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1 <br /> <br />To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org <br />and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2021-007 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT <br />PROGRAM (LRIP) GRANT APPLICATION FOR LEXINGTON <br />AVENUE <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has made $75 <br />million of Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant funds available statewide for 2021, <br />2022 and 2023 projects, with a cap of $1.25 million per project; and <br />WHEREAS, funding is available through the LRIP for the following three project <br />categories: Routes of Regional Significance Account, Rural Road Safety Account and Trunk <br />Highway Corridor Account; and <br />WHEREAS, LRIP funds can be used on reasonable elements associated with roadway <br />construction, but cannot be used for consultant engineering and inspection, utility coordination; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, construction costs above and beyond a LRIP award must be funded with <br />alternate funding sources; and <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey County, in cooperation with the Cities of Arden Hills and Shoreview <br />is submitting a 2022 LRIP Routes of Regional Significance application request of $1.25 million <br />for Lexington Avenue improvements extending from County Road E to Interstate 694; and <br />WHEREAS, Lexington Avenue through the project area is a Route of Regional <br />Significance due to its A-Minor Augmentor functional classification, its designation as a 10-ton <br />CSAH route, its direct connection to Interstate 694, its function as a parallel reliever route to <br />Trunk Highway 51 (Snelling Avenue) and its significant existing/forecasted AADT of <br />24,900/27,500; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lexington Avenue project will consolidate access, add a raised center <br />median throughout the corridor and left and right turn-lanes at major intersections, provide signal <br />and intersection geometric upgrades, and improve bicycle/pedestrian facilities and transit stop <br />locations; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lexington Avenue project is expected to significantly reduce right-angle <br />and rear end crashes, improve safety for bicycle, pedestrian and transit users and improve 2040 <br />forecasted level of service (LOS) from E/F to LOS of D or better for the entire corridor; and