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Home My WebLink About2001-05-29 MnDot Ltr to OPH� � o F '�R�` Minnesota Departi, ednt of Transportation Metropolitan Division Waters Edge 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 M ay 29, 2001 City of Oak Park Heights Attn: Kris Danielson 14168 North 57 Street P.O. Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, Minnesota 55082 Dear Ms. Danielson: I 11 J FIL E COPY SUBJECT: Walgreen's Minnesota Department of Transportation Review ##SO 1 -024 of TH361 E of Osgood Oak Park Heights, Washington County C.S. 8214 The Minnesota Department of Transportation has reviewed the Walgreen's site plan. Please address the following issues prior to further development: • As currently proposed, Mn/DOT does not support the southern access to this development from the frontage road. As you know, the TH36 Sub -Area Study has designated this frontage road to be closed. In the meeting held today with John Kohler of Semper Development, Mn/DOT agreed to allow the frontage road access, provided the developer closes the frontage road from Osgood to the east limits of the subject property where there is access. It was also discussed that the City and/or developer would be responsible for removing that portion of the frontage road as part of the Walgreen's development. This must include re- constructing the intersection and new terminus of the frontage road to Mn/DOT standards. If you have any questions regarding these issues please contact Todd Clarkowski in our Design section at (651) 582-1169. • If this option is taken, an Access Permit will be required along with a permit to allow the work within Mn/DOT right of way. As part of the removal of the frontage road, the developer may submit with the permit application a "restoration" plan for the frontage road.. area. Please contact Keith vanWagner in our Permits section at (651) 582-1443 to obtain the appropriate forms and guidelines. * Mn/DOT also supports the Counties position that the southern right in only access off Osgood is too close to the TH36 /Osgood intersection. An equal opportunity employer City of oak Park Heights May 29, 2001 Page 2 Existing drainage patterns and rates of runoff affecting Mn/DOT right of way must be perpetuated. The sites storm water discharge rate must not increase. Though the current site plan does not show any increase in drainage, if the plans change in any way they must be re- submitted for review. If you have any questions regarding Mn/DOT drainage issues please contact Bonnie Peterson in our Water Resource Engineering section at (651) 634 -2080. As a reminder, Osgood Avenue is Washington County State Aid Highway 24. Any work on a State Aid route must meet State Aid standards and specifications. You may go to the following address on the web (http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/) which shows or has links to the applicable forms and the Mn/DOT State Aid Manual. Please refer to the Mn/DOT State Aid Manual, Chapter 5-892.200 for information regarding standards and policies. If you have any additional questions please contact Jim Deeny in our State Aid section at (651) 582 -1389. If you have any additional questions regarding this review please call me at (651) 582 -1468. Sincerely, A10 Sharon Anderson Transportation Planner Cc: Sandra Cullen 1 Washington County Transportation Engineer Joe Lux 1 Washington County Planning John Kohler, S emper Development Ltd.