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Minnesota Department of Transportation Metropolitan Division Waters Edge Building 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville. Minnesota 55113 June 14. 1996 Mr. Gary Ringus 319 Harrington Drive Long Lake. Minnesota 553556 ^0 Dear Mr. Ringus: Thank you for your letter of May 9, 1996, summarizing our meeting of May 7 with the neighborhood groups that Mr. Murphy and yourself irpresent in Ix»ng Lake and Orono. I delayed responding until arrangements with Mr. Len Levine aiKl the implemcnters of successful reversible lane projects in Canada and elsewhere were taking shape. My understanding is that the Graffiti Bridge Association and the Concerned Citizens for Long Lake have agreed to have Mr. Levine facilitate our upcoming discussions involving the reversible lane proposal. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is taking steps to enlist the ser/ices of National Engineering Technology (NET) Corporation for a feasibility study of a three-lane section with a reversible center lane in Long Lake and Orono on the current Trunk Highway 12 alignment. In the United States. Delean, the company that has implemented the reversible lanes in Winnipeg and Vancouver, operates under NET. Ken Curry, the engineer from Delean that Jonathon Tomhave has been communicating with, is the proposed study leader. I anticipate that we will involve representatives of the cities and neighborhood groups as part of the feasibility study by participating in a discussion with NET of design and access related issues. This meeting could happen in late June or early July, depending on the schedules and availability of those persons requested to attend. We will be in touch through Mr. Levine to set up these meetings as soon as possible. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Charles A. Siggerud, P.E. Division Engineer cc:Leonard Levine Wayzata City Council Long Lake City Council Orono City Council An Equal Opportunity Employer i