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<br />Metropolitan District <br />Waters Edge Building <br />1500 County Road B2 West <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />An equal opportunity employer <br /> <br />MnDOT Metropolitan District, Waters Edge Building, 1500 County Road B2 West, Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />August 8, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />Max Gort <br />Associate Planner <br />City of Hugo <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North <br />Hugo, MN 55038 <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: MnDOT Review # S25-027 <br />The Dance Unit <br />NE Quad US 61 & 137th St <br />Hugo, Washington County <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Gort <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review the plans for The Dance Unit. MnDOT has reviewed <br />the documents and has the following comments: <br /> <br />Access: <br />The plans presented show access to the proposed development using an internal shared <br />connection to the existing TGK Automotive driveway on the east side of US 61. This will add <br />more left turns being made by vehicles exiting onto southbound US 61 . These additional left <br />turns are a safety concern due to the high volumes and speed of traffic on US 61 in this <br />location. Additionally there will be more vehicles in both directions on US 61 that will be <br />slowing and stopping to wait for oncoming traffic to clear before making left turns into the <br />entrance driveway. This will likely create more instances of through-drivers attempting to pass <br />on the right on the shoulders. <br /> <br />MnDOT recommends that the city work closely with the property owner(s) to develop and <br />implement improvements to signage and sight lines at the driveway entrance to improve driver <br />safety. The City should also take into consideration any highway improvement plans that were <br />discussed as part of the latest Highway 61 Visioning Study to ensure that the access aligns with <br />future development plans for this area. <br /> <br />Please direct questions concerning these comments to Kaare Festvog, MnDOT Traffic, at 651 - <br />440-2855 or kaare.festvog@state.mn.us. <br /> <br />