7B, Mn/DOT I-694 Noise Advisory Committee

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�;.� EN HILLS MEM�RANDUM DATE: March 8, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator FROM: Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer SUBJECT: Mn/DOT I-694 Project — Noise Advisory Committee Background/Discussion MnIDOT has identified an improvement proj ect for the interchange of Interstate 694, Highway 10, Snelling Avenue and Hamline Avenue in Arden Hills. The proposed work would rebuild the highways and seven bridges to improve safety and mobility. Two bridges at Island Lake just west of Victoria Street are also proposed as a part of this project. Mn/DOT will be completing noise analysis in the proj ect corridor as part of the environmental documentation needed for the project. In conjunction with the noise analysis, Mn/DOT has offered to form a Noise Advisory Committee (NAC). The NAC would consist of Mn/DOT staff, Mn/DOT's noise consultant, City Staff, a City Councllmember, a representative from Bethel University and up to five (5) residents within the proj ect area. NAC members review and comment on preliminary noise modeling and noise mitigation analysis results. The NAC provides two-way communication between the community and the proj ect team regarding traffic noise during the design phase of the proj ect. The NAC will also provide feedback to the City Council and communicate proj ect information to neighborhood residents. Three meetings are anticipated for this process. MnIDOT has contracted with a consultant to complete the noise analysis, and anticipates the first meeting to be held the week of March 22, 2010; this is two weeks later than originally anticipated. The second meeting will be held about four (4) weeks after the first meeting (late April), and the third meeting will be held two (2) weeks after the second meeting (mid May.) City Council Meeting \�1Vle�ro-inet.us\ardenhills�PR&PW\Engineering\Council_Actions\2010\3-8-lOMemo MnDOT 694-51 NAC.doc Page 1 of 2