Agenda - Public Works Committee - 11/16/2004

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UPDATE ON THE SPEED STUDY ON CSAH 5 BETWEEN TH 47 AND 167Tq AVENUE By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer CASE #~ ''? Baekground: In 2003 the City had requested that a speed study be conducted on CSAH 5 to determine whether it would be approphate to lower the speed limit along the developing segment of Nowthen Boulevard, particularly in the vicinity of Ramsey Elementary. This request was delivered to Anoka County which in turn requested that'Mn/DOT perform this requested speed study, on July 6, 2004 Mi~DOT transmitted a memo to the road authority, Anoka County, indicating that the reasonable and safe speed for the segment of CSAH 5 between TH 47 and 167th Avenue is 55 miles per hour. There has been some concern over when the actual speed studies were conducted, with the feeling being that studies conducted during a summer period may not be appropriate considering the influence tile school may have on speeds. Staff contacted Mn/DOT and was advised that their determinations were based upon the following survey points and times: · Thursday, October 16, 2003 · Thurs. day, October 16, 2003 · Thursday, April 22, 2004 · Thursday, April 22, 2004 · Friday, May 7, 2004 1:30 to 3:00 10:30 to 12:30 11:00 to 12:30 Iodine Street Ramsey Elementary School' 200 fl s/o CR 57 Azurite Street 165th Lane All of'the sampling was done during periods when school is typically in session. Also attached to this case are the filed sheets associated with the above speed sm-veys. This infom~ation was made available by the Anoka County Highway Department. Recommendation: Staff' fcels that it may be useful to invite a representative of MnDOT 'familiar with conducting speed studies to make a presentation and answer questions regarding the topic of establishing speed lira its. Action: Based upon discussion. Reviewed By: Public Works Director/Fire Chief Assistant Public Works Director/Principal Engineer · Police Chief i I/16/04 25