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Home My WebLink About3.b. Trunk Highway 3 Access f_ ' CITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 6, 1995 : AGENDA ITEM: Trunk Highway 3 Access AGENDA SECTION: Department Head Reports PREPARED BY: Bud Osmundson AGENDA ��A � � City Engineer/Public Works Director �d�f � ATTACHMENTS: Letter sent to MNDOT and Map APPROVED BY: / ` Tom Burt and myself inet with four members of MNDOT Staff regarding the City's request for a review of the access to Trunk Highway 3 from 160th Street to CSAH 42. This was initiated due to requests by GTl Theater and the Carlsons for City support of a driveway access to the Theater and an other parcel in the Carrousel Plaza Addition to TH 3. Also, of importance, was the access to the Carlson Tractor site which is proposed to be redeveloped into a motel, restaurant and other retail facilities. The results of the meeting and the forthcoming letter are that MNDOT is sticking to their original plan of allowing one T-access to the east and west sides of Trunk Highway 3, or one full intersection at Canada Avenue. The reasons are due to the geometrics of this segment of roadway and the curves, hills and railway and the safety aspects of these features. The specific areas as discussed in the letter are reviewed as follows: A. Carlson site-MNDOT has told the developer that the access musf be at the south property line and a full access will require both a right and left turn lane off of TH3. Alternatively a restricted access in the form of right in/right out would be allowed with a full access to Canada Avenue. This would require the purchasing of land from the School District so ,, that the Carlson site can have access to Canada Avenue. B. This was the Canada Avenue extension across the railroad tracks to the future Business Park area. MNDOT is okay with this but the City will have extraordinary costs and liability due to the railroad crossing. C. The GTI Theater and Carlson site driveway access-This has been denied again by MNDOT for a driveway access. MNDOT stated that the parties could apply for another access permit for only a right in/right out, but that too would probably be denied. D. This is an access to the east at Johnson Welding and Murgic Automotive. MNDOT would allow this access if B. above is not pursued. However they would prefer that access be taken off of 160th Street with no access at this point. Again, this may require future cost for turn lane construction. This item is for your information and for discussion purposes. Adequate access from Gity roadways is available to most sites as planned today. However, these accesses are not always ideal for developers who want access and exposure to busy roadways. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion only. COUNCIL ACTION: 6 . 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Mr. Brown directed me to contact you. Attached are a map of the area labeled with access points the City would like to discuss. Also attached are previous correspondence with MNDOT concerning access issues in this area. This information is provided for your Staff's review prior to a meeting with City Staff regarding this issue. Rosemount is a growing community and is especially seeing a growth in the business , community south of CSAH 42 and along Trunk Highway 3. There is no questian that a major reason for the business growth is due to the growth in traffic along these two major highways. The City is aware that this traffic will continue to grow for the next 20 to 50 years. Due to the topography and railroad located adjacent to Highway 3 there is very limited access to TH 3 in this 1 mile stretch. There is currentfy a stop light at TH 3 and CSAH 42. The railroad is very busy in this area with approximately 12 trains per day on this section. The following is a list of four access points which the City would like to discuss with you in detait. The City supports all four access points to TH 3 at this time. The City wants to cooperate with MNDOT to maintain the safe traffic flow on TH 3 in this area. This area is the major entrance into Rosemount and the City wants to assure that this gateway into Rosemount is constructed in a manner which in the best interests of the landowners adjacent to TH 3 and to the people whQ use TH 3 as a means of transportation. � �� camM;�,a Jo�c posrransume.m,rcnab. � .. -� � ._.. Trunk Highway 3 Access The following is a detailed description of existing and future uses of the four accsss points A. This is the location of Carison Tractor & Construction Equipment Saies offices. This properry is currently landlociced with its only access of two driveways to TH 3. There is no other avaiiable access at the present � time to the west or to the north onta CSAH 42 due to its principle arterial status. The Carlson Tractor site is part of a rer�evelopment T1F District which the City has recently created. The Carison site is proposed to become a site of a motel, restaurant and possibly a commercial strip center. The access to the site is crucial for this development to be planned out and to succeed. The issues concerning this site are the location of a future access �ecessary for the planning of the site, and therefore requires discussion and action immediately. B. This can be called the Canada Avenue extension to the east side of Highway 3. Presently there is an access near this point to the limited commercial properties on the east side of TH 3. However, this would be a logical access point to the properties east of the railroad adjacent to TH 3. One of the letters attached is from the CP Rail system whose Staff does not support another rail crossing due to the heavy rail traffic in this area. C. This is thelocation of a requested private access driveway to the west side ofi TH 3 to the existing theater and future businesses or multiple housing. This would be tocated immediately across from the existing driveway to the east which serves the bowling a11ey. The praperty owners request this access point with the realization that they may have to eliminate direct access to Carousel Way. The issues here are mainly from a safety standpoint and may require physical modifications to the TH 3 roadway. � D. This is an existing private driveway access to the east side of TH 3. It currently provides access to a limited area which serves at least two 2 � � Trunk Highway 3 Access businesses. Again, this access poi�t would provide transportation service to properties to the east in the future Business Park area. Again, the major issue in this area is the safe access to the TH 3 roadway. The City realizes that spacing guidelines would have to be satisfied. We aiso realize that there may be necessary enginesring design and physhc�al modifications such as turn lanes, road grade changes or the like required to main the traffic safety on TH 3. Whether or not these accesses are private or pubiic will need to be addressed. Thank you for your attention to these access issues and for your cooperation in working with the City in addressing its growth and transportation concerns. Ptease cail me at 322-2025 to set up a time to meet to discuss these issues somefime in early ApriL Sincerely, �9�� Bud Osmundson, P.E. City Enginesr/Public Works Director cc: Mayor McMenomy City Council Members: Anderson BU5�10 Staats Wippermann � Tom Burt, City Administrator Ron Wasmund, Community Development Directar Ronald Carlson, Carlson Tracto� Tom Heiberg, Land'Sake Bob Guetschoff, GTl Theater Pete Sorenson, Dakota County Dave Everds, Dakota County Bab Brown, MND�T 3 �,��rq Minnesota Departmen# of Transportation '� Metropolitan Division � Waters Edge Building 1500 West County Road B2 yroF TF� Roseville,Minnesota 55113 June 1, 1995 Bud Osmundson Public Works Director City of Rosemount PO Box 510 Rosemount MN 55068-0510 Dear Bud Osmundson: SUBJECT: Trunk Highway 3 Access CSAH 42 to 160th Street Rosemount, Dakota. County CS 1921 This is a summary of Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DO'I� regarding our recent discussion of access issues for the section of Trunk Highway 3 between CSAH 42 to 160th Street following our recent meeting. Given the various constraints and objectives outlined in the cornespondence between the city and Mn/DOT, we believe that the most prudent options for access to the east side of the highway are either development of a east leg at the TH 3—Canada Avenue intersection or the addition of public access between 160th Street and the railroad underpass in the locale of the exisring private access. We recommend that either of these be pursued as alternarives to one another. We can provide assistance in further identifying issues, objectives and requirements related to these locations. Our position regarding the movie theater access request has not changed. Requirements for t;� �a.rlson Tractor—Keystone Devz�c�,me�t site acce�s is cc�vered in a separate-letter responding to a concept proposal. We are available to continue discussion these issues. If yau have any questions please contact me at 582-1387. Sincerely, C�- �'v�,�=.. i G ., � �� Cyrus Knutson Transportation Planner c: Pete Sorenson, Dakota County An Equal Opportunity Employer �