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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2022 5 <br /> <br />Ms. Lindquist indicated the County could install a sidewalk along this portion of the roadway for <br />safety purposes. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant asked how the new trail would fit into the roundabout given the fact the City’s road <br />would be a different width than the roundabout roadway width. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated Bolton & Menk has coordinated with <br />SRF and Ramsey County regarding this. He noted the plans for this project were only at 30% at <br />this time. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned if traffic or pedestrians would be able to get through the <br />intersection while it was being turned into a roundabout. <br /> <br />Ms. Lundquist stated it would be cheaper and faster to close the intersection completely. She <br />noted if certain legs remained open throughout construction the project would take longer and cost <br />more. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden supported the County leaving certain legs open. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated work on this intersection would be inconvenient for the community and noted <br />the County wants to work with the City and its businesses. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant reported the County was about 30% into the design phase of this project. He <br />commented further on the importance of this intersection to Arden Hills residents and stated if this <br />intersection were fully closed a detour would be quite lengthy. He encouraged the County to pay <br />real close attention to the utilities that were in this space. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated over 38% of the residents in Arden Hills go to St. Paul each <br />morning to get to work. For this reason, she recommended this intersection remain open while the <br />roundabout is being constructed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Radziej questioned if this intersection would be shut down if traffic lights were <br />installed. He anticipated this would not be the case. He anticipated if traffic signals were installed <br />at this intersection the cost would be even more for this project. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson commented on how the roundabout was the best long-term solution for this <br />intersection. He stated he understood this was a critical intersection for the community and he <br />wants to make sure the construction sequencing was well planned with the City and County <br />because a lot of people would be impacted by this project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott noted there was a large number of student traffic using this intersection on <br />a daily basis. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden requested further information on how the City would fund this project. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen stated $330,000 was set aside in this year’s <br />budget and noted State Aid funds could also be used for this project.