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From: Loaan Keehr To: Chris Anderson Cc: Brandon Ulvenes Subject: RE: Emerald Estates Sketch Plan Date: Wednesday,October 9,2024 8:42:45 AM Attachments: imaae002.png imaae003.png imaae004.png EXTERNAL EMAIL ALERT:This email originated from outside the City of Ramsey email system. Unless you recognize the sender and know the content, DO NOT click any links or open attachments.. Hi Chris, We have reviewed the proposed residential development On CR 64 (181st Avenue). It is a County standard to consolidate access onto County Roads so this proposal is extremely undesirable from a County perspective. Adding 13 driveways this close together onto a 55mph road can create safety hazards that wouldn't arise if these were to come off a City Street instead. We believe a T-shaped cul-de-sac could capture the western 9ish lots with small wetland impacts. Additionally, these parcels are located on a vertical curve where site distance cannot be met for every proposed driveway.This creates potential hazards for vehicles turning into and out of their driveways. Adding this many access points this close together will create many conflict points along this stretch with turning vehicles being at risk of rear end crashes. We have also received many complaints regarding passing vehicles creating a hazard for vehicles turning out of driveways. They are not expecting vehicles to be traveling in both lanes in the same direction and almost turn onto the County Road potentially causing a crash. With all of these concerns noted above, we would like to see this proposed development redone to significantly reduce the number of access points being added to the County Road. Let me know if you have any questions. Logan Keehr,, PE Traffic Engineer II Anoka County Transportation Division High way-Transit-Fleet-Surveyor-GIS 1440 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW Andover, MN 55304 www.anokacountn ogvv Office: 763-324-3100 Direct: 763-324-3183 Fax: 763-324-3020 o�tr passLow Ls �o�tr s2 fe w2� kov-v e!