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From: Ries,Natalie(DOT) <br /> To: Bruce Westbv <br /> Cc: Barnes,Melissa(DOT);Wiltgen,Jennifer(DOT) <br /> Subject: RE:TH 47 noisewall extension north of Xkimo Street in Ramsey <br /> Date: Tuesday,July 13,2021 4:56:21 PM <br /> Attachments: image002.png <br /> image003.png <br /> Hi Bruce, <br /> There could be an option to build the wall within MnDOT's ROW. But I think the preference would be <br /> for the wall to be on the private property, especially if there is still an opportunity for the developer <br /> to build the wall as part of a new development. Here's the official language: <br /> If a municipality wishes to construct a barrier on MnDOT's right of way,they must submit plans <br /> certified by a registered engineer or landscape architect to be reviewed by MnDOT before <br /> constructing. Per State Statute 429.021 subdivision 1, the municipalities are given the power to <br /> make these improvements. <br /> I'm not aware of any funding availability for this type of work. Residential developments must be <br /> built prior to 1997 in order to be eligible for the Metro Standalone Noise Wall Program (aka retrofit <br /> program/ranking list), so a new development wouldn't be eligible for program funding. The only <br /> other time MnDOT would analyze noise abatement for this area is if we had a Type 1 federally- <br /> funded project on TH 47 that expanded capacity or significantly shifted the roadway. <br /> Just to clarify—I don't think that either of the walls you mentioned are MnDOT noise walls, correct? <br /> I'm not seeing any MnDOT-owned assets along this stretch of TH 47 in or asset database. The older <br /> wall looks like it could be on MnDOT property but it doesn't look like our typical noise wall design: <br /> https:,Z/www.g000 le.com/maps,/C@45.234705,-93.3998485,3a,75k,125.04h;75.4t/data=!3m6!lel!3 <br /> m4!1sAITVzXg8Gsdfdz4QIIpBRQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 <br /> Thanks! <br /> Natalie Ries <br /> Noise/Air Quality Program Supervisor <br /> MnDOT Metro District <br /> Address: 1500 West County Road B2-Roseville,MN 55113 <br /> Email:Natalie.Ries(&,,state.mn.us <br /> C <br /> Phone: (651)234-7681 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> TRANSPORTATION <br /> From: Bruce Westby<bwestby@ci.ramsey.mn.us> <br /> Sent: Monday,July 12, 2021 4:09 PM <br /> To: Ries, Natalie (DOT) <natalie.ries@state.mn.us> <br /> Subject:TH 47 noisewall extension north of Xkimo Street in Ramsey <br />