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Department of Public Works <br /> Paul L.Kirkwold,P.E.,Director and County Engineer <br /> ADMINISTRATION/LAND SURVEY ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS <br /> 50 West Kellogg Blvd.,Suite 910 3377 N.Rice Street <br /> t�AMSEY CouMY St. Paul,MN 55102• (612)266-2600 •Fax 266-2615 Shoreview,MN 55I26 <br /> (612) 484-9104 •Fax 482-5232 <br /> March 4, 1998 <br /> MAR 0 igQ8 <br /> Mr. Jim Ericson 1 <br /> City of Mounds View s <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 regardingth <br /> .proposed access onto County Road I . e <br /> • 1. The County supports the closure of Eastwood Road onto. <br /> County Road I. This city street is located very <br /> Highway 10 and poses operational problemclose thee <br /> intersection. <br /> 2 . The traffic study concludes that the access from Walgreens <br /> onto County Road I will not negatively impact traffic. The <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 <br /> queue will be 310 feet <br /> in the am peak and 314 feet in th <br /> 0 2005 with the existingpmpeak by the year <br /> geometrics. This will result in a <br /> back up past the proposed entrance during both peak hours . <br /> Minnesota's First Home Rule County <br /> orintM nn......len ....._._._ _.-.. <br />