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AGENDA ITEM 1A <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 28, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John Anderson, Assistant City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: County Road 96 / Interstate 35W Interchange Design <br />City Council Workshop Discussion <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ramsey County is taking the lead on the County Road 96 / Interstate 35W Interchange Design. <br />The County has assembled a project management team (PMT) and is moving ahead with <br />preliminary design of the interchange. A part of the preliminary design is to look at traffic <br />control options and compare the alternatives. <br /> <br />The alternative that seems to be the preferred choice related to intersection control and bridge <br />layout is referred to as a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). Staff has asked that Ramsey <br />nd <br />County provide the City Council with information on this style of interchange. On April 22 <br />Ramsey County attended a City Council workshop in New Brighton to share this information <br />with their Council. In the coming months after the design progresses Ramsey County will return <br />with a fully developed plan to discuss municipal consent. <br /> <br />A video showing the operation of a DDI is available at the following link: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD-0QnUlLOQ. The City of Bloomington has a diverging <br />th <br />diamond interchange (DDI) constructed at 34 Avenue and I-494. <br /> <br />Beth Engum with Ramsey County will be in attendance at the workshop to give a short <br />presentation and answer questions the City Council may have. <br /> <br /> <br />11 <br />Page of <br /> <br />