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I-694 NON-MOTORIZED CROSSING STUDY PAGE 33 MAP REFERENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES STATUS / TIMING AGENCIES U Connection from Edgerton to Highway 96 • Recommendation to make on-street bike connections between Edgerton and CSAH 96. • Existing facilities along Edgerton facilitate safe pedestrian and bicycle movement across I-694 at a non-interchange location and Edgerton has bikeable shoulders along much of the route. However, Edgerton terminates south of CSAH 96, an important east / west network connection. • Edgerton is identified as a Priority Regional Bicycle Transportation Corridor in the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Bicycle System Study. The extension to CSAH 96 via Centerville Road is also included as a priority corridor, though this route already has bikeable shoulders and a trail. • Though not identified as a regional priority, a local parallel connection via Koehler and McMenemy would improve local network connectivity west of Centerville and could likely be achieved via wayfinding signage and other low-cost improvements. Not funded or committed Ramsey County; Vadnais Heights V Bicycle Railings on Edgerton and Labore Bridges • Retrofit existing bridges to include a 42” railing on the east side of both bridges to improve safety for bicyclists riding in the southbound shoulders. MnDOT is exploring cost and timing MnDOT EAST STUDY AREA LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS TH 120 Resurfacing ( map reference W) — This project recommends implementing pedestrian and bicycle improvements on TH 120 in conjunction with a future mill and overlay project scheduled for the general 2020 timeframe according to MnDOT’s 10-Year Capital Highway Work Plan. The proposed mill and overlay begins at 4th Street North (near the 3M campus north of I-94) and ends at County Road E (just north of I-694). MnDOT and partner agencies recognize that pedestrian and bicycle improvements are needed in this corridor. However, this is a highly constrained corridor and any solution for pedestrian and bicycle improvements will require advanced planning to understand feasibility, cost, right-of-way needs, and impacts to adjacent landowners. Since the project is several years out and not yet scoped, there is an opportunity to work through many of these issues with partner agencies and the community in advance of the project. Gaining consensus on a solution and identifying funding sources for implementation are critical to ensure that the base mill and overlay project is able to address pedestrian and bicycle needs on the corridor. This corridor is also a priority candidate for a jurisdictional transfer (turnback) to Ramsey and Washington Counties and improvements made with the project could help facilitate a turnback. Bruce Vento Regional Trail Extension (map reference X) — The City of White Bear Lake and Ramsey County have a desire to extend the Bruce Vento Trail north from where it currently terminates at Buerkle Road (just north of I-694) to White Bear Lake. The eventual plan will have the trail connect to the Hardwood Creek Regional Trail in Hugo, which will provide a continuous trail all the way from St. Paul to North Branch. This trail segment is identified as Priority Regional Bicycle Transportation Corridor in the Metropolitan Council’s 2040 Transportation Policy Plan. It is also identified as a planned Regional Trail in the Metropolitan Council’s 2040 Regional Parks System Plan. The main challenge to implementing this trail is that it follows the alignment of an active freight rail line. The City of White Bear Lake and Ramsey County continue to work with the railroad to identify a solution for extending this important regional trail. Planning work for the Rush Line Transitway corridor is also exploring the feasibility of co-locating the trail with future rail transit in this corridor. If that alignment is selected, the trail extension would likely occur in conjunction with