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�v+rs�� <br />� � Mir�nesota a�partrnenC �f Tt�rtspo�lir�� <br />�,r+� Metropolitan Division <br />Waters Edge <br />1500 West County Road B2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />April 5,2006 <br />Mayor Craig D. Klausing <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, N.�T 55113 <br />Re: Snelling Avenue @ Oakcrest Avenue <br />Dear Mayor Klausing: <br />Date: �r��'17/06 <br />Item: 2. <br />Communications <br />I�fr�DQ�I' Letter regarding <br />Snelling @ Oakcrest <br />Thank you for your letter of March 15 in which you discussed the Oa�crest Avenue <br />median opening. <br />Safety of the traveling public is what prompted the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation's concerns about this crossover. With the reconstructionof County Road <br />C and the improved traffic flow thru the Snelling Avenue and County Road C <br />intersection, the ability to make a left turn out of or into the James Addition <br />neighborhoodis greatlylimited. <br />1�!i�a/DQT is thankful that there have been no crashes at the crossover; however, Mn/D0� <br />still believes that there is a high potential for crashes at this location. <br />In April 2005 the City of Roseville passed resolution #1 p293 which stated that it is the <br />intention of the City to begin a process of studying possible access alternatives for the <br />James Addition neighborhood and to identify a preferred access alternative and sources <br />of funding and to include the project in the City's Capitol Improvement Plan for <br />construction. Mza/DOT agreed to allow northbound Snelling Avenue left turns into the <br />neighborhood and to not close the median crossover until the new access has been <br />constructed. MnIDQT has the right to close the median crossover if the City decides not <br />proceed with construction of an alternative access or if the City does not move forward in <br />a timely manner to implement the new access. <br />There has been extensive discussion concerning this issue, including a town meeting in <br />which citizens expressed their opinion on the closure and on the access at �`ai�view <br />Avenue. This convinced MnIDQT that a safe access is necessary for this neighborhood. <br />The access at Snelling Avenue is not the answer. <br />i <br />i r� <br />. � i <br />An equal opportunty employer <br />