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APPENDIX F (continued) Miscellaneous—Metropolitan Council for Highway 10 Access Planning Study /August 2 1,2011 Paul Jung Minnesota Department of Transportation Metro Division 1500 West CO Rd 3-3 Roseville,MN 55113 Dear Mr.lung: The Metropolitan Transportation Services division of the Metropolitan Council wishes to express its support of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study recently conducted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in partnership with Anoka County,the cities of Ramsey and Anoka,and the Council. The philosophy upon which the study approach was based is in keeping with the lower cost/high benefit policy expressed in the Council's Transportation Policy Plan. The study should be considered a"role model"by other corridors in the region. The approach of considering less traditional improvement strategies to balance funding limitation realities with the need to find solutions resulted in a series of smaller,implementable projects with large positive impacts. The program of projects outlined in the study combine to provide 90%to 95%of the safety and mobility benefits of the previous freeway proposal for roughly a third of the cost. This letter of support does not predispose any future required Council review of projects. Specifically,all interchange projects on Highway 10 will need a joint MnDOT/Metropolitan Council Highway Interchange Request committee review. Specific projects may also be subject to the Metropolitan Council controlled access highway approval as outlined in Minnesota statute 473.166. The Council appreciates the efforts by all study partners and looks forward to the eventual implementation of the projects identified in the Highway 10 Access Planning Study. Sincerely, Arlenc McCarthy Director,Metropolitan Transportation Services Ce: Lona Schreiber,Metropolitan Council District 15 Edward Reynoso,Metropolitan Council District 9 Mark Filipi,MTS Manager 390 :0 Phone 651.602.10W 1 Fax651.602.1550 •r METROPOLITAN C 0 u N c + L