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Victoria Street Roadway & Trail Conceptual Design Study | Study Report - DRAFT | PAGE 1 Executive Summary The Victoria Street Roadway & Trail Conceptual Design Study (Study) was initiated by Ramsey County in the fall of 2021 to analyze several options for a trail or bikeway along the Victoria Street [County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 52] corridor in Ramsey County, between County Road C in Roseville (south end of corridor) and Harriet Avenue in Shoreview (north end of corridor). The Study included an existing conditions analysis, public and stakeholder engagement, analysis of preliminary cross section concepts, development of two full roadway and trail concept layouts, technical evaluation of the two concepts and planning-level cost estimates. Community and stakeholder engagement included three rounds of open houses, three online surveys, online interactive comment maps and four meetings with the project’s technical advisory committee. The Study was completed in the summer of 2022 and is the first step towards construction of a future Victoria Street project as shown in the graphic below. Two full concepts were developed and evaluated, one with a 10-foot bituminous multiuse trail on the east side of Victoria Street and one with a trail on the west side (see below). A concrete curb and gutter would be constructed between the roadway and trail. The width of the shoulder adjacent to the trail would also be reduced, and motor vehicle travel lanes would be restriped to reduce widths from 12 feet to 11 feet. These improvements would be considered Phase 1. A future Phase 2 could include full reconstruction of Victoria Street, which would include the need for re-evaluation of a sidewalk or trail on the opposite side of the road. The Study did not formally identify a preferred roadway and trail design concept, but results of the technical analysis suggest that a trail on the west side of Victoria Street is more favorable than a trail on the east side. A trail on the west side would best address the project needs and would likely result in fewer potential impacts across several social, economic and environmental resources that were reviewed. A formally recommended roadway and trail design will be determined in a future design phase. At the time this report was developed, no funding for the future trail or roadway design has been identified and there is no defined schedule for future construction. Planning level cost estimates for both concepts are approximately $3.0 M.