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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL-April 13,20(}9 IZ -- Mr. Tolaas stated that these were not. When Ramsey County looked at the traffic modeling they did not see numbers at north Highway IO or east County Road 96 that would justify the investment in an off ramp configuration there. He also stated that the ramps on the north side that are included in this plan are considered temporary. Mn/DOT and the Federal Highway Administration have already gone on record saying that these are temporary ramps, if and when a local access is constructed on Highway 10 these would have to be removed and at that time Highway 10 and County Road 96 will have no connection other than a southbound one-way frontage road coming from the newlocal access interchange. Councilmember McCIung clarified that this was assuming that this was constructed. Mr. Tolaas stated that the ramps would meet all standards for. access to a freeway. He stated that with respect to the noise the noise analysis that has been done as part of the Interstate 694/Interstate 35E to Interstate 35W environmental assessment which was expanded, the noise issue that affects the Briarknoll neighborhood is really from Interstate 694 and the initial exit to Highway 10 and this is not driven by what happens on Highway 10 and County Road 96. He stated that the noise issue is not over but this project is not where it will be resolved. Ramsey County has worked with the State and they are going to be able to coordinate an overlay of Highway 10 as the County's project commences in 2011 and this would have a smoother, quieter pavement surface. Councilmember Holden asked where the overlay would be. Mr. ToIaas stated that it would be from where is initially comes off Interstate 694 and carry down to the exit to Interstate 35W. Councilmember Grant stated that as County Road 96 goes under Highway 10, the amount of reconstruction on Highway 10 is very short. The reconstruction on Highway 10 is done by Mn/DOT and the reconstruction on County Road 96 is the County. Mn/DOT could look at this as a reconstruction of a very short stretch consisting of nothing more than the bridge and on the other side where Highway 10 comes off of Interstate 694 there is no construction. Looking to the south by the Briarknoll neighborhood, from the perspective of Mn/DOT nothing changes, but the reality is that taking out that light does change the dynamics. He stated that he is hopeful that overlay surface will be optimal and asked what they were considering to do with the overlay.