Highway 371 North Improvement Project

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Hwy 371 North September 27, 2004 Page 3 of 11 CR 107 South/CSAH 29 - CR 107 North/CR 168 (Mayo Lake Road) { 2 miles } 4. If the area between West Twin Lake and East Twin Lake gets too "tight" or aesthetics are "ruined"in fitting the Paul Bunyan Trail next to the new roadway,the City requests MnDOT consider working with them (and others; the DNR for example) on an "off TH 371" trail corridor. 5. On the west side,just north of CSAH 29, look at using the old TH 371 roadbed for a West Twin Lake access. This area is already being used as an access (some say as an"unsafe" access). While other sites may need to be looked at, the use of this `abandoned' highway R/W should be looked into. The lake access would have more room due to highway alignment being moved to the east. The access road could then roughly follow the abandoned TH 371 back south to CSAH 29 and not intersect directly with TH 371. 6. For safety and minimization of access/decision point reasons, look at deleting three `., intersections (the right in - right out for West Twin Lake Drive, the right in - right out for Pow Wow Point Road, and the full access intersection for Olson Road). Replace these three intersections with one full access intersection approximately 600 feet north of Pow Wow Point Road;this is about midway between the full access intersections at CR 107 South/CSAH 29 and CR 107 North/CR 168 (Mayo Lake Road). Under this layout, the old TH 371 road would be the service road on the east side. A new service road on the west side would need to be constructed as a part of this project north and west of the existing wetland to connect this one new highway intersection to West Twin Lake Drive. 7. As part of this project,cut down the width of old TH 371 south of Olson Road to about a 32- foot overall width before turning it over to the City as a service road. 8. On the west side south of CR 168 (Mayo Lake Road), there are two right-in, right-out accesses shown. These will encourage U-turns at the full access intersection south of these drives. Even with a wider median,and considering delivery and semi-trucks servicing these properties, a U-turn is not a safe maneuver. Thus,as part of this project,a service(backage)road or access to the existing roadway to the west (Hurtig Road) should be seriously considered as part of these Trunk Highway improvements instead of the right in- right out accesses. CADocuments and Setting�AdministratoALocal SettingATemporary Internet Fil80LK13\Comments for Council to consider sending to MnDOT 092704-memo.doc