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1. INTRODUCTION This feasibility study and report has been prepared for the Trunk Highway (TH) 36/Rice Street (CSAH 49) Interchange Improvements, Roseville City Project 09-ll. The project is being led by Ramsey County and includes interchange and roadway reconstruction, drainage, and utility improvements along Rice Street, County Road B West, Minnesota Avenue, and County Road B2 West in the Cities of Roseville, Maplewood, and Little Canada. The proposed improvements include the following: • Reconstruction of the standard diamond interchange to an offset single point interchange which will include replacement of the Rice Street bridge as well as construction of two ramp bridges over TH 36. • Construction of a noise wall and stormwater infiltration area as a result of the new interchange. • Reconstruction and widening of approximately 3,900 feet of Rice Street from south of County Road B West to north of County Road B2 West. Rice Street will be widened from three-lanes to four-lanes with shoulders, turn lanes, and concrete sidewalk along both sides of the roadway. • Traffic signal replacement and the construction of turn lane improvements at the intersections of Rice Street and County Road B West, the TH 36 ramps, Minnesota Avenue, and County Road B2 West. This includes improvements to the roadway approaches at each of these intersections. • Storm sewer, water main, and sanitary sewer improvements as well as private utility (gas, telephone, electric, cable TV) improvements along the segments of Rice Street, County Road B West, Minnesota Avenue, and County Road B2 West that are being reconstructed. Improvements to private utilities include burial of over head lines along the corridor. • Right-of--way and easement acquisition along the segments of Rice Street, County Road B West, Minnesota Avenue, and County Road B2 West that are being reconstructed. Rice Street divides the Cities of Roseville, Maplewood, and Little Canada. The west side of Rice Street is Roseville along the entire length of the project. The east side of Rice Street is Maplewood and Little Canada. County Road B West divides these two cities. Maplewood is south of County Road B West and Little Canada is to the north. The proposed improvements within the city of Roseville include roadway reconstruction and associated improvements on Rice Street, and the portions of County Road B West, Minnesota Avenue, and County Road B2 West to the west of Rice Street within the project area. The proposed improvements are further detailed in this report along with the estimated costs, proposed funding methods, and proposed assessments to the benefiting property owners.