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CASE # CONSIDER ACcEss MOD~IFICATIONS TO CR116 AND ELIMINATION OF ARGON sTREET GATE By: SteVen J, Jankowski, City Engineer Background: Anoka County is cUrrently in the:process of preparing plans for a highway project on County Road 116 to be constructed inAugust of 2005 which will include a traffic signal at Dysprosium Street and a four lane, divided median highway between TH 47 and Dysprosium StreeL As a part-°ftheSeiimprovements, some accesses onto County Road 116 are being proposed for elimination as a.measure to enhance safety, including Barium Street (a private street) into the Mallard Ponds development. The proposed closure of this acceSs would result in 140th Avenue becoming the single remaining access into the Mallard pOnds townhouse development. A potential second access point exists at Argon Street between the Flintwood Hills 3rd and Mallard Ponds developments. Currently this access is gated: and is to be used only in emergency situations. The City Police and Fire departments have concerns over how well this access would work in an actual emergency situation. City staff has recommended to the Public Works Committee that if Barium Street isto be closed that the gated access at Argon Street be removed.: It was the cofiSensUS of the Public Works Committee that there needed to be more than one aCcessint° the Mallard Ponds development and that the gated access at Argon street be removed: HOwever the Committee also recommended that local resident input!on this pr°po~al belsOlicited and that some traffic modifications be considered to minimize traffic froTM oUtside the neighborhood. Staff would support the posting of a sign sOuth of the intersection of 142nd Avenue on Argon Street stating "No Though ;rraffic - Private Street" to discourage public travel through the Mallard Ponds subdi<ision! as.was suggested by a neighborhood resident at the Public Works meeting. Slaffhas als° prepared a preliminary analysis of traffic impacts caused by the closure:of ~42nd iStreet between Argon Street and the private backage road serving the commercial properties on the west side of TH 47. These results are attached to this case. This waS a sUggeSted remedy to discourage public travel through this neighborhood Which was presented at the Public Works Committee meeting. Notification: Individual letters were sent to each of the properties identified on the attached figure advising them that this issue woul~t be On the agenda of this City Council meeting. q