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side of Snelling Avenue); with input from State Fair representatives in agreement that there was no room for a sidewalk at that point. However, Mr. Casey noted that a new sidewalk had been installed from Hoyt to Larpenteur Avenues, with limited boulevard right-of-way available making it tight at the east Snelling Drive frontage road, especially given grade differentials at that point, and the need to install the curb tight against the curb without additional snow storage or pedestrian distance from the roadway. Mr. Casey advised that MnDOT had originally worked with the City of Falcon Heights, given that there was originally a higher trail by the pond up close to the road, but noted it had proven hard to get a connection to the local sidewalk system, even though Falcon Heights had requested that MnDOT tie those two segments together. While MnDOT did achieve an interconnection, Mr. Casey advised that once it got to the Falcon Height crossing facility, the existing sidewalk was found to be located on private property; and while consideration was given to other options, there were too many obstacles in the right-of-way process at complete at the time of installation, with Falcon Heights unsure it could work out a deal with property owners in time, causing the new sidewalk to currently run parallel to that sidewalk on private property up to Larpenteur Avenue. While it will look funny, Mr. Casey advised that it would provide the pedestrian access and safety necessary for the time being. At the request of Mr. Culver, Mr. Casey advised that several smaller trees in that area will be relocated by the City of Falcon Heights, but confirmed that some larger ones will be removed while some will remain. At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Casey confirmed that beyond Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements, and reconfiguring the island on the east side of Snelling Avenue to bring it up to current ADA requirements for landing areas and slopes, nothing else was intended for the Skillman area and cross street to Cub Foods on Larpenteur Avenue. Mr. Casey noted there would be minor sidewalk repairs of cracks and for ADA compliance throughout the corridor associated with the project. At the request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Casey advised that no traffic detours were planned, with only lane closures that would be shifted accordingly. Mr. Culver and Mr. Casey advised that there would be concrete rehabilitation work up to the bridge deck and for the long ramps, but not the loops. At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Freihammer advised that there would be no utility work touching upon this project, other than east of I -35W and south of Snelling Avenue (Snelling Service Drive) where the city would be doing mill and overlay work between County Road B and south of County Road B north of Roselawn Avenue, as noted in the 2017 Pavement Management Plan (PMP) project Page 5 of 17