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INTRODUCTION The Ramsey City Council and Ramsey Economic Development Authority (EDA) have identified the need to prepare for the development of a new business park within the City. The City is targeting a large area of privately owned green -field space located on the north side of Trunk Highway 10, west of Armstrong Boulevard, for a future Ramsey Business Park. Currently, the City is in the process of rezoning this area to meet future land use goals. Figure 1 in Appendix A depicts the general area of the business park and study area. The future business park is one component (about 92 acres) of a larger green -field area ready for development (about 350 acres). This larger green -field area includes areas for single-family residential development (about 118 acres), medium -density residential (about 31 acres) and room for a future private school campus (about 90 acres). In addition to green -field development, the City expects a portion of existing adjoining light -industrial space to be redeveloped into a traditional retail/commercial area (about 42 acres). See Figure 2 in Appendix A for future land use goals. The City's future business park, and larger developable green -field area, will be served by the future Trunk Highway 10/Armstrong Boulevard (CSAH 83) interchange. Construction of this interchange began in the spring of 2015 and is expected for completion in the spring of 2017. The City expects the construction of this major interchange to increase the demand for development of this green -field area; and the future Ramsey Business Park. The primary roadway system serving this developable area is Bunker Lake Boulevard and Puma Street. These roadways are both Municipal State -Aid (MSA) streets. This analysis includes studying traffic impacts resulting from the future business park (along with other users), examining the feasibility of constructing supporting infrastructure, and developing preliminary design layout plans and specifications. STUDY CONTENT The primary purpose of this analysis is to determine minimum required infrastructure needs and costs associated with developing the green -field area. Roadways and intersections included in the study are as follows: • Bunker Lake Boulevard from Armstrong Boulevard to Puma Street, • Puma Street from Bunker Lake Boulevard to Alpine Drive, • The Bunker Lake Boulevard/ Armstrong Boulevard intersection, • The Bunker Lake Boulevard/ Puma Street intersection, • The Puma Street/ Alpine Drive intersection, and Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. City of Ramsey — Future Business Park INTRODUCTION Page 1