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Case #9: Report from Road and Bridge Committee City Engineer Jankowski stated that the Road and Bridge Committee met on February 17, 1998. Representatives of Anoka County were present and the Committee received an update of the County's 2015 Transportation Plan. Significant points to the 2015 plan are as follows: 1) Improvements of Highway #10 in the later years (2011 to 2015) to freeway standard from Armstrong Boulevard to the east. There was some discussion about interchanges on Armstrong Boulevard, Ramsey Boulevard, Sunfish Lake Boulevard, and Thurston and Fair Oaks could be combined. 2) The bridge crossing discussion was when the road continues northward that it "T" into #116 and that it function as a header-type of road system. The County thought that it adversely impacts MnDOT support. 3) The County indicated they are supportive of the Lord of Life church property being utilized as a park and ride lot. Mayor Gamec mentioned that possibly there would be a commuter rail site in Ramsey - probably in the vicinity of west of the Vo-Tech. Councilmember Zimmerman mentioned the signalization of Dysprosium and C.R. #116. Mr. Jankowski reported that this intersection met the warrants for signalization and is on the list with about 20 other intersections. The Anoka County Public Works Committee will be deciding which intersections will receive the signals. There is money to fund about four of them. Councilmember Haas Steffen inquired if a park and ride area would cost the City of Ramsey any money, and if so, it should be planned for in the Capital Improvements Program. Mr. Jankowski offered to research that and report back to Council. Councilmember Haas Steffen expressed nervousness about the Diamonds Sports Bar and Grill proposal Council discussed earlier. She did not know why the Council would not save right-of- way when it's next to the Mississippi River. The issue of the bridge has to be the primary issue in conversation about that proposal. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that Mr. Gruber has expressed an interest in leaving that space available. He felt that Mr. Gruber should be able to go forward with his plans. Mr. Jankowski continued that Case #2 of the Road and Bridge Committee was an update on the T.H. #47 project. Met Council has informed Ramsey that its application was successful for the STP project which is the larger project. This includes a grant for 80% of the construction cost for #47 from 142nd to 153rd. Accelerating the project as much as possible, we anticipate construction beginning in 1999. He reviewed the revised cost estimate with Council. The land acquisition alone will be about $2 million. Mr. Jankowski stated that the ancillary City projects associated with the STP project are as follows: 1) Extension of Sunwood Drive (approximately 1,500 foot MSA street section with concrete curb and gutter, and a similar length of sanitary sewer and watermain); 2) Watermain Looping (installing 3,800 feet of 12-inch watermain at two locations [C.S.A.H. #5/T.H. #47 looping which would loop watermain from its current southern terminus in amber Ridge to its current terminus in River's Bend 4th Addition, and along City Council/February 24, 1998 Page 15 of 18