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provided with medical supplies and equipment. The rescue squad provides a first response capability only. It is not licensed to transport patients. The squad can stabilize the patient at the emergency scene until the ambulance service arrives. Thus, by locating the squad on the side of the main line opposite the ambulance service, delays in responding to medical emergencies can be eliminated. The rescue squad has definite economic advantages over estab- lishing duplicate ambulance services. The cost is considerasbly less. An investment of $70,000 may be required to establish a second ambulance service, but a rescue squad will cost about $25,000, Operating costs for the Sauk Rapids volunteer squad may range from $1,000 to $3,000. costs for the Moorhead squad are estimated at $25,000 annually. one-hundred hours of training are required for personnel. Operating Sixty to Highway intersection improvements will be implemented in Elk River and Sauk Rapids. The improvements are designed to reduce vehicle delays where rail crossings are located adjacent to a major intersection. In Elk River, delays at the intersection are caused when motorists wanting to cross the adjacent main line are blocked from doing so by rail opera- tions. Because of inadequate road capacity for vehicles wishing to turn at the intersection, the vehicles waiting to cross the main line congest the intersection, causing delays to through traffic which would bypass the blocked crossing if road capacity were sufficient. The congestion filters into the adjacent central business district and disrupts business activity. The traffic movements resulting from congestion (frequent stops and starts, use of the wrong lanes to by-pass waiting vehicles) increases the accident potential of the intersection. Another problem at this intersection is the 18