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CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 2, 2014 <br />TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council <br />Dean Lotter, City Manager <br />FROM: Grant Wyffels, Director of Public Works &A J <br />SUBJECT: July 8, 2014 City Council Worksession —County Road E2, 10th Street NW, and I- <br />35W Bridge Aesthetics Discussion <br />We are faced with an exciting opportunity to provide input in the planning process of four major <br />I -35W bridges that are gateways to our community. We are able to provide input on the number <br />of traffic lanes, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, roadway lighting, urban streetscape, and <br />entrance monuments into our community. Also, we will be able to provide input into the overall <br />aesthetics of these bridges. <br />MnDOT is currently planning for the replacement of the County Road F and County Road E2 <br />bridges over I -35W. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) includes <br />$3,155,000 for the replacement of the County Road F bridge in 2015 and $7,815,000 for the <br />replacement of the County Road E2 bridge in 2016. In an effort to prepare for the replacement <br />of these bridges, our consultant, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) has prepared concept <br />roadway layouts and streetscape plans of the 10th St NW /Lake Valentine Rd and County Road <br />E2 corridors to help guide the MnDOT bridge replacement work. <br />KHA has prepared three separate technical memorandums on the following: <br />• Concept layout of 10th St NW /Lake Valentine Rd from Old Highway 8 to Mounds View <br />High School detailing proposed roadway, sidewalk/trail, streetscape, and bridge <br />improvements. <br />Concept layout of County Road E2 from 5th Avenue NW to Snelling Avenue North <br />detailing proposed roadway, sidewalk/trail, streetscape, and bridge improvements. <br />Bridge aesthetic conceptual designs for the I -35W bridges at County Road E2, County <br />Road F, CSAH 96, and County Road H. <br />KHA will have large format drawings displayed and discuss the major project elements, <br />including traffic impacts from the NBE development, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, roadway <br />lighting, urban streetscape, and overall bridge aesthetics that have been developed as a part of <br />several joint meetings with our project partners. Once KHA has received our input, they will <br />finalize their project memorandums to be used as the basis for final plan designs. <br />