Laserfiche WebLink
<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />URS <br /> <br />Agenda Item 28 <br />Thresher Square <br />700 Third Street South <br />Minneapolis, MN 55415 <br />Phone: (612) 370-0700 <br />Fax: (612) 370-1378 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Michelle W olfel Arden Hills <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />File: 31809363 <br /> <br />From: Gregory S. Brown <br />Arden Hills City Engineer <br /> <br />Date: January 19, 2005 <br /> <br />Subject: County Road E Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvements <br /> <br />Background <br />The Council directed staff to look into improving the pedestrian crossing and sidewalk options <br />along County Road E between Connelly Avenue and Old Highway 10. A number of concepts <br />have been discussed at neighborhood informational meetings aIJd Council meetings over the past <br />12 months. On October 12, 2004 Council passed Resolution 04-56 requesting Mn/DOT <br />consideration of a cost sharing cooperative agreement for pedestrian improvements to the County <br />Road E bridge over Trunk Highway 51. The City Engineer subsequently submitted a request to <br />MnDOT to be considered for the 2006 cooperative agreement funding cycle. The Council passed <br />a resolution at the November 29, 2004 meeting approving the sidewalk for the north side of <br />County Road E from Old Highway 10 to Connelly A venue. The City Engineer received verbal <br />notification from MnDOT earlier this week that the County Road E project was reviewed along <br />with 35 other projects and ranked 14th in priority for funding. A total of 10 projects are currently <br />funded with the next four being considered as alternates for funding if one or more of the top ten <br />are not completed. MnDOT staff indicated that based upon past history of the cooperative <br />agreements prograrn, funding of tbe County Road E sidewalk project is unlikely in this cycle. <br /> <br />Current Situation <br />The following is a compilation of options available to the council at this time: <br /> <br />A) Proceed with north sidewalk along bridge to Old Highway lOusing State Aid funds for <br />construction ($350,000) and local funds for engincering/inspection ($115,000). <br />Construction in late 2005. <br /> <br />B) <br /> <br />Proceed with north sidewalk along bridge only using State Aid funds for construction <br />($200,000) and local funds for engineering/inspection ($66,000). Construction in late <br />2005. <br /> <br />C) <br /> <br />Wait and see if other projects drop out of program allowing our project to be partially <br />funded by MnDOT. Reapply for next year's program - Construction in 2006 <br />