April 18, 2013 Luke Lortie, EIT Jerry Auge, PE

 Purpose of Project  Schedule  Funding  Proposed Improvements  Questions

 Improve Safety ◦ Provide Designated Left Turn Lanes ◦ Upgrade Signal System ◦ Improve Pedestrian Facilities ◦ Increase Lane Widths

 Maryland Avenue ADT:19,800  Payne Avenue ADT: 9,000  130 Crashes at the Inters. ( ) ◦ Average of 26 Crashes per Year ◦ 53% of Crashes Involve Left Turning Vehicles ◦ 25% of Crashes involve Sideswipe or Rear-Ends ◦ 22% Pedestrian, Right Turns

Collision Diagrams provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation

Top 50 Intersections Number of Accidents June 2007 – June 2012 Maryland & Payne #11

 40 foot Roadway Width  4 Lanes  10 foot Lane Width  No Left Turn Lanes  30 mph Speed Limit  Split Phase West Bound

 44 Foot Roadway Width (55 Feet at Intersection)  4 Lanes  11 Foot Lane Width  Left Turn Lanes on Maryland Avenue  30 mph Speed Limit

 Appraisals/OffersAug/Sept 2013  Property AcquisitionFebruary 2014  Project ApprovalMarch 2014  Bid ProjectApril 2014  Bid AwardJune 2014  Start Construction July 2014  End Construction Sept 2014

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

 Alignment Options: ◦ North ◦ Center ◦ South Alignment  Payne/Maryland Community Center Project  South Option Minimizes Impacts to Residential Houses (Northeast Quadrant)

Impacts to Bus Route 64 at Payne Ave and Greenbrier St

April 18, 2013 Luke Lortie, EIT Jerry Auge, PE