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e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: March 12, 2001 Joe Lynch, City Administrator, Mayor and Council Members Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Director .~, SUBJECT: Highway 10, 96, 1-694, and 1-35W Study TO: FROM: Backl!round The Arden HilIs Staff, Council and City Engineer have reviewed many possible scenarios for reconstructing the Highway 10/Highway 96 intersection with both MNDOT and Ramsey County representatives, Everything from an upgraded signalized at grade crossing, to a Highway 10 flyover of Highway 96 with no turning movements were looked at. Last summer it seemed the City Engineer had come up with a flyover plan acceptable, but possibly not the most preferable, to the staff, City Council, Ramsey County and affected local businesses and nearby residents. . About that time MNDOT decided a transportation study of the Highway 10, I-35W and 1-694 triangle would be necessary before any new plan for the Highway 10/Highway 96 intersection could be developed, MNDOT hired SRF Consulting Group Inc, to conduct the study, Before the study got under way the area of study was enlarged to include I-35W north to County Road J (85th Avenue), south to Highway 36, and include Highway 10 to Highway 65, At a Ramsey County Technical Advisory Committee (T AC) Meeting last year, the Arden Hills Public Works Director asked that representatives of SRF meet with City Council and staff during the beginning of their study to receive input on the City's views and objectives concerning the Highway 10/Highway 96 area, SRF Meetinl! Mr. Ferrol Robinson, Project Manage~ of SRF Consulting Group Inc" has agreed to attend the Arden Hills March Council W orksession to discuss the study, Recommendation The Public Works Director recommends staff, City Council and the City Engineer prepare questions and ideas they wish to convey to SRF for the study, As I recall at least one council member and the Public Works Director actually favor a signalized at grade intersection at Highway 10/Highway 96, This would make the freeway system more desirable for high speed thru traffic, rather than Highway 10, . Other ideas were to eliminate the westbound Highway 10 ramp to north I-35W and provide a landscape treatment to Highway 10 between I-35W and Highway 96; similar to that of Highway 96 on the completed reconstructed areas. An additional signal might also be considered where the Big Ten Supper Club, Scherer Bros, Lumber Company and the Arden Manor Mobile Home Park traffic access Highway 10,