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Public Works Director Wyffels commented that what is undetermined at this point is if there will be a series of round - abouts or a series of traffic signals. They did an analysis to come up with what type of bridge was needed and they feel that traffic signals will work, but they are required to come up with an alternative and they are looking at round - abouts now to see if they make any sense in this location. They will do an intersection evaluation report and then the State will make a decision on which way they want to go. Public Works Director Wyffels stated that the Cities of Arden Hills and New Brighton have been relatively disconnected because we can't get our transportation /pedestrian networks connected. Three major connections will be rebuilt in the next two years; Hwy 96 and 10t Street/F bridge in 2015 and the E2 bridge in 2016. We have opportunity to provide input to the State to say what kind of bridge we want. The City will be asked to invest in these bridges. In the case of the Hwy. 96 bridge, this is a tremendous gift to us. Ramsey County and the State are saying they will pay for this. The 10th Street/F Street bridge is a little undersized for what we want long term; there is also support from Arden Hills. There has not yet been a lot of discussion about the E2 bridge. There are no sidewalks or trails from 5th Ave. on County Rd. E2 up to the gas station. He is sure that the comprehensive plan shows sidewalks or trails there so that would be our opportunity to put those in then. Chair Frischman commented that all three of these bridges were part of our recommendation to Council. Director Breuer commented that that recommendation was made on December 7, 2011. Chair Frischman was excited about this and wanted to say thanks to Public Works for working with the Commission and for the work that the bikes and trails sub - committee put in. Chair Frischman said we would like to re- recommend what we stated in an earlier recommendation, but also include detail of what happened in this meeting tonight. Director Breuer stated we can give more detail in our next recommendation. Public Works Director Wyffels stated he believes the recommendation that PREC made also went into the comprehensive plan when it was updated. He stated they can reference PREC and what is in the comprehensive plan when they do their report to Council. Commissioner Parker asked what projects were being considered for next year's State aid dollars and if the traffic calming mentioned in front of the Community Center would be considered. Public Works Director Wyffels stated with this 10 Street bridge project in 2015, it would be all inclusive, including sidewalks, traffic calming,