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<br />Memo to City Council <br />I-35W Priorities <br />January 15, 2002 <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />This would involve reconstruction of the I-35W Interchange and reconstruction of the portion of <br />Highway 96 from Lexington Avenue to Old Highway 8 in New Brighton. <br /> <br />Transportation Priority #2: Hamline Avenue <br /> <br />The reconstruction of Hamline Avenue from 1-694 to Highway 96 is currently an identified, but <br />unprogrammed project in Ramsey County's 2000-2002 Transportation Improvement Plan. The <br />following three issues have the potential to significantly impact the traffic flow and necessary <br />capacity of Hamline Avenue: <br /> <br />· Ramsey County is currently planning to locate a new Public Works Facility on TCAAP <br />property adjacent to Hamline Avenue. It is anticipated that County employees, maintenance <br />vehicles, and other users of the facility will place additional demand on Hamline Avenue. <br /> <br />· Guidant Corporation currently has a concept plan before the City to expand its existing 85 <br />acre campus from 1,000,000 s.f. of gross floor space to approximately 2,000,000 s.f. of gross <br />floor space. Currently 2200 employees work on the site. If all the buildings are constructed, <br />Guidant estimates that 6400 employees would be located their campus. Development on the <br />property is expected to be phased in over a 20 year period oftime. <br /> <br />· Redevelopment of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. <br /> <br />Summary sheets on each of the above have been attached for your review. In addition, the City <br />of New Brighton has preliminarily proposed a vehicular bridge over 1-35W where the existing <br />railroad bridge currently connects into West Round Lake Road. This bridge connection would <br />principally serve New Brighton's Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment. From their perspective, <br />they view this as a critical component of the overall traffic circulation in the area. However, the <br />desirability of the connection from Arden Hills' perspective requires further evaluation. A <br />"Transportation Project Summary" sheet prepared by New Brighton staff outlining the project is <br />attached for your review. Also note that a roadway connecting the new bridge to Old Snelling <br />Avenue is identified as a potential future action. <br /> <br />Discussion Points: <br /> <br />1. Are the priorities identified above acceptable and representative of the Council's <br />priorities? <br />2. What preliminary comments/staff direction does the Council have with regard to the City <br />of New Brighton's proposal? <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />1. Transportation and Redevelopment Project Summary Sbeets <br />2. Transportation Project Summary Sheet from the City of New Brighton <br /> <br />. ~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />tilt <br />