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Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation <br />District 5 <br />2055 No. Lilac Drive <br />Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 <br /> <br />May 24, 1989 <br /> <br />(612) 593- 8103 <br /> <br />Honorable Gary R. Reimann <br />Mayor of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />C.S. 0202 (T.H. 10) <br />Turn Lane at Sunfish Lake Boulevard <br />(County Road 57) <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Reimann: <br /> <br />Thank you for your letter of May 12 regarding the right turn <br />lane on T.H. 10 at Sunfish Lake Boulevard. We have been <br />aware for some time that the access to the "Plants and <br />Things" store presents a less than desirable situation. <br />Before receiving a letter from the school bus company <br />earlier this month, we have only had one or two inquiries <br />about the access in the last several years. In spite of its <br />configuration, however, we have record of only one other <br />accident in the last eleven years that may possibly have <br />been related to the presence of the driveway on the right <br />turn lane. <br /> <br />Because Mn/DOT's resources are limited, it is necessary to <br />prioritize proposed improvements to assure that the benefits <br />from public expenditures are maximized and the greatest <br />potential for accident reduction is addressed. While we <br />certainly regret that any accidents occur on the trunk <br />highway system, we find that many of the safety improvement <br />projects that we are able to fund are those that are likely <br />to reduce as many as ten or more accidents per year. <br /> <br />It appears that the only feasible improvement that would <br />adequately address the problem covered in your letter would <br />be the closing of the driveway on T.Ho 10. (Another <br />entrance on T.H. 10 could not be located far enough to the <br />east to make a significant improvement in the situation. <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />