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August 21, 2014 <br />Paul Jung <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />Metro Division <br />1500 West CO Rd B-2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />Dear Mr. Jung: <br />The Metropolitan Transportation Services division of the Metropolitan Council wishes to express its support <br />of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study recently conducted by the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation in partnership with Anoka County , the cities of Ramsey and Anoka, and the Council. The <br />philosophy upon which the study approach was based is in keeping with the lower cost/high benefit policy <br />expressed in the Council's Transportation Policy Plan. <br />The study should be considered a "role model" by other corridors in the region. The approach of <br />considering Tess traditional improvement strategies to balance funding limitation realities with the need to <br />find solutions resulted in a series of smaller, implementable projects with large positive impacts. The <br />program of projects outlined in the study combine to provide 90% to 95% of the safety and mobility <br />benefits of the previous freeway proposal for roughly a third of the cost. <br />This letter of support does not predispose any future required Council review of projects. Specifically, all <br />interchange projects on Highway 10 will need a joint MnDOT/Metropolitan Council Highway Interchange <br />Request committee review. Specific projects may also be subject to the Metropolitan Council controlled <br />access highway approval as outlined in Minnesota statute 473.166. <br />The Council appreciates the efforts by all study partners and looks forward to the eventual implementation <br />of the projects identified in the Highway 10 Access Planning Study. <br />Sincerely, <br />4-6Aft_c_ r),c co+ <br />Arlene McCarthy <br />Director, Metropolitan Transportation Services <br />Cc: Lona Schreiber, Metropolitan Council District 15 <br />Edward Reynoso, Metropolitan Council District 9 <br />Mark Filipi, MTS Manager <br />390 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 <br />Phone 651.602.1000 I Fax 651.602.1550 1 TTY 651.291.0904 I metrocouncil.org <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />METROPOLITAN <br />COUNCIL <br />