Agenda - Council - 10/24/1995 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE # UPDATE ON C.R. #116/T.H. #47 1996 INTERSECTION PROJECT By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Background:i Ever since the iC.R. gl 16 bridge over the Rum River was opened in early 1991, there has been an inters{!ction capacity problem resulting from an inadequate number of turn lanes suitable to traffic on T.H. g47. Presently, traffic waiting to get through the intersection backs up betw{~en 6:00 and 8:00 a.m. At times, the backups extend beyond the intersection with C.S.A.H.~ #5. The County h~ sought funding to remedy this problem for several years, and has secured funding from MnDOT for construction in fiscal year 1996. The project is being funded primarily by ~i,{nDOT, but is being designed and managed by the County Highway Department. 'ghe City of Ramsey will have no financial obligations to this project outside of bituminous/:rails alongside the highway work. I will have available at the meeting, a preliminary construction plan. At this point, the following are i~sues that may become controversial: A rais~ median is being proposed which will disallow left turns on T.H. #47 into both ~ver's Bend Plaza and the Super America. The County will solicit written comm6nts from MnDOT as to whether any alternative to this restriction is accepta, ble. If an alternative does exist, staff position would be that River's Bend Plaza and the lots in Plaza 47 Addition be assessed any additional costs. A raised median will also prevent left mm movement into and out of the Food N Fuel a~d apartment building. For the apartment building in particular, this will cause traffic to flow through the Food N Fuel property or cause a very substantial amount of additional travel distance. This problem could be alleviated by cooperation between the Food N Fuel and the apartment building to provide the apartment with an access behind the Food N Fuel. The intgrseetion at I42nd is likely to be signalized in the near future. The existing project ~nds south of this intersection. The City should consider adding additional pavement at its own cost to facilitate a future left turn bay onto 142nd Avenue. Committee Action: Review plans ~and make suggestions for further modification, bearing in mind, that additional, cos~ would need to be borne by the City to prevent jeopardizing this project from being contracted in 1996. Reviewed by: Copies also distributed to: City Engineer: R&B: 10/24/95 City Administrator Finance officer Public Works Supervisor ]jmt