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<br />RAMSEY COUNTY PROJECT <br /> <br />II. Grade separation of Highway 10 and County Road 96 <br /> <br />The City understands that grade separation or these two roadways is proposed to address <br />safety and traffic operational issues. Due to these improvements. some properties may be <br />negatively impacted and the City wants to assure that all measures to reduce the impacts arc <br />undertaken. <br /> <br />u DESIGN CONSTRAINT #1 <br /> <br />Mitigate noise impacts 10 residCnlial arcas locatcd south of County Road 96. <br /> <br />u CITY PERSPECTIVE <br /> <br />Due to grade separation. the City is concerned that noise levels Illay increase for these <br />residential areas. The City would like to review mitigation measures and costs to see if <br />noise call be reduced through noise walls. landscaping and/or paving and views that cost <br />of noise mitigation is the responsihility of MnDOT and Ramscy County. <br /> <br />u DESIGN CONSTRAINT #2 <br /> <br />Review need to provide an exit ramp from north bound Highway J 0 onto cast bound <br />COUnly Road 96_ <br /> <br />u CITY PERSPECTIVE <br /> <br />City would likc to provide bCller local acccss onto Coumy Road 96, ir it makes rinancial <br />sense, due to the proposed elimination or Interstaw 694 cxit omo Hamline Avcnuc. <br /> <br />u DESIGN CONSTRAINT #3 <br /> <br />rVlinimize impacts 10 Arden rvlanor by c()Jlsidcring III III I 1l11ZII1g median. shoulder. <br />boulevard. sidcwalk and trail widths onnonh and south side or Coumy Road 96. <br /> <br />u CITY PERSPECTIVE <br /> <br />City would like to preserve as many homes along County Road 96 as possible and local <br />decisions on medians, shoulders. boulcvan.ls. sidewalk and trail widths and location of <br />trail(s) on olle or both sides or the roadway Illay be ways to assist in meeting this goal. <br />The City also understands that appropriate turn lanes. alignments with bridges and other <br />traffic flow and safety issues need 10 be adequately addressed in the design and may <br />dictate cenain clements of the road layout. <br /> <br />u DESIGN CONSTRAINT #4 <br /> <br />Utilize existing southern edge or COllnty Road 96 as future edge of a]] improvemellts <br />and for future alignment of Interstate Highway 35 bridge expansion. <br /> <br />u CITY PERSPECTIVE <br /> <br />City would like to preserve as many homcs along County Road 96 as possible and if the <br />alignmcnt can mcet enginecring standards by having County Road 96 locatcd as far <br />south as possible. that would bc prcferred_ <br /> <br />1-694 and Highway 10 and COHnl)' Road 96 Prdiminary Design Position Paper <br /> <br />2 <br />