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� � . � October 1, 1969 CAS E NO : APPL{CANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: 523-69 Minnesota hi ighway Department Snelling Avenue from County Road C to Hamiine Avenue Consideration of Design Study PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. At previous meetings with the Planning Commission and the Highway Depart- ment we have reviewed v�arious proposals for the handling of Snellir�g Avenue from County Road C to Hamline Avenue. In the past, su�gestions have in- cluded interchanges afi �ounty F;oad C-2 at its pr�sent al ignment, possibil ities for interchange at C-2 somewhat south of its present alignment, and ofiher proposais suggesting no interchange at C-2 bufi an overpass at County Road C-2 or Lydia Avenue. At the fast meeting when the plans were reviewed. overlays prepared by the village 'indicated various possibilities for infierchange movements approximately centrai betwe�n the proposed interchanges at County Ro�d C and Hamline Avenue. Following review of th�se plans,the Corrtmission requested that we meet with the �iighway Department to consider ti�e merits of an interchange verses the }aossibility of having only an overpass between Coun�y Road C and Ham) ine Avenue. 2. This week your vil iage engineer and planner met with representatives of the Highway Department to review these questions. it appears that fih�e development of on interchange can most readily be accomplished at Lydia Avenue. However, the interchan�e will,of course,be very cl�se to Hamline Avsnue to the narth. With some justification, there is considerable reluctance on the part af the Metropolitan Council (and the Highway Department) to construct interchanges at a half mile int�rvaf as would be the case here. In the overall, the delefierious e�fects of highway traffic to the residential areas involved is minimal if we simply have a straight forward service road system connecting interchanges at County Road C and Haml ine Avenue. This creates a difference of sl ightly over a mile between ihe interchanges with a motel approximately half way beiv�eer�. Considering fihe implications and problems involved in construcfing any irterchange. between County Road C and Hamline, there appears considerable merit in utilizing the simpler solution with merely an overpass at Lydia. The larger scale drawings and overfays wii! be available at the meefiingto further discuss the merits of this proposa I .