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APPENDIX F (continued) <br /> Miscellaneous—Metropolitan Council for Highway 10 Access Planning Study <br /> August 21,2011 <br /> Paullung <br /> Minnesota Department of Transportation <br /> Metro Division <br /> 1500 West CO Rd 3-2 <br /> Roseville,MN 55113 <br /> Dear Mr.lung: <br /> The Metropolitan Transportation services division of the Metropolitan Councsl 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 less 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 473.165. <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 /> Arienc 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 /> •+Robert Street North I St.Paul, VIN 55101-1805 <br /> Phone +• .02.1550 I TTY651.291.0904 I rnetrocouncil.org METROPOLITAN <br /> C o u w C I r <br /> Page 19 of 19 <br />