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May 19 Virtual Open House: Questions and Comments Received 12 lanes of 55 MPH traffic. During rush hour in normal times there is very little gap between on-coming cars making it even riskier to cross. This crossing also encourages drivers from outside our neighborhood to use Old Snelling as a short-cut to avoid rush hour delays on 35W or 36, as well as to get around back-ups on Cty E onty MN-51. The access to Hamline is also unnecessary. Our neighborhood has an entrance onto MN-51 only 3-4 blocks away. We can get to Hamline off of MN-51 at Lydia and I clocked my wait last week at about 2 minutes. I support the plan to make the left hand closure permanent. 6. As a resident on Ingerson Road and a father of 3 young children, I can say without a doubt a permanent closure of this turn lane would be the only prudent decision. There are numerous alternatives for getting around this area and add a mere few minutes. Including both Lydia and County E, etc. Before this turn lane was temporarily closed, the lack of enforcement on speeders flying down our road as a “cut through route” makes closing it permanently the best course of action. The decrease in both total traffic but decrease in dangerous speeds traffic has been undeniably substantial. I would guess somewhere in the neighborhood of a 60% decrease. A neighbor was recently hit in the street while on his mower, but thankfully was ok. I worry about the first one that happens to one of the 35~ children under the age of 6 that live in this 3-5 block radius now. It was only about 6 children when we moved in about 7 years ago. Been very fun to see the changes! On behalf of my neighborhood’s safety and the majority of my neighbors’ shared opinion on that as well - please keep this turn lane closed permanently. 7. We are writing to you to address our concerns of the State’s proposed permanent closure of the S/B Snelling Avenue (Hwy 51) S/B left turn to Hamline Avenue. The City of Roseville has in recent years worked hard with the parks, sidewalks and improved roads for quality of life here in Roseville, but this closure will worsen not improve quality of life for those of us living on and around the Lydia Avenue neighborhood between Snelling and Hamline Avenue. We have not contacted you previously because we were told the closure was temporary. After being notified by mail from MN DOT and observing the online meeting we now have cause to contact you directly. We have owned the house since 1999 and have seen many changes over the years which have seen an increase in traffic to our road, mainly due to the growth of Northwestern University. However, nothing has impacted our quality of life more as when the temporary closure was implemented due to I- 35W improvement project. Our front door is just 39 feet from the curb and we observe the traffic and noise on a 24/7 prospective. Our children both have bus stop locations for pick up and drop off on Lydia Avenue. Since the closure was implemented the amount of traffic has increased significantly. The most disturbing portion of the