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• » « Summary of Highway 12 Meedng Kelley Parkway and OM Crystal Bay Road Monday, October 6,2003 7:30 a.m. The meeting was to be held at 7:30 a.m. to monitor traflic at the Kelley Parkway and Old Crystal Bay Road intersection. Ron Moorse, Orono City Administrator, was the only person present at 7:30 a.m. Lucas Smith of Mn/DOT arrived at 7:50 a.m. At that time, the Ames trucks were backed up along Kelley Parkway all the way into Landform. They were only able to get out onto Old Crystal Bay Road, one at a time, as cars on Old Crystal Bay Road let them into the stream of traffic. Traffic was backed up well past Kelley Parkway trying to get to Highway 12. When the trucks were allowed onto Old Crystal Bay Road, they took up space and green time on the semaphore at Highway 12 that would have been available to school traffic, making the backup on Old Crystal Bay Road worse. Moorse called A1 Madson of Ames at 7:55 a.m. to advise him of the traffic mess. He was aware of it. He indicated the dental building had added truck traffic to Kelley Parkway. Moorse indicated they only added 2 trucks throughout the morning. A1 Madson indicated they aren't making any money with the trucks just sitting on Kelley Parkway. He indicated he assumed the traffic would clear soon if school starts at 8:00 a.m. Moorse indicated the High School and Middle School start around 8:00 a.m. or 8:15 a.m., but the Elementary School starts at about 9:00 a.m. so there will be another traffic mess between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. In response, A1 Madson indicated they will have to have a different plan on Tuesday. They will have to find something else for the trucks to do until 9:00 a.m. At 8:00 a.m., Moorse indicated to Lucas Smith that the Ames trucks had been sitting for at least 10 minutes on Kelley Paikway and things were not improving. Smith responded that the contractor must be ok with the trucks sitting for that long. Page 1 of I Jk ttBii 1 I