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6. MnDOT /Ramsey County Updates • County Road F Bridge (2015) • County Road 96 Bridge (2015) • County Road E2 Bridge (2016) There are several large projects coming up. Have worked with the grant application process, the City of Arden Hills to set up a Safe Route to Schools grant. The schools of St. John's, Valentine Hills and Mounds View High School are also a part of the planning grant. Arden Hills would like to have a trail extension by Old Snelling down by Lake Valentine by the new park they just built all the way from the east past Mounds View High School, up to the new F bridge. We have done improvements on our side from Old Hwy. 8 in front of the Community Center. We are looking at a more comprehensive approach as part of the Safe Routes to School planning grant. For the F Bridge, the current MnDOT proposal shows 12 ft. travel lane on the bridge, 2 ft. reaction distance and a 10 ft. multi -use trail on the south end of the bridge. Our comprehensive plan calls for a 6 ft. sidewalk on the north, 12 ft. multi -use trail on the south and a 4 ft. shoulder. There is discrepancy between what we want and their projection and we have been in meetings with the MnDOT to discuss the differences. It comes down to a budgetary item for them. When you add one ft. width to the bridge beyond what MnDOT is showing, it amounts to $70,000. Arden Hills is willing to pay for half of what we jointly propose as an improvement, provided it meets their needs. Arden Hills does not have a need for a 6 ft. sidewalk on the north. Their main concern is having the 12 ft. multi- use path on the south and possibly a bike lane on the north. We look for input from this Commission and look for a compromise to work toward with MnDOT to try to get what we want and still meet budgetary constraints. Director of Public Works Wyffels commented MnDOT is calling the bridge a 2015 bridge when the new project will be let. Construction planned for summer and will be done by start of school. When the bridge comes down, MnDOT will only pay so much toward the new bridge. At this point MnDOT is proposing to create a 38 ft. wide bridge - a 2 ft. reaction, 2 ft. area with a buffer, 12 ft. travel lane, another 12 ft. travel lane in the other direction, 2 ft. reaction, and a 10 ft. multi -use trail. MnDOT feels this is adequate for this community. Both St. John's and Mounds View High School are on the south side of the road. That is why the proposed trail is on the south side. Arden Hills states they will put in a multi -use trail starting at the bridge, all the way east to Old Snelling. Chair Frischman wondered if the trail will then connect to the Tony Schmidt regional park extension that runs behind the neighborhood behind Mounds View High School existence. Director of Public Works Wyffels thought it would. New Brighton's Comprehensive Plan calls for a 6 ft sidewalk on the north, a 4 ft shoulder for bikes, travel lanes and a 12 ft multi -use trail on the