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Technical Committee Minutes <br />October 16. 1990 <br />Page 2 <br />2. New northern alignment (between T.H. 12 and T.H. 55), northv.est from near <br />Femdale Road, through Medina, and westward through Independenc e (S. of C R <br />11); <br />3. Northwest from near Femdale Road and westward parallel with C.R. 6, then back <br />to mainline T.H. 12 east of Maple Plain; <br />(Note: the above have several variations thrcAigh and bypassing Delano before reconnecting to <br />existing T.H. 12 in Franklin Township) <br />4. Mainline T.H. 12; and <br />5. New southern alignment, generally paralleling or crossing between the Luce Line <br />Trail and Watertown Road (on the east), then proceeding west-northwest to bypass <br />Maple Plain and Delano and reconnect with e.xisiing T.H. 12 west of the T.H. 25 <br />intersection in Franklin Township. <br />Dallam noted the several variations and crossovers mat culd occur with each alternative, <br />and the flexibility of their current placement as shown. I also explained that all <br />alternatives attempt to separate local and through-traffic except the TH 12 and TH 55 <br />alternatives. <br />A handout on Social, Economic, and Environmental impacts to be evaluated for each <br />alternative m the EIS for the project was distributed, as was historical T.H. 12 traffic volume <br />data and typical mral and urban freeway/expre.<3wjy cross sections. <br />J. Knutson (HN lb) then explained traffic growth on T.H. 12 using 20 and 30 year <br />projections from historical growth rates, using between 2 and 4 percent growth scenarios. <br />He also explained right-of-way needs for freeway and expressway standarc.«, and explained <br />the differences in design and access between them. The prclirninaiy layouts prepared for <br />the Orono/Long Lake area were then presented, which showed both freeway and <br />expressway scenarios. Knutson pointed out possible locations for grade-separated <br />interchanges and potential environmental issues with each. Dallaiu agreed to mail <br />Committee members full-scale reproujctions of the layouts and base map corridor <br />alignments. <br />Committee members discussed the ability (at this point) for the alternatives to be rated; <br />whether an ass^^sment of cost which would demonstrate the economy of one alternative <br />over anoth^ ; whether expressway right-of-way (needs) are flexible. A Long Lake <br />1>ottieneck'' (east of the downtown betweeri the lake and railroad tracks) area ’s right-of-way