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From: Doug Fischer [ mailto : Doug. Fischer0co.anoka.mn.us Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 11:08 AM To: Mark.StatzCabstantec.com Cc: Dallas Larson Subject: Centerville Road Questions Mark, Thank you for your recent e-mail asking for some clarifications from the county on the Centerville Road project. I have copied your questions and provided a response in red /bold text below them. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information. Thanks! At the last City Council meeting November 13th), a few residents were in attendance and were given an opportunity to address the City Council. A lengthy discussion ensued. At the end of the discussion, the City Council directed staff to ask the county two questions: 1. Would Anoka County consider completing the proposed reconstruction of CSAH 21, as it is currently proposed, with the one exception of eliminating the left turn lanes at Dupre Road. The County has already scaled back the original plan concept by eliminating left turnlanes at Hunter's Trail and Center Street based on comments we received during the public involvement process. While these two intersections are three - legged intersections, Dupre is a 4- legged intersection. Eliminating left turnlanes from this major intersection would result in motorists being tempted to bypass a left turning vehicle in the adjacent right turnlane. This is an illegal movement and could pose a hazard to motorists pulling out of Dupre onto Centerville Road. Because this intersection is part of the "reconstruction" portion of this project and not part of the "rehabilitation" part, the improvements we make with this project must be able to accommodate traffic now and for the foreseeable future. Centerville Road currently has 4,400 vpd in this area and we are expecting it to reach 9,300 vpd by 2030. This traffic level approaches the capacity of a 2 -lane roadway and the elimination of proper turnlanes would not provide the safe and effective flow of traffic on a 2 -lane highway. We have also made alignment shift changes to reduce property impacts as well. 2. Would Anoka County consider completing the proposed reconstruction of CSAH 21, as it is currently proposed, with the exceptions of eliminating the left turn lanes at Dupre Road and all of the right turn lanes on the project. With the elimination of these turn lanes, it is assumed that the shoulder widths would remain as planned through the areas where the turn lanes were eliminated. Eliminating the left turnlane at Dupre and the right turnlanes from the reconstruction portion of the project essentially guts the need for reconstruction entirely, and we do not feel that the extra cost for curb L gutter, storm sewer, and right - of -way acquisition would be justified to build an "Incomplete" project. As noted in the response above, the turnlanes provide the needed capacity for this road to remain a 2- lane facility and not require a 4 -lane design. While the addition of 8 -foot shoulders is a safety benefit, the real safety benefit comes from the turnlane construction. It is important to note that these questions are predicated on the idea that the level of improvements to the roadbed would remain the same as is proposed. The city should remember that reconstructing the road in the manner it is being proposed (lowering the profile grade) is essentially being made to turn the "rural" cross - section into an "urban" cross - section which substantially reduces the city's cost for building the bikepath along Centerville Road. The reconstruction and conversion to an urban section also provides the City benefit for the construction and associated cost share of the City storm sewer. If all we wanted to do was a 20