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1997-2001 5 Year Highway Improvement Plan April 29, 1996 Page Two In determining the content of this 5 Year Plan, the Anoka County Board has determined that the primary goal of the Anoka County Highway Department is first to preserve the ex/sting system against further deter/oration. The expanded expenditures for overlay projects in 1996 as well as future years is evidence of that. The second priority is to manage the system which exists in the most efficient msnner possible to the betterment of the traveling public and the third area of emphasis is on expanding the Anoka County Highway System in an effort to keep up with public demand and the expansion of road usage in the Anoka County area. These criteria were utilized in developing this 5 Year Plan. Please note that the annual component for construction "Available for Construction Budget" on Page 4 indicates, that the Anoka County Highway Department budget for construction is approximately $5,000,000. In reviewing Pages 10 through 19, you will note that the program as presented here is underftmded by an annual component of between $105,427 and $3,030,815. The total level of underfunctlng over the 6 years is approximately $6.6 million. Again this ass~mes stable local funds to augment State Aid. While the plan is underfunded, it does complete several projects of county wide importance such as: East River Road (CSAH 1); Lexington Avenue (CSAH 17) from Lake Drive (CS.AH 23) to CSAH 18; 109th Avenue from University Avenue to 1-35W; Seventh Avenue from Bunker Lake Boulevard (CSAH 116) to St. Francis; and an interchange on Main Street. (CSAH 14) at 1-35W. Other equally important projects go unfunded, however, they include: Main Street (CSAH 14) in t. he Riverdale area (this is a Coon Rapids responsibility under terms of previous agreements); Hanson Boulevard (CSAH 78) interchange with TH 10; Hanson Boulevard (CSAH 78) BNRR grade separation; and Bunker Lake Boulevard (CSAH 116) from CR 56 to TH 47 and Quay Street to LexJ_ugton Avenue (CSAH 17). Care should be taken by the reader to notice that while this plan accomplishes alot, many needs are going un.met. This is best depicted by the above list and ihe list of' needs shown on Pages 20, 21 and 22 of the Plan. These needs total more than $116 m/t/ion dollars and these needs are growing ~nnually. I I I I I ! I I I I i I I I I I I I