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<br />, , <br />. CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. <br /> January 14, 1993 <br /> File: 520-030-70 <br /> Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> 1450 West Highway 96 <br /> Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> Dear Council Members: <br /> The purpose of this letter is to investigate possible access improvements at TH 51 and Old <br /> Snelling Avenue. According to Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnD0T) <br /> representatives, the improvements are eligible to be partially funded through MnDOT's <br /> Cooperative Agreements process. <br />. INTRODUCTION <br /> In December of 1991, MnDOT closed the TH 511Snelling Avenue median opening due to <br /> safety issues. Since the median closure, the Arden Hills City Council and concerned citizens <br /> have met with MnDOT to discuss alternatives for the intersection. At an informational meeting <br /> held on November 23, 1992, Tom O'Keefe from MnDOT presented the following alternatives: <br /> 1. Realignment of the Old Snelling Avenue, Hamline Avenue, and TH 51 intersection, <br /> including signalization. <br /> 2. Construction of a frontage road from Old Snelling Avenue to Lydia Avenue. <br /> 3. Widening the County Road E bridge. <br /> 4. Continue with permanent closure of the median by removing the bituminous surfacing <br /> and establishment of a boulevard. <br /> As the bridge widening does not address the Old Snelling Avenue access, this letter discusses <br /> the feasibility of both the intersection realignment and frontage road. <br /> EXISTING CONDmONS <br /> At the Old Snelling Avenue intersection, TH 51 is a four-lane divided highway with a posted <br /> speed limit of 55 miles per hour. The median opening had allowed left turn access from <br /> northbound TH 51 to Old Snelling Avenue. The Hamline Avenue and Old Snelling Avenue <br />. (CSAH 76) intersections with TH 51 are offset a distance of approximately 500 feet. Both Old <br /> Snelling and Hamline Avenues are currently under Ramsey County jurisdiction. <br /> 1959 SLOAN PLACE, SUITE 200, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612.n4-6021 <br /> 9800 SHELARD PARKWAY, SUITE 102, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55441 612-546-0432' Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> 03t>I5<l6.dco <br />