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March 2,f1994 <br />Page 3 ! <br /> <br />Mr. Haas! objections to additional bridge crossing are listed below: <br /> <br />· Ti <br /> ad <br />· Tr, <br /> off <br /> de: <br />· Th <br />· Th <br /> <br />Mr. Carl~ <br />members <br />Ramsey's <br /> <br />e Rum River has scenic river status, and the DNR would never permit an <br />Jitional crossing. <br />~vel demand in Andover is toward the east and the south. Without services <br />;red to Andover residents in Ramsey (to the west), there would be no <br />aand for an additional crossing. <br />e two existing crossings are sufficient to meet demand. <br />e cost of an additional crossing is prohibitive given the level of demand. <br /> <br />~rg suggested that the idea of an additional crossing could be pursued by <br />)f the Andover and Ramsey City Councils, pending recommendations from <br />comprehensive plan study. <br /> <br />Three issue areas were discussed with Mr. Elwyn Tiuldenberg, who is the manager <br />of the Comnty's Public Services Division. It is the Pubhc Services Division that is <br />contractin~ with BRW to prepare the transportation plan update. The three issues <br />are listed ~elow: <br /> <br />· Trqnsportation proposals and plans for Bu-vn. s Township <br />· Co ,~uty interest in an additional Rum River crossing <br />· Co~uty interest in an additional Mississippi River crossing <br /> <br />Burns Td. wnship: <br /> <br />There arei no proposals or plans to improve or add to the road system in Burn <br />Township..~ <br /> <br />Rum River Crossing: <br /> <br />Mr. Tinkl9nberg felt the bridge strategy could have some merit, although its <br />implemen ~flation would be many years into the future. At this point, land uses that <br />would be ~rved by an additional crossing are large lot residential without services. <br />Because s~'vices would not be brought to the area for many years, commercial, office, <br />or industrial uses would not be developed, and travel demand for an additional bridge <br />would be lbw. <br /> <br />The bridg~could possibly be beneficial as part of a strategy to relieve traffic volumes <br />on TH 47. iTraffic on TH 47 that is produced from residences between CSAH 27 and <br />the bridge {alignment, could cross the Rum River from Ramsey into Andover and travel <br />south to T~. 10 on CSAH 7. Traffic volumes on CSAH 7 are relatively low, and it <br />could function as a reliever for TH 47 if a bridge were constructed. <br /> <br />%\ <br /> <br /> <br />