April 21, 2025 Minnetrista Work Session
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Highway 7 Corridor Study presentation
MnDOT safety study findings (2021-2022)
Infrastructure alternatives: No Build, Roundabouts, and Non-Traditional Intersections (RCI)
Proposed upgrades for 2029 resurfacing project
Access restrictions at Hunter's Trail, Highland Road, and County Road 92
Emergency response time concerns for Marywood
Proposed trail addition along Highway 7
Traffic volume projections and capacity management
Notable Quotes (3)
What the team reported is that when that round when the King's Point roundabout was initially installed, the design parameters at that time had a certain distance for merging into the roundabout.
Roundabout designExplaining the history of the Kings Point roundabout striping issues.
Couldn't we just put one of the stop lights that has the green arrow and the yellow arrow and seems like a much simpler?
Intersection safetyQuestioning the necessity of roundabouts at County Road 44.
The pros of this alternative is improve safety and reduce delays at the intersections. And the cons that they identified are public acceptance.
Corridor alternativesSummarizing the trade-offs of the proposed non-traditional intersections.
People (3)
WhanMayor
Presiding over the council meeting and facilitating the MnDOT discussion.
AllisonStaff/Representative
Leading the corridor study presentation and relaying MnDOT technical feedback to the council.
DavidCity Official
Consulted on development-related access points and current planning status.
Places Mentioned
Highway 7 corridorMinotristaWildwood AMil StreetHunter's TrailCounty Road 92Kings PointCounty Road 44Highland RoadMarywoodRolling AcresSt. BonnieElk River169110St. Louis Park
Events & Meetings (1)
- Regular meeting open session (Date not specified)