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PW CASE <br /> <br />REVIEW MN/DOT PROPOSED CLOSURE OF MEDIAN CROSSINGS <br />ON HIGHWAY 10/169 <br /> By: Leonard Linton, Civil Engineer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Mn/DOT has released plans for the 2005 overlay projects. Highway 10/169 through <br />Ramsey is on the list. They are proposing to close the following median crossings between <br />signals: <br /> <br />· Tungsten Street <br />· Feldspar Street <br />· Llama Street <br />· Midway between Traprock Street and Armstrong Boulevard <br />· The crossing west of Beatty Street <br />· The crossing at the west end of the weigh station <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Several of the crossings were the.scene for traffic accidents as noted below: <br /> <br />Tungsten Street 4 <br />Feldspar Street 7 <br />West of Traprock 1 <br />Llama Street <br />West of Beatty Street 0 <br />West of Weigh Station 0 <br /> <br />Source: Mn/Dot Period 1/1/00- 12/31/02 <br /> <br />The proposal does not close all of the median crossings, Staff views tiffs as a logical first <br />step towards turning Highway 10 into a Freeway through Ramsey. RighMn, fight-out <br />access will be maintained to the properties adjacent to these median closures. Some <br />businesses may not have the direct access they had in the past, however the benefits fi.om <br />the reduction in the number of median crossings and turning movements across traffic will <br />outweigh the inconvenience. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff supports the closure of these median crossings as discUssed above. 'We suggest <br />Mn/DOT host an open house to present this to the public. <br /> <br />43 <br /> <br /> <br />