Agenda - Public Works Committee - 12/16/2025

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Public Works Committee Meeting Date: 12/16/2025 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. 5. 1. Title: Consider Recommending City Council Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for MSA Bunker Lake Boulevard Reconstruction, Improvement Project #26-01 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to consider recommending City Council approve plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for MSA Bunker Lake Boulevard Reconstruction, Improvement Project #26-01. Background: The 2026 — 2035 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) identifies Bunker Lake Boulevard between Armstrong Boulevard and 600 feet west of Jackal Street (the tie-in point from the 2018 project) for reconstruction in 2026. A street segment summary is attached to this case. Project History . April 22, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-081, ordering plans and specifications and awarding engineering design services to Bolton & Menk for said improvements. Project Scone This project proposes to reconstruct Bunker Lake Boulevard in a similar fashion to the previously reconstructed Bunker Lake Boulevard and Puma Street segments. The existing street is 28-feet wide with concrete curb and gutter on the north side (westbound) and rural section including a drainage swale on the south side (eastbound). The project proposes expanding the pavement to the south, to create a shared center two-way turn lane. The new eastbound lane is proposed to include concrete curb and gutter, the existing drainage swale is proposed to be re -graded. Storm sewer inlets will be placed in the eastbound curb line, tying into existing stubs. Bunker Lake Boulevard is an MSA street, which will require it to be built to MSA standards, including a 10-ton pavement strength design. Bituminous trail exists on the north side of Bunker Lake Boulevard, the project does not propose to improve the existing trail. The western half of this segment has been developed with commercial/industrial users. The eastern half is generally not developed but a gas station with convenience store is currently under construction at the southwest comer of Bunker Lake Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard. Coordination with proposed developments has been occurring during the project design. The project totals 0.47 miles in length. To accommodate the ultimate buildout of the area, space is being created for a 2nd eastbound right turn or combination thru/right turn lane onto Armstrong Boulevard. This project will stripe a dedicated left turn lane, two dedicated thru-lanes, and a dedicated right turn lane eastbound at Armstrong Boulevard. The new Kwik Trip gas station is building a right in / right out onto Bunker Lake Boulevard. To accommodate these additions, the center concrete median west of Armstrong Boulevard is being modified, additional modifications are required to the existing traffic signal system at Armstrong Boulevard. The City and Engineer have been working with Kwik Trip and Anoka County on these modifications. Due to the nature of the work, the project is proposing to close Bunker Lake Boulevard between Jackal Street and Armstrong Boulevard during construction. A detour route along Puma Street and Alpine Drive will be used.