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4 - the speed <br />Eastbound Terrace Drive right turn tio southbound Snelling <br />differential between the right turning vehicles and the higher speed <br />#M & <br />southbound vehicles can cause rear end, and sideswipe type accidents. is <br />can, occur during RTOR"maneuvers at County Road C and County Road C-2; <br />however, the potential is grea,tier at an unexpected access point vs. a <br />s ignalized intersection* <br />I i <br />S6uthbound Snelling right turn to Terrace Drive - this introduces the saIIe <br />speed differential related rear ends, and sideswipe type accidents as <br />described above . <br />11 4 <br />Weave maneuver to southbound Snelling lef t turn lane - the reduction in <br />the eastbound County Road C thru volume would correspond ingly increase <br />this volume,,i This introduces a weiavel maneuver, across two high speed thru <br />lanes, in a relatively short distance causing sideswipe and rear end type <br />accidents. <br />Sou,thbound Snelling backup for signal, at County Road C - since proposed <br />Terrace Drive �1*5 only 1600 north of County Road C, there could be <br />conflicts during times of heavy queuing on Snelling. This 'is basically an <br />AM rush hour votentiall, <br />BI <br />liased oin, analysis of similar access points to a high speed highway, the potential <br />exists, for at least 3 to 5 accidents per year, of the type covered above. <br />0 0 11 V <br />A compari'sion of the increase in accident potential vs. the minimal increase 1 <br />capacity, at, County Road C, indicates that the cost to the highway user woull, <br />outweigh the benefits, "if a right in/right out access were allowed at Terrad <br />Dr ive. Therelf ore, Mn/DOT camot justi fy an opening 'in access control at Terrac <br />Dr live . This :Lsi coinsistent with Mn/DOT's overall plan to 'increase safety, as wel <br />as, reduce, congestion on our highways. I <br />