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park & ride ramp, funded (2012) North Star station, and Ramsey's transit -oriented development area known as The COR (Center of Ramsey). The travel route of this trail project will be split about 50-50 between local streets and U.S. Highway 10/169 right-of-way. Beginning at Mississippi West Regional Park, the eastern half of the trail will travel west along 142°d Avenue NW (south side of street), north along Armstrong Boulevard NW (east side of street), west on Riverdale Drive (north side of street), then north on Llama St NW (east side of street) These streets are all local streets and the trail will be located in the existing right-of-way of these streets. A future separated grade interchange is planned for the intersection of U.S. Highway 10/169 and Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83. This trail project is designed to accommodate the planned configuration of this future highway interchange, as shown on Exhibit L3 in Appendix 1. (Reviewers will note that there is an alternate route shown (discussion to follow) on the eastern portion of this project. This would only be needed in the unlikely event that the City would not be able to secure a tiny .04 acre triangular easement at the corner -to -corner juncture of Mississippi West Regional Park and the ROW of 142nd Avenue in the next 5 years. The Leadership Committee of Hope Fellowship Church (owners of the property) have issued a statement of intent (see attached e-mail communique in Appendix 4) to convey this triangular parcel to the city for this trail project.) The proposed alternate route for this trail project between Mississippi West Regional Park and the future highway interchange is also shown on Exhibit L3. The alternate trail route would begin at Mississippi West Regional Park, on the south side of U.S. Highway 10/169 at the point where the future pedestrian bridge terminates on the south side of the highway. From this point, the trail would travel west along the south side of U.S. Highway 10/169 within existing right-of-way to Alpaca St NW. The trail would jog south briefly along the east side of Alpaca St NW, then west along the south side of Riverdale Drive to the future highway interchange. The trail would be located in the existing right-of-way of these local streets. The western half of the trail will travel along U.S. Highway 10/169 to the MnDOT Wayside Rest Area, as shown on Exhibits Ll and L2. The trail will be located on the south side of U.S. Highway 10/169 within existing right-of-way. The trail will connect directly into both Mississippi West Regional Park and MnDOT Wayside Rest Area. 9