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FILE No. 696 04/01 '98 10:30 ID:TOLD DEVELOPMENT 612 420 7574 PAGE 3 APR-01-1998 09:55 BENSlDDF & ASSOC. 612 832 9564 P.03/05 Mr.Robert Cunningham 2 April 1, 1995 Representatives of the developer and the City have stated that Mn/DOT has already given verbal and written approval for the Ration's right turn access on T.I . 10. Some of the design elements for this access are not yet complete so an access permit from Mn/DOT has not yet been issued. According to the developer, approval also has been obtained from Ramsey County for the access on Sever Lake Drive. Super America Stan=at County iloadX&T$. 10 Located in the southweet corner atm TA 10/CR.I intersection, this development has a right turn in only access on T.H. 10. This access is spaced approximately 230 feet south of CR.L(edge to edge) The Super America station shares this T.H. 10 access with a small commercial center to the south of the station. This access was granted in 1989. No right turn lane is provided; motorists use the shoulder area to turn from T.H. 10 into the site. Mn/DOTAccess Swing Guidelines Mn/DOT'a policies regarding spacing of direct zooms driveways are addressed in section 5-2.09.01 in the Road Design Manual. According to this policy,roads classified as minor • arterials such as T.H. 10, require acme spacing of 60 in (197 feet) of frontage. The proposed Walgreens access on TX 10 is&proximately 187 feet north of C.R. I and this is within 10 feet of meeting this policy. Accident Rarity on T.H. 10 at Bight Turn Accesses To address some of the safety =cams expressed by Mn/DOT staff regarding the proposed Walgreens right turn access on TIL 10, we conducted a review of the accident history along T.H. 10 from Silver Lake Drive south to Long Lake Road. This review examined the Impact,if any,that the existing seven right turn access locations had on the accident history during this period There are five right turn access points located northbound on TIL 10 in this section and two access points located southbound on TA 10. The accident information was provided by the City of Mounds View and includes a period of 22 months starting from January 1996 to November 1997. During this 22 month period, a total of 46 incidents were recorded on T.H. 10. None of the recorded accidents occurred at the seven existing right turn accesses along T.H. 10 or could be attributed to vehicles using these access points. The lack of accidents at these locations indicate that these right turn accesses operate safely, which is different from the safety concerns express by Mn/DOT stag •