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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: January 17, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Sue Polka, Interim Asst. Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2017 Trail Improvement Projects <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Three trail projects are proposed in the Capital Improvement Plan for 2017. <br />• Highway 96 between existing walk east of Highway 10 and Hamline Avenue N <br />• County Road E2 between Cleveland Avenue SW and New Brighton Road <br />• County Road F W between Hamline Avenue N and the existing trail (approx. 400 ft.) <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Highway 96 Trail Connection <br /> <br />A 6-ft wide concrete walk is proposed along the north side of Highway 96 to connect the existing <br />concrete walk near the Highway 10 overpass and the existing pedestrian ramps at Hamline Ave <br />N. This concrete walk will be approximately 3,660-ft long (See Attachment A). <br /> <br />While Highway 96 has an existing bituminous trail along the south side of roadway, pedestrians <br />on the north side of Highway 96 have limited opportunities to safely cross the busy highway to <br />get to the trail. Providing a trail along the north side of Highway 96 also allows for future <br />developments to easily connect into the trail system and provides a continuous trail on the north <br />side of Highway 96 from West Round Lake Road easterly to the City of White Bear Lake. <br /> <br />The CIP also identifies a landscaping project along Highway 96 for median and boulevard area <br />landscaping in the amount of $300,000. This project could be included with the trail <br />improvements. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM – 1A <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />