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m. <br />‘l-i <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />NOV I 3 2000, <br />Cl IY Ur UHONO <br />DATE: November 13, 2000 <br />ITEM NO.: <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Gregory A. Gappa <br />Title Director of Public Services <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Public Services's Directors Reportr> <br />Item Description: School Zone Traffic Control for Old Crystal Bay Road <br />Attachments: <br />1.Commissioners Order on Uniform Traffic Control Devices <br />2.Miimesota State Statues Section 169.06 <br />3.A.M. Peak Hour Traffic Counts <br />4.Map of Old Crystal Bay Road, TH12 to CR6 <br />5.Map of Turn Lane Improvements, Option 1 <br />5.Map of Turn Lane Improvements, Option 2 <br />Introduction <br />This item has been discussed at a previous Council meeting and there were some concerns about <br />the recommendation to install a new 4-way Stop sign at the High School and Middle School <br />driveways The Council also has had an opportunity to view the peak hour traffic situation after <br />this item was discussed at the Council meting. <br />The opening of the new middle school, directly across the street from the high school, and the <br />changing of the high school start time has resulted in traffic congestion, during peak times. The <br />high school now starts at 7:50 a.in., and the middle school starts at 8:00 a.m. Previously, the high <br />school started at 7:30 a.m., and the middle school started at 8:00 a.m. The time change was made <br />to allow for both the high school and middle students to ride on the same bus. The buses unload <br />students at the high school first then cross old Crystal Bay Road to unload students at the middle <br />school. The school bus traffic, combined with the large number of students being dropped off by <br />parents at school, resulted in major traffic congestion and gridlock conditions on the first several <br />days of school. This resulted in two hazardous situations with pedestrians crossing Old Crystal <br />Bay Road and southbound traffic on Old Crystal Bay Road backing up onto County Road 6. The <br />traffic backup on the county road was extremely hazardous because of the high speed traffic on <br />this highway. <br />Page 1 of 6