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MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission .~,//
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director '
DATE: June 15, 2000
SUB J:
Bandimere Community Park Entrance Improvement
The positive response to the quality of the facilities at Bandimere Comlnunity
Park has been especially gratitying. However, the response to the park's entrance
off of Hwy 101 has been nearly the opposite. The park's entrance/exit is located
at a point which requires that drivers pay close attention to the traffic movement.
This expectation does not always occur, and with the volume of traffic entering
the park, too many incidents of inattentive driving have occurred.
Staff has responded to this issue by first placing a temporary median in the park's
entrance. This median is intended to direct southbound cars entering the park.
The median requires drivers to travel past the knoll in the road prior to making a
left-hand turn. In doing so, the driver can assess whether or not oncoming traffic
is present prior to turning. One shortcoming of this temporary median is that cars
have been observed entering the park through the outbound lane or exit. This
action puts drivers at risk for a collision.
Responding to this behavior, the City asked that WSB & Associates re-design the
park's entrance to address these driver behaviors. The attached plan does an
excellent job in controlling traffic flow at the entrance to the park. In addition to
a permanent median, an outbound "pork chop" median has been added to block
southbound traffic from turning too soon. These barriers, combined with
additional signage mhd pavement markers, should prove to be a significant
improvement for the park and its users.
Staff has also been in contact with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to
inquire about the possibility of a painted or permanent median with a turn lane.
MnDOT's response was that they wanted to see how the city improvements
worked prior to considering improvements of their own.
Our project plans have been delivered to Ingram Excavating for pricing. It is my
hope to have the work completed within 30 days.
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