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Sonestroo Engineers & Architects Date:
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Dr,ai Mr, Guto5ke:
This letter Is a review of the Circulation and traffic
- �--nase plcftn � ,i r the St. Croix Mall expansion, per your
re�uest in a letter dated January 9. The Traffic signage
Plan,, Sheet A2.1, was enclosed and is undated.
Except as stated below, we found the proposed signing and
rnarkin plan acceptable.
a 5tandpoint, the major decislon� were node
it 7 he lnatlal review of the plans last summer. s 1 gn, I f I r �r
6tlt,'_z> rdve-, the origtrial proposal have been
Se� of this, we have only a few comments to make.
A T e ;,vtth Osc
Iood Avenue mayor entrance, we are 5t!,11
about access to, and the desigo of, the exlst:rlo
1 1Mio-lane sone- each dire'r-It" or, "
steep grade, Is going to experience prok'11:- ,r%
b - It wl",.1 serge as the main site access, but has nr,-,t
to --,afeiy a-fid etficientl
y acccmr,
tca fir. This ma�Lter was discussed at length earlIer, Y
tne developer apparently has not seen fit to make any .-t.anqr
Lhar would help the. sit rat �
Ot most concern dr,-e the two connections between the 11
alea Herberger's) and this malkn It
wov1d oe best it there were no connection whatsoever. But
4 one !,the ea�its-rnrqost
if the dr»vew�i wa ci,-,awn), and t�Len :nly
W1,4efle6 tc -erl"iit traft-,: to get by an entering verl_'o e wriic.h
i,e3 waitln 4 -o z, it- tr. the Herbergerrlz ' wa
i wocid be to Prohibit Aett V-irn"R into t'he
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�;� t t T"Irn" symZol $ 1.qn s.
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x 0 1- rxit,�r44 from the row of parking stal.11, Whi le
for parking is usually less along the perimeter �f
Qari lnq areas, this Is a major circul roa a; ,
�azwcinq stall should back into it. This design
reviewed to see if it will be possible to place curb oAl f,t'-P
the parking stalls and circulation road.
lie r�Iearly Stated that "all signing and pavement
markings sha conform to the Minnesota nal, QQ---UiLU2Km
This includes how the handicapped
parking spaces are signed and marked.
At the - . , Outh entrance on Osgood Avenue, we recommend that a
stop sign not be placed where shown,, between the entering .inil
e,i!ing traffic. There Is no raised mpdJan be*rp- .'only a
painted dcuI Y centerline) so a sign would be
haza--d. The two lanes for exiting traffic should h(�
a ri t. r
'iane, and a rI A ght-turn,
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u .1 d e Instal led between
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3 ' , �u)�ve(a - iine to the east side of Herber - , -, e.c 's n
1 of the truck loading dock,
px,,.jmcte Pede5t safety, we recommend the pedest-i '
maili ma!A entrances alono * nall,
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no,t-r, and South sides of the building, be raar�ed x4r;�
- va - ItIl , ty white iavevnent markings.
Wt. V stOP lines mould be marked at ali stop
the main C ix culat. ion 'tt oute at ound rne ma i
tvL the turn arrow and wt;td mesz-Br4e
not coniQzm to the MUTCD requirements, The word 1, ON1,Y 11
the -syall�ol arrow should be at .east 2, -, f e e
irig 0 - tlkyeerl the word `01 and the
be more than 10,7 feet and Less than. 26. feet.
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