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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — August 19, 2019 3 watermain improvements for Arden Hills and Shoreview. Project design, schedule and cost sharing will be discussed. Alliant Engineering Consultant Weser explained the project is basically a full reconstruction. Some of the project partners are Ramsey County, Shoreview and Arden Hills, MnDOT, Roberts Management (Lexington Station Phase 3), residents and other businesses. The asphalt is rutting and will be replaced with concrete. Cities will be replacing water mains, and traffic signals will be brought up to current standards. The final design plan should be complete in late fall. The County is acquiring easements and should be done mid -summer of next year. Bidding will be mid -late 2020 with a spring 2021 construction start. Some utility relocation work may occur in 2020. Mr. Weser stated they held open houses in December, 2018 and April, 2019. Another open house will be held prior to construction. Mr. Weser said there is ongoing coordination with Lexington Station, the Rice Creek Watershed District, residents and other businesses. They have also talked with the owners of Shannon Square, Arby's, Big O Tires and Enterprise. They didn't receive any real pushback on the plan design. Ideally Arby's, Big O Tires and Enterprise would connect into the driveway access and signal from Lexington Station. Mr. Weser noted there will be sidewalk and trail improvements; the trail on the east side will be replaced and widened, the sidewalk on the west side will be replaced and the gap filled in by Lexington Station. The driveway at Lexington Station Phase 3 will be relocated to connect to Target Road and the current entrance will be removed. The signal system infrastructure will be upgraded; phasing and timing. There will be turn lane additions and a raised median. Shoreview will replace their watermain from County Road E to the TCF bank property as well as some sanitary sewer. Private utility work will be ongoing. Transit stops are being reviewed with Metro Transit, some may be relocated. Right turn lanes will be added to all the major intersections, a dual left turn lane southbound at Red Fox, a right turn lane on eastbound Red Fox. Other cross street improvements will consist of lane configurations revised on Grey Fox to provide dedicated left turns and a right through lane in each direction. Mr. Weser elaborated on the Red Fox Road intersection, they will be increasing the stacking distance for vehicles which will help the capacity of the intersection, a southbound right turn lane onto Red Fox will be added, a right turn overlap phase will be added to help the westbound queuing. When northbound and southbound lefts are going the right turn will get a green arrow. An eastbound right turn lane will be added on Red Fox to southbound Lexington. Signal timing improvements will be made along the whole corridor. The access management will provide a consistent median along Lexington Avenue and eliminate unsafe merging coming out of some of the driveways. Northbound traffic will be able to enter Shannon Square but there will be a right only out to go southbound or use of the signal at Grey Fox. A median is proposed across the driveway at Arby's/Big O Tires/Enterprise so there will be a right in, right out unless they work out access with the Lexington Station development to the Target Road intersection. Mr. Weser noted that Ramsey County will be using state aid funds for their portion of the project along with the County cost sharing policy for local agencies. There are potential assessments for properties benefitting from intersections and signals. A meeting was held with Target, the City of