Agenda - Council - 04/22/2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Background: CONSIDER SELECTING TH10 INTERCHANGE LAYOUTS By Brian Olson, Director of Public Works CASE # The City has been working with MN/DOT and Anoka County for several years to address the traffic congestion on TH10. The area between TH10 and the BNSF tracks was officially mapped and properties in the Map Area have been acquired as owners desired to sell and funds became available. The Map Area roughly defines the proposed right of way for converting TH10 to a freeway. The City obtained a federal grant to begin selection of interchange designs. The goal of this project is to define the right -of -way giants for the interchanges and officially map them so that land preservation can begin. The study has focused on the Sunfish Lake Boulevard/ TH10 and Ramsey Boulevard/ TH10 intersections. The SRF Consulting Group was selected in 2007 to begin the design process. They produced several designs that were presented in work session and public meetings. The public meetings included a meeting held in the Alexander Ramsey Room and one at the Youth First Building. The project will be constructed with federal funds; the federal rules require inclusion of an alternative to avoid the mobile home community in the evaluated options. A matrix was created for evaluation the potential designs and a copy of the matrix is included in your packet. The designs were also forwarded to MN/DOT and Anoka County for review and comment. The design preferred by MN/DOT and Anoka County is for single point interchanges at both intersections. The preferred layout is posted on the City website under TH10 and a copy is included in the packet. A post card was sent out the week of April 14. The distribution list was the same as the one for the public meetings. SRF will be at the City Council meeting with a presentation and to answer questions. Funding Source: The funding source for the study is the grant received. The funding source for construction of the interchanges has not been determined.