Agenda - Public Works Committee - 06/18/2001

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PW CASE # CONSIDER PLACEMENT OF 2001 PRIORITY STREET LIGHTS By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer Background: Since 1992, the City of Ramsey has been operating a Street Lighting System. As of the beginning of 2001, the City street lighting system includes approximately 140 lights that are designated on the Priority Street Lighting System. The Priority Street Lighting System is comprised of street lights located along intersections of City streets with State, County, and higher speed City MSA roadways. The purpose of this type of lighting is more for traffic safety and identifying the location of the intersection on a dark highway than for security purposes associated with subdivision street lighting. Not all intersections on these routes currently have priority lights installed. However, all intersections initially identified by the City Police Department as being high priorities have been provided with street lights. At this point, the only remaining intersections along major roadways that have yet to receive priority lighting are minor residential street intersections. At the present time, 40 such intersections remain to receive street lighting. A budget of $25,000 is allotted for the installation of a dozen street lights in 2001. The following is a listing of locations for the 2001 Program: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) T.H. #47/177th Avenue C.S.A.H. #5/148th Lane C.R. #56/157th Lane C.R. #83/147th Avenue Variolite/157th Avenue C.R. #27/Tonto Street C.R. #22/Ermine Street C.R. #27/Iodine Street Alpine Drive/Hedgehog Alpine Drive/Marmoset C.R. #116/143rd Avenue C.R.. #116/Iodine Street Committee Action: Motion to recommend to City Council Priority Street Lights at the above locations, for installation included in the year 2001 budget. Reviewed by: City Engineer Jankowski Director of Public Works Police Chief P.W. 06/18/01