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MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: October 27, 1987 <br />TO: New Brighton Park Board <br />New Brighton EDC <br />FROM: Brenda Krueger, Community Development Specialist <br />SUBJ: TRUNK HIGHWAY 96 <br />o Proposed Land Uses Adjacent to Highway 96 <br />The property along Highway 96 in New Brighton is zoned I-1, Light <br />Industrial. However, commercial uses are permitted in an industrial <br />zoning and the uses proposed adjacent to Highway. 96 are high class <br />office and possibly amotel/restaurant complex. <br />o Future Access Roads <br />There will be no access roads directly-onto Highway 96 from any parcel <br />of property in New Brighton. <br />o Design Concept <br />A design plan for the Highway 96 bridge over I-35W and. that portion of <br />Highway 96 in New Brighton is attached. The plan is very much an <br />urban. design with a total of 102 feet of right-of-way; 6 foot median, <br />8 foot shoulders and a 10 foot bike/pedestrian path. <br />o Bridge & Roadway Width <br />Two lanes. in each direction with turning lanes at entrance ramps to <br />I-35W and Arden Hills frontage road. Lane widths are shown at 12 <br />feet. <br />o Pedestrian/Bike Path <br />On the attached map, the pedestrian/bike path is shown along the <br />southside of Highway 96 which is consistent with the plans of Arden <br />Hills and Shoreview to provide the same on the south side of Trunk <br />Highway 96. Over the bridge, the pedestrian and bikeway path would be <br />combined. Along the roadway, the bike/pedestrian path should be <br />separated from the roadway.- At each intersection on the .bridge the <br />path should be ramped for easy bike riding and. the pedestrian/bike <br />crossings clearly marked on the pavement. <br />