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Comments on Opportunities to Reduce the Impacts and Costs Related to <br />Collection Vehicle Traffic on the Public Infrastructure <br />One of the commonly cited concerns for open systems is related to the impacts of truck traffic. <br />The municipal survey included a yes/no question asking cities if their public works department <br />had expressed opinions with respect to collection vehicle traffic impacts. If participants <br />responded yes to this question, Foth followed -up with the City contact and requested them to <br />elaborate on their response. Below are lists of responses. The lists are separated in to sections <br />based on the type of collection systems. <br />Open MSW/Open Recycling <br />Bloomington <br />• The City engineer put together a memo that references MnDOT studies. This memo also <br />outlines the Bloomington road weight restrictions, comparisons of heavy traffic, and <br />costs for repair. In addition, the City has photos of road wear in cul-de-sacs where <br />garbage trucks are the only trucks entering (school buses and other heavy trucks do not <br />enter cul-de-sacs). <br />Lakeville <br />We do not have a position on how collection vehicles impact our roads. We're sure they <br />do, but it has not recently been addressed or studied. <br />Prior Lake <br />• We know there are impacts but we have no studies. <br />Rosemount <br />There have been some comments from the public works department but mostly there <br />have been comments from elected officials. <br />Savage <br />• Anyone who says their public works department has not expressed concern over this <br />issue is out of touch with their public works department. The weight of trucks causes <br />wear and tear on the roadways. There has been some discussion of mandating hauling to <br />become organized or create zones for haulers. <br />Open MSW/Organized Recycling <br />Crystal <br />• Our City engineer/public works director recognizes the additional wear and tear on roads <br />from collection vehicle traffic. <br />Maple Grove <br />• One truck is better than five trucks driving down the same street for collecting garbage. <br />X:\MS\IE\2008\08M081\l0000 reports\Final Appendices\Appendix E -Participant Comments -Municipal, In-depth and Billing.doc <br />