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Local Intersection Among State's Most Dangerous
The intersection of Highway 7 and Aquila Avenue in St. Louis Park ranked 10th on MnDOT's list.
The intersection of Highway 7 and Aquila Avenue/Blake Road in St. Louis Park is the 10th most dangerous in the state, according to a list released Wednesday to KARE-11 TV.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation based the rankings on a weighted average of crash severity over a three-year period. For instance, a minor property damage accident was weighted as one point, while a traffic fatality garnered 70 points.
Topping the list was Minnesota Highway 15 and Minnesota Highway 23/2nd Street South in St. Cloud. The Highway 7 and Aquila Avenue intersection was the only St. Louis Park intersection on the list. However, Highway 7 was on the list twice—its intersection with County 101 in Minnetonka ranked 16th.
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Nearby Edina (Minnesota Highway 62 and the France Avenue Ramp) and Minneapolis (Minnesota Highway 55 and East 26th Street; Interstate 94 and the Minnesota Highway 55 Ramp) also made the list. The complete list is attached to this article as a PDF (see above and to the right).
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