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Minutes, TH 12 DRC Meeting <br />August 5,1998 <br />page 2 <br />ITEM: <br />The requirements for the Environmental Assessment distribution is less timely. <br />The Draft E A must be distributed 15 days prior to the public hearing for review <br />and there is a 30 day comment period after the hearing. The final EA has a 30 day <br />review period. <br />Temporary Crossing at Watertown Road - Patti presented a concept for a <br />temporary crossing near Watertown Road and Bollum Lane. This access will be <br />an at-grade crossing with the railroad constructed in stage 2 or the second year of <br />construction when Brown Road is closed. The location was selected based on the <br />profile grades of the railroad, city street, and TH 12. The access point onto <br />existing TH 12 will lend itself for the providing a left turn lane on TH 12. Traffic <br />will be controlled by a temporary signal on 'fH 12. <br />Concern will this crossing are the at-grade railroad crossing (safety), coordination <br />of the railroad crossbar signal and the signal on TH 12, the profile grade of the <br />temporary roadway connection (sight distance), and traffic operation on the city <br />street (Watertown Road/New Park Avenue). Mn/DOT traffic studies section is <br />reviewing the traffic operation and will recommend improvements and signal <br />operation plans. <br />Issues raised: <br />1. Orono is not convinced the new Park Ave. roadway in Long Lake is a <br />good design decision. Diann and Ed feel it will increase traffic on Orono <br />Orchard Road and County Road 15. <br />Traffic modeling predicts that the trips on the roadway east of Watertown <br />Road will be approximately 2000 vehicles per day less than the 2015 no­ <br />build condition on this segment of Orchard Lane. The volume on the new <br />roadway at this location will be about 1000 vpd. This represents a 66% <br />decrease in trips over the no-build condition. The loss of connection to <br />TH 12 will significantly curtail traffic volume increases in this segment. <br />The new roadway will carry about 800-1000 vpd between Watertown <br />Road and Lakeview Lane. The level of service for the intersection of <br />Brown Road and the new Park Avenue was evaluated. Assuming a stop <br />condition on New Park Ave., the intersection will operate at a level of <br />service C in AM peak hour and A in the PM peak hour. <br />We will evaluate the traffic impacts on Orono Orchard Lane and County <br />Road 15 for the temporary crossing during stage 2 construction when the