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FY2023 LPP Funding Request City of Ramsey — Riverdale Drive Extension The project will also extend the functionality, or "reach" of the grade separated crossing of TH 10 and the BNSF railroad at Armstrong Boulevard. This will lead to more reliable emergency response for the area on the south side of TH 10. Infrastructure Condition — The proposed project extends through an undeveloped portion of the City, where no infrastructure currently exists. The Riverdale Drive extension will ensure these new developments can be accessed via a frontage road system, rather than by TH 10. Project Readiness — The City of Ramsey has delivered two segments of Riverdale Drive through the Local Partnership Program or its predecessors: the Municipal Agreement program and the Cooperative Agreement program. We are aware of the project and plan requirements and are committed to delivering the project if awarded funding. We are in continual communication with developers and will be able to set the final alignment, obtain right-of-way, and proceed to final design quickly. CONTACT INFORMATION For questions related to this proposal, please contact: Bruce Westby, P.E. City Engineer 7550 Sunwood Drive NW I Ramsey, MN 55303 763-433-9825 (Direct) I 763-647-4485 (Cell) bwestbv@cityoframsey.com REASONS FOR THE PROJECT There are many reasons for completion of the Riverdale Drive extension project. When completed, the proposed project will: • Complete the frontage road system along the south side of TH 10 from Sunfish Lake Boulevard to Bowers Drive, • Complete a portion of the improvements detailed in the Highway 10 Access Planning Study, • Remove two accesses and a median cross -over from TH 10, making the area safer for the traveling public, • Extend the eastbound TH 10 right turn lane at the access near Bowers Drive, • Extend the functionality, or "reach" of the grade separated crossing of TH 10 and the BNSF railroad at Armstrong Boulevard for emergency response vehicles, • Provide access to developments being planned in the area of the improvements, and • Allow infrastructure to be extended into a currently undeveloped portion of the City. ESTIMATED COST SUMMARY The proposed project will include costs for extending City infrastructure into the area to serve developments with roadways, sanitary sewer and watermain. The City is requesting funding to assist with roadway, trail and storm sewer components of the project. The total project costs are estimated at $3,650,000, with the roadway, trail and storm sewer construction costs estimated at $1,693,000. The City is requesting $710,000 of the $1,693,000 in eligible construction costs. The City is committed to preparing a funding package that will include all project costs, including right-of-way, preliminary design, final design, and other City costs required to complete the project. In terms of percentage,