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<br /> <br />Feasibility Report Page 23 <br />Snelling Avenue North and County Road E - Street and Utility Improvements <br />City Project Number PW 20-0100 DRAFT <br />7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Based on the findings of this report, the following street and utility improvements are <br />recommended for City Council consideration. <br /> <br />Street Improvements - Area 1 <br />Recommended street and utility improvements for Snelling Avenue North from County Road E <br />to Highway 51 consists of pavement improvements as previously described as Alternative 2 <br />within this report. The construction of a new pedestrian trail is not recommended at this time <br />due to the additional cost in relation to limited available capital funding and the Councils priority <br />to focus on trail construction north of County Road E to connect the City’s trail system to <br />Mounds View High School and eventually to the regional trail system at County Road 96. <br />Recommended improvements are summarized as follows. <br /> Full depth pavement reclamation and repaving the roadway to the existing section width from <br />County Road E to Highway 51. <br /> Reconstruction of Bussard Court from Snelling Avenue N to 100 feet west of Snelling <br />Avenue N to address failing pavement and subgrade deficiencies. <br /> Full depth pavement reclamation and repaving of Cummings Lane from Snelling Avenue to <br />east termini. <br /> Replacement of water main between Lemetti Lane and Bussard Court to improve reliability <br />of the water supply feed south of Cummings Lane. <br /> Replacement of the 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer crossing at Skiles Lane due to <br />deteriorated pipe conditions. <br /> <br />Intersection and Utility Improvements – Area 2 <br />Intersection improvements at Snelling Avenue North and County Road E are not recommended <br />to proceed to construction until completion of further investigation of projected traffic volume <br />growth for Bethel University and the surrounding roadway system. Ramsey County Public <br />Works representatives have indicated a willingness to conduct additional study of the <br />intersection and reschedule the intersection improvements within their Transportation <br />Improvement Program to the year 2023. During the interim planning period, City and County <br />staff should work collaboratively to address the following issues. <br /> Sanitary sewer repairs within the northeast quadrant of the intersection as described in <br />Section 3. <br /> Pipe lining and repairs to storm sewer located to the north and east of the intersection as <br />described in Section 3. <br /> Coordination of future intersection construction schedule with the proposed improvements <br />along Lexington Avenue between County Road E and I-694. <br /> <br />The total estimated cost for the proposed improvements to Snelling Avenue North as <br />recommended above is $1,134,990.00. Proposed funding for the project can be provided through <br />a combination of special assessments and City funds as outlined in Section 5 of this report.