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I ~. I I I I I I I -- I I I I I I I i' I URS I. Introduction On January 26, 2004, the Arden Hills City Council authorized the preparation of a feasibility study for the construction of pedestrian improvements along County Road E. The general scope of the improvements includes widening of the pedestrian walk along the existing County Road E bridge across Trunk Highway 51 and construction of an at-grade sidewalk from the signalized intersection east of the bridge to the intersection of County Road E and Old Highway 10. Exhibit 1 shows the project location. The County Road E right of way is owned and managed by Ramsey County Public Works. The bridge over Trunk Highway 51 is also owned by Ramsey County however, any modifications to the bridge require review and approval from the MnDOT Bridge Engineer. Arden Hills is allowed to construct improvements within the right of way and to the bridge per the approval of Ramsey County Public Works and MnDOT. We have discussed the project in general tenns with Ramsey County staff and anticipate that the proposed improvements will meet their approval. This report will evaluate the feasibility of the proposed improvements and is organized in three general sections focused on the potential improvements, a summary of project costs and funding and concludes with summary and recommended next steps for Council. The proposed bridge improvements discussion includes three options for reconfiguring the existing bridge which provide progressively greater widths for pedestrian movement. The sidewalk improvements discussion includes options regarding width and materials of the sidewalk. The bridge enhancements discussion details and illustrates a number of potential design treatments which could be incorporated into the project. The appendix includes detailed cost estimates for all of the options discussed in the report. GCUc:~^~D ~~I---o---ll...,... I :....:: - ~/'::'O"O" _ r, --='" ,d;~ r . i r~'- -'\"I' .'-t.1;r. . ~ 2.5" _ TYP ,.v~ ''''A~ ~[l'.I><S" 4' TOP~OH_' 'VwE:'GOJ'~) "'SOD ~'~. A~Gr,~GAJFDE~A5E " ~:~~~~..... ~ . '" ~ ;5 . z " < " ~ ~ . ~ \.~ \ ~ tlRS "" co. RD. E 7 . /LPROPOSED SIDEWALK =--;ECONFlGURE BRIDGE --- ;v ~ ~JlW.S Exhibit 1 4 URS