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Highway 280/ County Road B Neighborhood Meetings Concern from May 7, 2002 meeting Response at November-1 4, 2002 meeting . What is the current traffic on TH 280? County Road B? What is the current traffic at the intersection? Current traffic on TH 280 is 25, 000 ADT Current tYaffic on County Road B: 2500 ADT. Currently 1300 ADT turn right off of TH 280 onto County Road B. It was estimated that traffic volumes on County Road B would be cut in half by closing the access with TH 280. Estimated ADT.• 1200-IS00 ADT. . Traffic is already bumper to bumper on Highway 280, how will the proposed project improve it? The improvement to TH 280 received federal funds based on safety improvements. By eliminating "at gr�ade " access to TH 280, the State is eliminating confZict points. In the last 3 years there have been 2.5 accidents at the County Road B/ TH 280 intersection. By eliminating the access to County Road B; the likelihood of marry of these accidents would be diminished. The proposal has two left turn lanes on northbound TH 280 at Broadway that are Significantly lengthened. This will reduce or eliminate the impacts of queuing on TH 280 thru lanes that occurs during rush hour. Broadway Street will also have an additional left turn lane added for northbound TH 280 traffic. . How will the proposed change impact other major intersections? (Larpenteur Ave/ Cleveland Ave, Larpenteur Ave/ TH 280, Hwy 36/ Cleveland Ave.) The County and State looked at safety and traffic at all the major intersections where traffic would be rerouted. They determined that the only intersection significantly impacted by the access closure was the Cleveland/ County Road B intersection. . The neighborhood expressed concerns about safety and traffic at the Cleveland/ County Road B intersection: Ramsey County has looked at this intersection's current configuration and accident counts. The County traffic engineer has determined that the intersection does need to be reconfigured, adjusting and adding turn lanes with dedicated left turn arrows. Work could be done concurrent with the TH 280 reconstruction project. . The neighborhood felt it was very important to let people know about the change, if the project went forward. The County and State felt that they could send notices to trucks and haulers regarding change. Dead end/No outlet signs could be installed on County Road B. . The neighborhood asked about related system improvements; the TH 280 access ramp to Highway 36, the upgrade of the Como and Larpenteur accesses, the Cleveland/ Hwy 36/ 35W ramps. There was an opinion that all of these improvements should be linked together. The State has received funding for a vety specifzc purpose, improvement to the signalized portion of TH 280. These funds could not be applied elsewhere. Improvements to other parts of the system are shown in the State's Transportion System Plan as 2016-2025 improvement projects. . Who will pay for improvements to County Road B? If this project moves fonvard and Ramsey County requests the City take over responsibility for County Road B, the City and the County will need to discuss cost sharing for the improvement. Depending on the scope of the upgrade of the roadway, the City's Assessment Policy may or may not apply. These improvements would be subject to Council approval.