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I I I I COUNTY OF ANOKA Public Services Division HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1440 BUNKER LAKE BLVD NW, ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 (612) 754-3520 FAX (612) 754-3532 MEMORANDUM I I I I. I I I I I I I TO: FROM: REGARDING: Public Works Committee Jon G. Olson, County of Engineer 1996-2000 5 Year Highway Improvement Plan April 17, 1995 Again this Spring, we have had the opportunity to review the Capital Improvement Program Proposals from the Anoka County Highway Department as well as a proposed 5 Year Improvement Plan. It is becoming ever increasingly evident that funding ~s not sufficient to: meet the needs and demands on the Anoka County Highway System. For that reason Several adjustments have been made to this plan for 1996-2000. Several major realignment projects have been removed from the 5 Year Plan, those include: Rofind Lake Boulevard, north of CR 24; Hanson Boulevard, north of CSAH #22; and L~xington Avenue north of CSAH #18. These projects have been removed from the plan because it is evident that they would not be fundable in the foreseeable future. There are several Capital Improvement Projects which have remained in the plan which are not totally funded at the time of its adoption. This plan assumes that additional funding will 13ecome available for those projects in the near future utilizin~ bonding, cooperative agreements with Mn/DOT, significant local government participation, or other undefined innovative funding proposals. The demand on the Anoka County Highway System is increasing rapidly as expansion in Anoka County as well as to the north and west continues. S~gnificant portions of the System are showing the distress caused by that increased usage and as in the past I would suggest that our orders of priorities be as follows. The primary goal of the Anoka County Highway Department should first be to preserve the existing system against further deterioration. This can best be done by an aggressive overlay program along with crack filling, reconstruction of existing facihties to.current standards as funds are available, and a concerted maintenance effort to protect the investment the County has made in these facilities. I I The second priority should be to manage the system we have in the most efficient manner possible: Several projects .in the past, under the leadership of Jane Pemble, have resulted ~n significant savings to the travelling public through utilizing Management Practices such as signal timing projects which improve the efficiency of the roadways. Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer