analysis indicates that <br /> westbound traffic will "hardly ever back up" past the <br /> driveway if constructed 175 feet from Highway 10 . This <br /> does not agree with information provided by HDR in a <br /> Minnesota Department of Transportation Study. The Mn/DOT <br /> • study concludes that the westbound queue will be 310 feet <br /> in the am peak and 314 feet in the pm peak by the year <br /> 2005 with the existing geometrics. This will result in a <br /> back up past the proposed entrance during both peak hours . <br /> • <br /> Mimesota's First Home Role Cnnnty <br />