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To: Mark Culver, PE City of Roseville From: John Maczko PE, Senior Transportation Manager Leif Garnass PE, PTOE, Principal Justin Sebens, Engineer Date: January 17, 2019 Subject: Snelling Avenue Corridor Analysis Introduction Attachment A Memorandum SKF No. 11130 The City of Roseville, Minnesota was successful in a 2016 Surface Transportation Project proposal through the Metropolitan Council in securing $2.7 million dollars in federal funding in 2020 toward an estimated $3.4 million -dollar construction project constructing an additional 12 -foot wide northbound through lane on Snelling Avenue from County Road 132 to 1,180 feet north of Lydia Avenue. The goal of this project is to add capacity and improve safety, mobility and accessibility to the large regional manufacturing/distribution and job concentration centers in the area. SRF Consulting Group was contracted by the City of Roseville, jointly funded by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), to review the proposed project and any merging issues that may occur at the merge point north of Lydia Avenue. Further, SRF was asked to review and provide a concept analysis of Snelling Avenue between County Road C and Lydia Avenue. Historically, this area of Snelling Avenue experiences significant levels of congestion during the p.m. peak period, specifically with the side -streets being heavily congested and there is a high northbound desire for travel. This memorandum documents the review of the third lane project and additional potential concept scenarios. Background The northbound direction of Snelling Avenue between County Road 132 and Hamline Avenue was identified through the MnDOT Congestion Management Safety Plan (CMSP) as one of the more congested areas in the Metropolitan area. Of the 186 areas identified in the Twin Cities metropolitan area during the process this corridor was one of 68 areas identified during Phase III of the process to be explored for possible solutions. During a series of design Charettes that were part of the CMSP process the addition of the NB 3rd lane was proposed. This was not the first time that a recommendation for an additional through lane had come forward as Roseville had completed, and adopted, the Twin Lakes FinalAUAR on October 15, 2007 that had assumed that Snelling Avenue would have an additional through lane of traffic in each direction as it proceeded with the AUAR. www.srfconsuIting.com 1 Carlson Parkway North, Suite 150 1 Minneapolis, MN 55447-4453 1 763.475.0010 Fax: 1.866.440.6364 An Equal Opportunity Emplger