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. � �Page� 20 /3�.�.�, 2�, ;4�� s4��;��, �:��. ��t��¢ ��..� .2335 ��✓. �z-ru:�i �{i�.u«f 36 O!!o G. Bcnttlrno, P.E. Lah�[nct F. Ftldsirn. P.E. j /� Fo6nl N'. Rosrnr, P.E. Glcnn R. Conk, P.E. �4. /��, f•'1l.-..ze�ala 55113 lesrph C. Andnllk. P.E. T.'ti�h A. Gnrdan, P.E. / Rradlord A. LtmLt�a. P.E. Thrmas L. !�'n��ts. P.E. ni14KP' 6.36-'i�60� RoLr.t D. F.iFomd. P.E. Finc�,d N'. Fosre., P.E. - Ri:ha.d E. Turnn. P.E. Fr,l-r.t G. S:nu�ichi. P.E. J.:mss C. Olsnn. P.E. !4,'�r�in L. Sona7¢. P.E. Dnnald C. IIurbc�dL P.E. T'rnntth R. 1lfeisltr, P.E. April 12, 1978 cha.r�s A. E.ickson Ltn Af. Pcx��lsky Harlan Af. O?son Honorable i�fayor and City Council City of Orono . Box G6 Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 Re : Ring Route Alternate �aluation Our File No. 139 Dear Mayor and Council: Pursuant to a request by the City Council, we have reviewed the proposed alignment of the Rino Route, outlined in the Preliminary Engineering Re- port dated October, 1977, and an alternate alignment along To��n Line Road suggested by a citizens' group. It is our conclusion that the original � alignn,ent proposed in the Preliminary Engineering Report should be selected by the City of Orono. Following is a general discussion of our analysis. We have examined, in a general way, the history involving the City's par- ticipation in the evaluation of Hennepin County Road 15 along the shores of Lake Minnetonka. The adverse affects of widening Co.Rd. 15 to a four lane arterial highway have been �oell documented. The traffic volume on Co.Rd. 15 is at or near the capacity of the existing roadway. The only viable alter- native to enlarging Co.Rd. 15 is to provide an adequate, usable alternate route to remove some of the total traffic from Co.Rd. 15. - The predominate traffic mwement is oriented to the east, towards the down- - town metropolitan area. Based on the configuration of Lake Minnetonka, the only feasible alternative to Co.Rd. i5 is a route that goes north of the Lake to T.H. 12 and then east. We concur with this concept and accept it as a given factor in the analysis of the proposed Ring Route alignment. The Ring Route, as proposed in the Preliminary Engineering Report, is 4,628 feet long (.88 miles) between Co.Rd. 19 and Co.Rd. 6 (Watertown Road) . Ttie estimated cost is approximately $505,000. The right-of-way requirements have been estiriated at 7.3 acres. The construction mentioned above is considered the first phase of a total improvement of the Ring Route concept. Additional work is contemplated by Hennepin County and by the State of Minnesota in order to complete the total route. The alternate aligrunent prepared by a citizen's group in the area is due north along the west municipal boundary, utilizing Town Line Road between Co.Rd. 6 and T.H. 12. The alternate alig;unent betiaeen Co.Rd. 19 and Co.Rd. 6 is 5,250 Page 1.