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