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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: November 18, 2019 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: David Swearingen, Sr. Engineering Technician <br /> Todd Blomstrom, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: MnDOT Study – Snelling Avenue / Highway 51 <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: <br />NA <br />Actual Amount: <br />NA <br />Funding Sources: <br />NA <br /> <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />A representative from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is scheduled to <br />attend the work session on November 18 to discuss a highway access study along the Highway <br />51 corridor. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />City staff has received multiple contacts from residents regarding the closure of the center <br />median access from southbound Highway 51 to Hamline Avenue in Arden Hills. MnDOT <br />temporarily closed this access as part of the I-35W project and has indicated their intent to <br />consider making the closure permanent. <br />Mark Lindeberg, North Area Engineer with MnDOT, will be available to discuss plans to study <br />access along Highway 51 during the upcoming Work Session on November 18. City staff has <br />requested that Mr. Lindeberg describe the future study process to determine if the temporary <br />access closure at Hamline Avenue should become a permanent closure or be restored following <br />completion of the I-35W project. Staff also requested that Mr. Lindeberg describe the public <br />engagement process that will occur during the MnDOT study to allow for resident participation <br />and input. <br />Attachment <br /> <br />Attachment A – Meeting Notification