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Top Priority: U.S. Highway 10 Ramsey Gateway Project <br />The City of Ramsey is coordinating with Anoka County for a state funding request that will bring <br />this project to full finding. The Ramsey Gateway Highway 10 Project includes two grade - <br />separated interchanges in the city of Ramsey at Ramsey Boulevard and Sunfish Lake Boulevard <br />that will replace existing signalized intersections. Grade separation of the BNSF Railway and a <br />new frontage road between Ramsey Boulevard and Sunfish Lake Boulevard are also part of this <br />design project. <br />Project goals include: <br />• Safely accommodating all users including motor vehicles, freight, rail, transit, <br />pedestrians, and bicyclists <br />• Providing efficient mobility and access for all modes of travel <br />• Developing a financially responsible design that minimizes right-of-way and <br />environmental resource impacts <br />• Securing additional funding for full project construction <br />• We are currently in the second phase of the project, which is preliminary design. <br />Schedule <br />Key milestones of the project: <br />Public Open Houses — Winter 2020, Spring/Summer 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023 <br />Preliminary Design — June 2020 to August 2021 <br />Final Design — September 2021 to Jan 2023 <br />Right of Way Acquisition Process — January 2021 to January 2023 <br />Construction begins — 2023 <br />Outcome <br />• Project is considered fully funded and will begin construction in 2023. <br />• City will continue efforts to lower local contribution (currently $4M) and preserve more <br />of the City's Public Improvement Revolving (PIR) Fund for local city improvements. <br />2020 City of Ramsey Legislative Platform Page 2 of 9 <br />