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Description: Project Title: Location: Contact: Cost: Description: 2017 Project Title: Location: Contact: Cost: Description: Project Title: Location: Contact: Cost: The Big Rivers Regional Trail — Eagan Segment will extend the existing Big Rivers Regional Trail south four miles, connecting the MISS to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge through Fort Snelling State Park. The 10-foot wide paved trail will connect the new Long Meadow Lake Bridge (Old Cedar Avenue Bridge) to the 1-494 bridge, providing direct pedestrian and bicycle access to the MISS between Dakota and Hennepin counties. Once completed, visitors from the southern suburbs will have direct access to the MISS along the Minnesota River. The Big Rivers Regional Trail — Eagan Segment will complete an off -road 10-foot wide trail from 1-35W in Burnsville to the downtown Hastings node via St. Paul and the MRT, closing a gap in the MRT network. The trail will provide partnership opportunities between the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, MISS, Fort Snelling State Park and Dakota County, providing connections between the different land units and a Minnesota River gateway into the MISS. The ideal schedule for project construction is completion in 2016/17 on the heels of the completed rehabilitation of the Long Meadow Lake Bridge in 2015 and the completion of the Black Dog Trail in 2016. Dakota County and MNDNR likely will be partners in providing local match funding for the project. ATS Implementation Support Various Ben Rasmussen, Volpe Center $32,500 Volpe's work during this time would focus on: • Working with partners to update and revise the five-year plan o Updating the prioritization of projects o Identifying additional needs and projects o Matching projects with funding sources available • Assisting in the development of grants for projects in five-year plan • Implementing funded projects • Participating in relevant planning studies conducted by MISS partners • Organizing and conducting annual pedestrian and bicycle counts o Summarizing results and identifying trends • Maintaining and expanding www.rivertripplanner.org Saint Anthony to East Bank MRT Gap Minneapolis (Downtown Minneapolis and University of Minnesota nodes) Shaun Murphy $1,000,000 (requesting $200,000) This project would fill an off -road gap of the MRT under the 1-35 bridge between St. Anthony Main/SE 6th Ave. and Bridge Number 9/East River Road. Currently, the MRT alignment is on -street between these points. This project would create a more direct, off-street, and river -oriented route for the MRT. Coon Rapids Dam Pavement Reconstruction Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids Dam node) Kelly Grissman, Three Rivers Park District $1,300,000 (requesting $260,000) January 29, 2014 — Page 8