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Extension of County 116 - Public Hearing <br />July 7, 1987 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />Advantages Orono could seek in this matter would be: <br />A. Installation of at least a 4 way stop at County Road 6 <br />and Willow Drivo. <br />B. The installation of a step light at Highway 12 and Willow <br />to improve the situation that has been of some concern for a <br />number of years. (Part of the Highway 12 corridor study was <br />installation of a traffic light at Willow as part of the <br />development and this project may put that on line more <br />expeditiously with a different funding arrangement.) <br />The Highway 12 issue is one of: <br />A. Timing - Will the approval of the project speed the <br />placement of a stop light on Highway 12 <br />B. Cost Sharing - Will the cost sharing of the light given <br />the fact that Willow Drive would now be a County Road be <br />better than if left as a City street. The County presently <br />is proposing stop signs for traffic control at both County <br />Road 6 and Highway 12. <br />C. Removal of approximately 3/4 of a mile from the City's <br />Municipal State Aid System for maintenance and snow plowing, <br />and allows the City to, if desired, designate other areas <br />for the MS. ad fund monies. <br />Concerns related to the extension include: <br />A. Impact of the width principally for the residents on the <br />north side of County 6, but to a lesser decree those to the <br />south depending on which way the improvement is made from <br />the current center line. <br />B. Amount of traffic expected to be generated by this <br />proposal. Presently Willow south of County 6 carries <br />approximately 1,600 trips per day. It is estimated that 116 <br />will increase trips along Wi 1 low in Medina from 1,400 to <br />3,000. Presently there is no estimate of traffic increase <br />on Wi 1 low in Orono. <br />C. Speed limit. - presently the limit is 40 miles per hour. <br />Future speed limit on an upgraded Wi 1 1 ow Pri ve is presently <br />anticipated going to the road design speed of 45 MPH. <br />The City, as noted ;n Attachment F, has asked the County to <br />address a number of issues with the xesponses being found in <br />Attachment J. <br />