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��so� <br />�� Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />oF TH 280 DISCUSSION <br />Cities of' Lauderdale and Roseville - Joint Council work session, August 21, Lauderdale City Hall <br />Purpose and Need for ProieCt <br />The following operational problems and infrastructure deficiencies currently e�st along the TH 280 corridor <br />over th� proposed project segment. <br />. High incidence of accidents <br />TH 280 Related Accident Statistics from 1997 — 1999 <br />Crash Density <br />(Crashes per mile of roadway) <br />Metro Avera�e TH 280 (from 1000' N of Larpenteur Ave. to I-3JW) <br />62.4 108.4 <br />Accident Rate at Intersections <br />(Crashes per million vehicle-miles) <br />1v�etro Avera�e TH 28Q/Broadw�av St. Tx 28O/Co. Rd. B <br />0.6 1.1 0.6 <br />Accident Severity Rate at Intersections <br />(Severity per million vehicle-miles — factors for the type of accident) <br />Metro Avera�e TH 280/Broadwa�� St. TH 280/Co. Rd. B <br />1.2 1.9 0.8 <br />. 7rafftc Congestion <br />Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) Volume* > 40,000 vehicles <br />Peak Hour Traffic Volumes* > 4,100 vehicles <br />*from Year 2000 traffic counts <br />Broadway St. is a high-volume "tee" intersection that connects the industrial area in northeast <br />Minneapolis to TH 280. The traff'ic volume at this location is high enough to require an interchange. <br />County Rd B intersection is located at the end of the northbound e�t ramp to I-35W. During peak hours, <br />traffic on this ramp backs up through the int�rse,cCion, in the area under the I-35W bridge. <br />. Deterioratedpavement <br />This section of roadway was constructed during ll956 — 1959. Only minor resurfacing and maintenance <br />has been done since. <br />. Traffic Noise <br />From noise monitoring performed in the year 2000 for this proposed TH 280 reconstruction project, noise <br />levels at residential receptors along the east side of the highway. north of Larpenteur Avenue, ranged from <br />approlimately 62 dBA to 74 dBA (daytime readings. Li„)- The L�n Minnesota state daytime standard is <br />6s dBA. <br />Fundin <br />See attached sheet from the Federal STP (Surface Transportation Program) Application. Restrictions on the <br />solicitation for this STP funding states that the TAB (Transportation Advisory Board) will not fund Principal <br />Arterial projects of free��-ay design. Projects on non-freeway routes, including those that upgrade existing <br />roadways to freeway design, are eligible. <br />See also attached sheets from Mn/DOT Metro Division Transportation System Plan that describes the funding <br />plan for the "middle porkion." or Stage III, of TH 280. <br />