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����,r����r�� 1 � � �' �` � <br />� � <br />� � '� �'� � 1'� � � �°� +� <br />� <br />� <br />�`���� ���.��� � 5�� �f��� �a�n�y Ro�� �-� <br />�o��vi���, !�� ��� � � <br />Date: August 5, 2010 <br />Honorable Mayor Harpstead <br />City of Arden Hilis <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hilis, MN 55112-5743 <br />RE: State Project 6285-135: I-694 improvement Project (Lexington Avenue to west of <br />CSAH 76) <br />Dear Mayor Harpstead: <br />Thank you for not only participating in the process of the development of the layout for the <br />above mentioned project, but also for the opportunity to address the concerns of the City <br />prior to the public hearing on August 9, 2010. Addressing the concerns of the City prior to <br />the hearing should allow for a more effective meeting. <br />Traffic redistribution <br />There is concern that removal of access to/from Hamline Ave will add to the existing stress <br />that exists on the local roadway system, particularly at signalized intersections in the area. <br />Mn/DOT is in the process of modeling the intersection of Lexington Ave and County Road <br />F. The preliminary results are showing that the change in access at Hamline Ave is not <br />degrading the level of service of the intersection of Lexington and County Road F. A more <br />detailed explanation should be available on Monday August 9, 2010. <br />The improvements that Mn/DOT will be making to I-694/TH 10/TH 51 will address an <br />existing safety problem. The existing crash rate for 694 from Lexington Ave to Snelling <br />Ave is 4.5 with a severity rate of 5.6 (2009 data). The standard crash rate for a freeway <br />segment is 1.0 and the standard severity rate is 1.2. Mn/DOT estimates that with the <br />improvements being made to I-694 in the area of TH 10/Snelling Ave, the crash rate and <br />severity rate should be much more in alignment with the standard rates. <br />An �q��� C��p�r��r�i�y ���loyer <br />