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.URS MEMORANDUM Thresher Square 700 Third Street South Minneapolis, NfN 55415 Phone, (612) 370-0700 FaX' (612) 373-6526 To: Greg Brown, PE Infrastructure Engineering Copy: File: From: Anthony J. Winiecki, PE, PTOE Traffic Engineering Date: November 9, 2004 Subject: County Road E Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvements The purpose of this memorandum is to briefly present comments concerning pedestrian access for alternatives considered for adding a pedestrian crossing along Ramsey County Road (CR) E over Trunk Highway 51 (Snelling Avenue) and along CR E to Old Highway 10. . Existing Couditions Snelling Avenue Interchange The Snelling Avenue and CR E interchange is a folded diamond interchange on the south side ofCR E, with CR E crossing over Snelling Avenue. This design configuration includes both entrance and exit ramps at one leg of the intersections for the east ramp intersection (north bound Snelling Avenue exit ramp and entrance ramp) and the west ramp (southbound Snelling Avenue exit and entrance ramp). This is a typical and often constructed interchange design. CR E Bridge Currently there are no pedestrian sidewalks/trails across the bridge. The bridge is a two lanes bridge consisting of 30 feet from face of curb to face of curb with two driving lanes. The bridge includes highway type guardrail with 2 foot wide raised concrete walks on both sides. These walks are not intended for pedestrian use. However, because of the narrow roadway and bridge, pedestrians either walk in the roadway or use the narrow walkway to cross Snelling A venue along CR E. . East Ramp Intersection The east ramp intersection is a four-legged intersection. CR E is the east and west legs, exit/entrance ramps are the south leg and Connelly Avenue is the north leg. There are