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• 4,NNESO2.4 Jew clr 6 e ,yY <br /> ,c,(10�O Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> � 3 Transportation Building <br /> °F'�" 395 John Ireland Boulevard <br /> • St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-1899 <br /> October 9, 2000 <br /> LfREC ,IED <br /> UL <br /> Greg Brown E=s t( <br /> Arden Hills City Engineer <br /> BRW Inc. <br /> 700 3rd Street South <br /> Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 <br /> Dear Mr. Brown: <br /> As you may be aware, the Minnesota Legislature mandated a study of the effectiveness of <br /> ramp metering in the Twin City Metropolitan area. The legislation requires the Minnesota <br /> Department of Transportation to shut down ramp meters, and report the traffic flow and <br /> safety results of that action to the Legislature by February 1, 2001. I am writing to ask for <br /> your help. <br /> Specifically, the consultant team hired to conduct the study asked that we solicit your <br /> cooperation by requesting that you not adjust the timing of your signal systems during the <br /> entire ramp meter evaluation phase. This is to ensure, as much as possible, that the <br /> • "before" conditions that are studied mirror the"after"(ramps-off) conditions. The shut <br /> down will occur starting on Monday, October 16, 2000. The ramp meters will be off <br /> about four to six weeks. <br /> We intend to keep you and the public informed of any developments regarding this study <br /> via a comprehensive communications plan. As part of that plan, we have established a <br /> ramp meter study page on the Mn/DOT Website (click on"hot topics"). That site will be <br /> updated regularly and already contains much more detail regarding the study than could <br /> be put into this letter. I invite you to bookmark and regularly visit the site. Its address is: <br /> http://www.dot.state.mn.us/rampmeterstudy/facts.html <br /> Thank you in advance for your cooperation. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Elwyn Tinklenberg <br /> Commissioner <br /> • Encl. <br /> An equal opportunity employer <br />