January 30, 2014 Luke Lortie, EIT Jerry Auge, PE

 Project Overview  Alley Way Access  Storm Water Treatment  Right-of-Way Acquisition Update  Arlington Hills Park Impacts  Future of Vacant Parcels  Project Schedule/Estimated Cost Update  Project Phasing

 Received HSIP Funds to Address Safety Concern  44 Foot Roadway Width (55 Feet at Intersection)  4 Lanes  11 Foot Lane Width  Left Turn Lanes on Maryland Avenue  30 mph Speed Limit  Sidewalks  Alley Way Closures

 Current Alley Ways Pose a Safety Concern o Currently Located Very Close to Signalized Intersections o Sight Distance Issues  5 Accesses to be Closed  Closure Design Options o Chain Link Fence; 5-Foot Boulevard; Hazard Marker o Planted Shrubs; 5-Foot Boulevard; Hazard Marker o Ballards; No Greenspace Boulevard; Hazard Marker

 County Recommends Ballard Option

 Required to Maintain At Least 2 Accesses to Passable Streets  Southwest Quadrant Contains Only 1 Access After Proposed Closures  2 Proposed Mid-Block Alley Way Locations

*Current Alley Way Slope: 6% to 13%

 By Moving the Alley Way East, Slope Can Be Drastically Reduced.  More Moderate Slope Allows for a Safer Alley Way o Easier to Navigate During Winter Months o Easier to Collect and Retain Storm Water Runoff  County Recommends East Alley Option

 Treatment Required for Watershed Dist. Permit  County Discussing Designs with Capitol Region Watershed District  Watershed Requires Volume Reduction of 1” Per Acre Impervious Surface o Proposed Impervious: 2.25 Acres o Volume Reduction of ~8,200 Cubic Feet

 Design Options o Infiltration o Biofiltration o Ponding o Tree Boxes  County Looking at Linear Underground Filtration Along Vacated Parcels

 33 Properties Impacted o 1 Church o 1 Park Property o 2 Private Commercial Properties o 1 Parking Lot o 2 Vacant Lots o 26 Residential Properties

 Temporary Easements o 22 Settled  Property Acquisition o 8 Signed Agreements o 2 Tentative Settlements o 1 Residential Not Settled

 8 Properties o 7-Prior to Construction o 1-During Construction  County in Process of Letting Demo Contract o As Properties Are Acquired o Demolition February – April 2014

 Federal Funding Requires 4(F) Approval o Section 4(F) Regulates the Use of Publicly Owned Parks, Refuges, and Historic Sites for Federal Highway Projects o County, City, and Parks Require Separate Approval Processes

 4(F) De Minimis Process o Road Project Impact to Features, Attributes, or Activities in Park o 30-Day Public Comment Period Advertised in the Ramsey Review January 8 & 15, 2014

 Public Comments – Added to Project Memorandum (Federal Funding Requirement)  FHWA Findings o Reviews Public Comments o Issues De Minimis Impact Finding o Requests City of St. Paul Approval

 Parcels Will Be Demoed and Graded o Current Parcels Do Not Meet City Requirements o Parcel Zoning to Be Determined by City of St. Paul  Sewer & Water Utilities Will Be Constructed to Vacant Parcels During Road Reconstruction

 What’s the Future????  Residential/Commercial???  Water Services  Sewer Service  Prevent the Excavation of Newly Constructed Roadway

 10 Vacated Parcels = ?? New Parcels

ROW Purchase AgreementsJan 2014-Mar 2014 Design Plans at 90%January 2014 CondemnationMarch 5, 2014 Design ApprovalMarch 30, 2014 Right-of-Way Certificate #1March 17, 2014 Advertise for BidsApril 2014 Bid AwardingMay 2014 Start of ConstructionJune 2014 Completion of ConstructionAugust 2014

Federal $1,498,000 County State Aid Highway$1,600,000 Municipal State Aid$1,580,000 Total$4,688,000

 To be Determined o Private/Public Utility Work o Community Input o Project Duration  MnDOT 35E MNPass Project o Potential Closures Affect Maryland Traffic Volume?  Future Open House Meeting

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January 30, 2014 Luke Lortie, EIT Jerry Auge, PE