Minutes - Public Works Committee - 04/19/2022

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City Engineer Westby stated that staff continues to monitor the methods used by other communities to replace sealcoating and review available data related to pavement maintenance. 5.02: Receive Updates on Temporary Signal System on Highway 47 at McKinley Street City Engineer Westby provided an update on a temporary signal system under construction at the intersection of Highway 47 and McKinley Street in the City of Anoka. Chairperson Riley commented that traffic already backs up on Highway 47, therefore placing a stoplight to stop traffic will not help traffic get out of Ramsey. He stated that he spoke with Bolton and Menk and MnDOT and is not getting the same story that staff is getting. He stated that MnDOT has stated that they are putting the light in because of Highway 10 construction and that the light is temporary and that it was a MnDOT decision. He stated that no one has mentioned the legislation that was brought up in the staff presentation. He commented that it is frustrating that Anoka and MnDOT are not including Ramsey in the discussions. Councilmember Musgrove asked if TH 47 was just redone noting that she would think corridor improvements would have been considered at that time. City Engineer Westby stated he believed that an overlay was recently completed on a portion of Highway 47 to extend the life of the road until the railroad crossing can be reconstructed. He noted that the ultimate plan is to reconstruct the section of Highway 47 from the railroad crossing to Bunker Lake Boulevard in conjunction with the proposed railway crossing grade-separation project, but those projects cannot move forward until the Highway 10 project is completed in Anoka. He noted that there are still discussions on whether that section will be four lanes, two lanes of traffic in each direction, or three lanes which would have one lane of traffic in each direction and a center turn lane. Chairperson Riley appreciated that staff reached out to the City of Anoka but was disappointed that Ramsey continues to be left out of the loop. City Engineer Westby commented that he continues to stay in touch with Anoka city staff. He noted that he will add this item to the future topics calendar to ensure continued updates. 6. COMMITTEE / STAFF INPUT 6.01: Staff Updates on Improvement Projects and Items of Interest City Engineer Westby provided an update on current and proposed City, County, and MnDOT improvement projects and studies, and on other items of interest to the Committee. 6.02: Review Future Topics Calendar Public Works Committee/April 19, 2022 Page 3 of 4