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to go over the new County Road H ramp. The project also included <br />construction of a new pedestrian bridge over Rice Creek and a noise wall <br />along 1-35W southbound between County Road I and County Road H2. Two <br />roundabouts, one at each ramp terminal on either side of 1-35W, were <br />constructed. <br />o Construction of the County Road I, Rice Creek Parkway, and Old Highway 8 <br />interchange was completed. Improvements included a roundabout, trail <br />access, raised medians, and a new stretch of roadway between County <br />Road H and County Road I referred to as the Thumb Road. <br />o A portion of the watermain and sanitary sewer needed for future <br />development was installed along the western edge of the AUAR study area <br />as part of the County Road I ramp reconstruction project. The watermain that <br />was installed is located within the Thumb Road alignment, crosses Rice Creek, <br />extends along the western edge of the study area to where it crosses US <br />Highway 10 near Prior Avenue North and the Highway 10 Frontage Road, and <br />connects to the existing Arden Hills watermain. The sanitary sewer is also <br />located within the Thumb Road alignment and extends from County Road H <br />to the northern boundary of the AUAR study area. <br />Since the 2019 AUAR Update, the following adjacent infrastructure projects were <br />completed: <br />2019 <br />o Improvements on eastbound US Highway 10 between 1-35W and CSAH 96 <br />were completed in 2019. This project included construction of a third <br />eastbound lane, a two lane exit from 1-35W, noise walls, and storm sewer and <br />watermain improvements. <br />• 2020 <br />o Construction of the Rice Creek North Regional Trailhead began in October <br />2019 and also included the addition of an access road from the intersection <br />of County Road I and Fairview Avenue to the entrance of the Arden Hills <br />Army Training Site (AHATS), fencing modifications, stormwater management, <br />landscaping, and signage. This construction was completed in the summer of <br />2020. <br />• 2021 <br />o An additional E-ZPass express lane was installed on 1-35W between County <br />Road C in Roseville and County Road 53 in Lino Lakes. <br />TCAAP AUAR Update 2 <br />April 2024 <br />