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some of the property that was required for right-of-way was acquired, and others went to condemnation proceedings and those have gone to the point where we're going to have access very shortly, and what we're here for now is the review of the detailed construction plan. ~ith that approval, we would then need to go to St. Anthony. The actual project goes to Highway 8 which is another quarter mile west and Hennepin County is participating in their portion of the cost. Ramsey County is administering the project. So we hope that with the City of St. Anthony and Hennepin County and the Highway Department and the Central Highway Department approval that we can get the contract awarded, if the project is approved, sometime this winter for construction next year. The project itself is essentially a concrete roadway. Take out the existing concrete and put in a wider concrete road- "'lay with curb and gutter over most of its length through the industrial area. It will have a concrete median ",ith left turn pockets. There would be new signals at Long Lake Road and Walnut. It also involves improving Cleveland to the south of County Road C, across the railroad track about - there's a se:r:vice road on the west and just immediately south of that. Thl~ improvement on Cleveland is only sufficient to get the si9nal there to \Y'ork correctly. Ne have a signal there but can't use it to capacity because we don't have the geometries on the south to make it work right. It will end up with new ra:ilroad signals and modificAtion to that to put it in full operation we think will improve the traffic on that corner. Also at Long Lake Road \"e have a new signal. The east would (inaudible) and get on new rubber pads as part of the crossing and electric signals, and the second track "lould be removed - kind of a spur track. We have negotiated its removal. There would be another set of new signals installed at Walnut and County Road C where the temporary ones are now, and also at the intersection of Highway 8, the existing signal would be modified and a ne'" one installed. The thing that has happened to us in the last two and a half years is inflation. Inflation and, as f.'1r. Honchell men- tioned, there was some addition of minor utility additions to the plan. The sum total of the whole thing is when we get all the right-of-way, signals, railroad crossing, utility reloca- tions put together and (inaudible) Cleveland Avenue, we're looking at a $2 million project to put together the roadway. That's probably, I would say, almost a 50% increase in the scope of the project insofar as dollars. We didn't expect the right- of-way to cost so much (inaudible). The end result is a need to have a hearing tonight to again revi~" this with the increased costs as they relate to Roseville's participation. Of the $2 million in cost, it's expected about a million and a half of it will be coming from the Ramsey County State Aid Highway Funds. Hennepin County has