2000-01-18 WC Dept of Hwys Proposed Casey's Development
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WRIGHT COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Jet. T.H. 25 and C.R. 138
Telephone (612)682-7383
Facsimile (612) 682-7313
January 18, 2000
WAYNE A. FINGALSON, P.E.
Highway Engineer
682-7388
VIRGIL G. HAWKINS. P.E.
Assistant Highway Engineer
682.7387
RICHARD E. MARQUE'ITE
Right of Way Agent
682-7386
Wright County Public Works Building
1901 Highway 25 North
Buffalo, Minnesota 55313
Mr. Kevin Schulze
Casey's Services Company
P. O. Box 3001
One Convenience Boulevard
Ankeny, IA 50021-8045
Re: Proposed Development - Casey's General Store, City of Albertville
Dear Mr. Schulze:
Per your transmittal letter dated January 13, 2000 we have reviewed the above referenced plan that fronts
on CSAH 19 and 57th Street in the City of Albertville. We offer the following comments with respect to
access, safety, and other issues.
1. The County is concerned with respect to safety and the operational impacts of this development on
CSAH 19 and 57th Street. The development is located in one of the fastest growing areas of the
County and as a result the roadways in the area have experienced and will continue to experience
increased traffic. The County has taken the position with concurrence from the City that to safely
handle traffic for this area for the long-term we want to minimize the number of direct accesses on
CSAH 19. Each access point will reduce capacity and decrease safety. The proposed development,
with direct access onto CSAH 19, does not conform to the City's and County's understanding of
limiting future access locations along CSAH 19.
The intersection of CSAH 19 and 57th Street is a major intersection with right-turn and
left-turn lanes in place on CSAH 19. Allowing an access on CSAH 19 at the location
proposed would compromise the safety and turning movements at this intersection. As a
result, we feel that the best location for accessing the proposed development would be
entirely from 57th Street.
2. A utility permit (copy enclosed) is required if there will be any work that disturbs the County
Highway right-of-way. Please forward a completed utility permit to the attention of Bill Cordell of
our office.
If you have any further questions concerning this manner please contact me at 612-682-7387.
Sincerely,
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Virgil G. Hawkins, P.E.
Assistant County Engineer
cc: Wayne A. Fingalson, County Engineer
Bill Cordell, Senior Traffic Technician
Richard Marquette, Engineering Assistant
~inda Goeb, City Clerk/Administrator
Pete Carlson, Consultant City Engineer
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