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MINUTES OF TBR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1989 <br />o i.., <br />COUNTY ROAD 116 CONTINUED <br />55. The. le4qgth of roadway to be constructed will be <br />apKaximabely 5.1 miles and will be constructed in two sections. <br />A tural section will be constructed from Highway 12 to County <br />Road 6 and will have one northbrui,d and one scuthbound lane and <br />8' paved shoulders. The urban section will be constructed <br />between County Road 6 to the Orono/Medina border and will have <br />one 12' lane in cdch direction with 8' shoulders and a 6' berm. <br />The purpose or the berm is to minimize the encroachment into the <br />properties on the north side of County Road 6. The aligncrent is <br />being shifted to the west to minimized property encroachment on <br />the east side of the roadwa,: and to maximize the usage of the <br />property on the other side. Mr. Polaczyk said that a,, daditional <br />14' of right-of-way on the west side of the road will be <br />necessary to build the roadway and slopes. <br />Mr. Polaczyk said that the traffic count for this segment of <br />roadway was 1,400 car/day. MNDOT did a traffic analysis of this <br />roadway and predicts that traffic will increase to 3,000 cars/day <br />by the year 2010. Mr. Polaczyk also noted that the City of <br />Medina approved the preliminary layout in May of. 1987. Polaczyk <br />said that the road would be designed to accommodate a 45 mph <br />speed limit. The total cost of the project is estimated to be <br />$2,850,OUO.00 of which Orono will have no responsibility. The <br />right-of-way costs within the City of Orono have been estimated <br />to be $130,000.00 of which Orono would share 50% or $65,OOO.00. <br />An environmental assessment worksheet will be prepared for this <br />project srd will be submitted to the Cities of Orono and Medina <br />as well as other public agencies. <br />Acting Mayor Callahan asked Mr. Polaczyk what plans the <br />County had for the intersection of County ,'toad 116 and Highway <br />12? <br />Mr. Polaczyk replied that at t'iis time the plan did not <br />include stoplights. He said that trite County would continue <br />monitoring that situation and when stoplights were warranted, <br />they would be installed-, <br />Callahan asked if the the Count; had been monitoring that <br />intersection in the last 3 years? <br />Mr. Polaczyk replied that to the best of his knowledge, they <br />have not. <br />Callahan asked what the County plans for the intersection of <br />County Road 11:, and County Road 6? <br />Mr. Polaczyk said that stop signs would be used rather than <br />stoplights and that traffic on County Road 116 would have the <br />stop. <br />Councilmembc- Nettles questioned what factors were used in <br />compiling the estimate that there will be 3,000 cars/day using <br />2 <br />