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Highway 96/Highway 10 intersection draft plan outlined Municipal Consent, continued from page 3 fter many years of discus- place,including access to Arden Manor The city can indicate approval on cer- sions,the City of Arden Hills from the Big 10 Tavern. tain conditions which Mn/DOT may is about to see some changes choose to meet.In this case,a revised plan to the intersection of highways 96 and The work is scheduled for 2012,during is submitted to the City. 10.(Highway 96 is under the same time Ramsey County's juris- frame as the If Mn/DOT's final plan alters access,ca- diction, and Highway The final layout for this project is available Highway 51 and pacity,or right-of-way,the changed part of 10 is a U.S.highway; at wEww.co.ramsey.mn.us/pw/index.asp work.The the plan must be re-submitted to the city the project is being and at City Hall. reasoning be- for approval.(The city does not have to coordinated by the hind this is that hold another public hearing and has only County.)The proposed we are better off 60 days to approve or disapprove.) plan was presented to the City Council with simultaneous highway constructions on July 11,2011,along with Mn/DOT's rather than an extended period of time if If the city disapproves the final layout, request for Municipal Consent for the they were done consecutively.Also,there Mn/DOT can begin an appeal process or project.(See separate story on Municipal will be at least one line open on Highway the project can be abandoned or scaled Consent beginning on page 3.)The new 10 at all times. down so municipal approval is not configuration has Highway 96 running required.If the city provides conditions under Highway 10 with limited access On July 11,2011,at the public hearing on to Mn/DOT,the agency may choose to ac- from Highway 96 to Highway 10 at this the project,Jim Tolaas,Ramsey County cept,deny,or negotiate conditions. intersection.The affected portion of Engineer,presented the current proposal. Highway 96 runs from approximately In addition to the points listed above,he If Mn/DOT decides to appeal, an Appeals one-half mile east of the I-35W ramp to noted that this plan allows for flexibility of Board is chosen.The Board must approve, a point near North Heights Church.This road design when TCAAP redevelops.He approve with modifications,or disapprove is the last section of Highway 96 that also said that Arden Manor will lose two based on a hearing with Mn/DOT and the the County needs to reconstruct. Some home sites but will gain a sound wall. city.If the Board approves,the project will details of the project include: proceed.If the board disapproves or ap- Following the presentation,residents ad- proves with conditions,Mn/DOT's options • Lower Highway 96 approximately dressed the Council with concerns about are the same as above,or it may choose to 22 feet from its current grade at increased noise along Highway 10 from start the process over.If it is an interstate Highway 10. the added access ramps and increased highway project,Mn/DOT may proceed • Build two temporary ramps on the noise to the Briarknoll neighborhood and without municipal consent,after sending a north side of Highway 96 to provide the residents of Lakeshore Place and Old report to the city and Appeals Board not- local access to and from the north. Highway 10.Mr.Tolaas explained the ing its reasons.The entire process can take (These ramps are built to perma- standards for building noise walls and the more than 254 days to resolve. nent standards but are considered limitations of the walls.He answered a temporary since the development of variety of other questions on noise,road Thanks to our coaches! the TCAAP site may change those surfaces,possible flooding of a lowered Summer Youth Soccer Coaches: access points.) Highway 96,and the possible taking of Paul Bilotta Reconstruct Highway 96 as a four- additional sites in Arden Manor but none Ryan Brodin • Hoyt lane highway with raised medians. on Old Highway 10 north of Highway 96. Chad ChadJenni Hoyt • Move Prior Avenue to line up with Erik Johnson West Round Lake Road. The Council then discussed the issues Joel Lawrence • Install signals at: (1)Prior Avenue without coming to a conclusion on the Bjorn Lundgren and West Round Lake Road,and(2) project or Municipal Consent.Council- Tom Shaw on the southbound U.S. 10 off-ramp member Holmes later explained this was David Stromberg at Highway 96. the outcome they expected.The Council, Summer Youth Softball Coaches: • Build a bituminous multi-use trail having 90 days after the public hearing to Warren Anderson on the south side of Highway 96 respond to the County,will put this issue Mike Welch linking to the existing trail near on upcoming work session and Council Summer Youth Baseball Coaches: North Heights Church up to West agendas.The Council might return to the Bob Fletcher Round Lake Road County with conditions,as it did with the Dave Hagen • Build a six-foot cement sidewalk on I-694 project.This will be decided through Mike Hagen the north side of Highway 96 up to further investigations and deliberations. Jason Mattura Matt Nelson West Round Lake Road. To follow this issue,please see the City Debbie Shearen website. Tenisha Shearen Existing access points along Highway Summer T-Ball Coaches: 10 north of Highway 96 will remain in Corey Ebbers 5 Joe Jorgenson