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PARKS •HIGHWAYS •FACILITIES
11660 MYERON ROAD NORTH • STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 -9573
651 - 430 -4300 Facsimile Machine 651- 4'10-a-q-r;n
December 14, 1998
Mr. Thomas Melena
City Administrator
City of oak Park Heights
14188 57t Street North
P.O. Box 2007
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
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Donald C. Wisniewski, F.E.
Director Public Works /County Engineer
John P. Perkovich, Deputy Director
Operations Division
Douglas W. Fischer, F.E.
Deputy Director, Tech. & Admin. Div.
Sandra K. Cullen, P.E.
Traffic /Transportation Engineer
Marvin E. Erickson,
Facilities Manager
PROPOSED RYDER TRANSPORTATION CENTER ACCESS TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE AID HIGHWAY 21 (CSAH 21. STAGECOACH TRAIL NORTH)
Dear Mr. Melena.
As we discussed by phone, Washington County requests site plans, trip generation figures,
and any other information that is available to evaluate the proposed Ryder Student
Transportation center's access to CSAH 21.
While we do not foresee any problems with access at this location we do consider the bus
lot a substantial change from the site's former use as Junker Sanitation's operations base,
especially since the sanitation company's operations ceased some time ago. An existing
permitted access is not perpetuated through a change in use of the property and so a new
permit must be obtained by the new property owner. If no physical changes to the
driveway or to the roadway are needed, and the only reason to require a new permit is the
change in use, we waive the permit fee so the process is relatively painless to the
applicant.
Again, while we do not expect to require any special accommodations to access at the
site, we understand that the facility will generate 300 -400 bus trips daily. As the
responsible road authority, we must evaluate how this traffic will affect safety and how to
best accommodate the bus traffic. If a traffic analysis shows that modifications to either
the driveway or roadway are needed for the safe operation of this driveway for this
particular use, the cost of these modifications must be borne by the applicant,
Please call me at (651) 430 -4312 if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
L joseph Lux
c: Sandy Cullen, Washington county Transportation Engineer