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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />lanes, plus a turn lane still at 96 though? <br /> <br />MR. LEONARD: Yes, those geometries - I would propose that <br />they remain exactly the same. What would happen - when you <br />come around that - let's say that you're headed north and as <br />you come onto 96, there would be a white line about five to <br />six feet away from the curb and then your 14 foot lane and <br />then a 14 foot lane for the turners. That would open up first - <br />at the nose - into two lanes - and ~he white line alongside <br />of you would disappear on the outside - and then as you came <br />past the piece of median there, then they would all become a <br />third lane for that left turn lane and you would proceed that <br />way until you got - however far north - and that would be the <br />end of it. Coming south, you would again have the two lanes <br />coming down 96 - the left turn and two through lanes - and then <br />as you came through there where that bulb is - it's 26 feet <br />through there - there we would pick up a line. In other <br />words, we would get the cars through the intersection and then <br />channel them into that one lane - with paint, if you will. <br />Those features (inaudible) would essentially remain the. same. <br /> <br />MR. ANDY HOLEWA: I would like to state that I would <br />agree that it ought to be-four lanes and if it doesn't work <br />out, then change it. My understanding and my experience <br />agrees with what Mr. Leonard said - that it's going to work <br />out - and it will be better for the City and for all the <br />people. <br /> <br />MR. WILLIAM ROE: I could live with either one, but if <br />it was up to me, I'd like to see it striped three lane. <br />Granted, Mr. Leonard has a pretty valid point about in the <br />Roseville area where it's three lane -we're talking about a <br />very long stretch of highway there. I know - I travel that <br />quite frequently myself. If you get behind somebody who's <br />pretty pokey, it can seem like forever. However, the area <br />that we're talking about - we're talking only several hundred <br />feet at the most. I guess I would say that - because of the <br />number of children in the neighborhood and also the houses <br />whose driveways come out onto Lexington Avenueton the other <br />side - Shoreview - I would like to see it striped three lanes <br />with the center turn lane because it would give them a little <br />added safety feature and would also tend to slow the traffic <br />through - if you want to call it a residential area - down <br />somewhat. Once it gets beyond 96 to the north, that's mostly <br />all commercial anyway until you get up to Shoreview - and the <br />same thing happens at Victoria. You can open it up there to <br />the four lanes also because that's all industrial down there <br />too. So we're talking about a very minor section of roadway <br />here and I think just the idea of slowing traffic and making <br />everybody bunch up a little bit more would be better. <br /> <br />Also, as far as exiting from Amble or Pleasant - crossing <br />one lane of traffic, I think, would be a little bit easier <br /> <br />-17- <br />