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399 project, this project was pushed out to eliminate and/or reduce those impacts. Mr. <br />400 Culver advised that the updated tentative timeline was for bid in the fall of 2015 <br />401 and construction start in 2015. Mr. Culver advised that staff continued to work <br />402 with MnDOT to keep construction activities limited to one year versus a two-year <br />403 project as originally planned, in order to reduce local impacts. <br />404 <br />405 Specific to the aesthetics of the current versus new bridge, Mr. Culver advised <br />406 that the existing railing no longer met current design or safety standards for <br />407 interstate roadways, but staff was attempting to work the Art Deco design into the <br />408 new bridge and maintain the look of existing pillars d the arch element. <br />409 <br />410 Discussion included the importance of this Lexington Avenue corridor for school <br />411 students; similar travel lanes (two through lanes and one center turn lane); <br />412 existing pedestrian facilities with a better 2' separation between the pathway and <br />413 drive lanes, with slope paving on the west side; and a 10' clear zone on the east <br />414 side. Mr. Culver advised that staff continued to consult with MnDOT on the <br />415 potential installation of a sidewalk, since there will be some width gained <br />416 underneath the bridge that could hopefully extend with install on under the <br />417 bridge now and future ex Sion and connection b north and so a future <br />418 proj ect. <br />419 <br />420 On the freeway side, Mr. Cu ver a vised that wa portive of the long-term <br />421 goal for three lanes on Highway 36 eastbound, and was therefore building the <br />422 roadway wide enough to support that in the future, with only striping at this time, <br />423 but scripted as a wide shoulder and construction of the bridge at this time <br />424 supporting that application in the future. While it was difficult to absorb the <br />425 whole context of the interchange layout form these maps, Mr. Culver reviewed <br />426 areas of new pavement, signal replacement for ADA compliance features at <br />427 ramps; and concrete rehabilitation on the Hamline Avenue ramps on the north <br />428 side, which will also be closed for a portion of the construction project as well. <br />429 <br />430 <br />4*b <br />request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Schwartz reviewed past considerations <br />431nDOT to remove the Hamline Avenue overpass and exits when the bridge <br />432 was originally slated for replacement in 2005. However, Schwartz advised that in <br />433 2000, additional discussions had been initiated with MnDOT on the feasibility of <br />434 that, originally intended to look at the broader spacing along this stretch and <br />435 desire by MnDOT to eliminate weave movements between ramps and westbound <br />436 traffic and the Hamline Avenue off ramp, and based on exits too close together <br />437 according to ramp spacing guidelines. However, Mr. Schwartz advised that at the <br />438 request of Ramsey County and Roseville were the negative impacts that would <br />439 have on traffic on Snelling and Lexington Avenues and in front of the high school <br />440 on County Road B-2, with that infrastructure being inadequate to take on an <br />441 additional estimated 14,000 cars displaced from the Hamline Avenue ramps. Mr. <br />442 Schwartz noted that, around that same time, funding shortages occurred; with the <br />443 current project focus simply one of bridge replacement and not reconfiguration of <br />444 other elements. <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />