5.6. SR 03-14-2005 - Laserfiche WebLink

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TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON 1. T urnback and reconstruction of County Road 40 (Cleveland Avenue) The City has been working with Sherburne County for the past 12 -18 months, negotiating a turnback of County Road 40 (Cleveland Avenue) between CSAH 12 and CSAH 13. Sherburne County has received a Federal Grant of approximately $700,000 in fiscal year 2006 for the. reconstruction of Cleveland Avenue. This negotiation process is currently at the stage where the City and the County are beginning to discuss specifics of what the turnback agreement will say. Under the terms of the turnback agreement, it is anticipated that the City will lead the design and construction and the County will simply fund their portion. It is anticipated that construction will begin in 2006. 2. Realignment of CSAH 33 and County Road 77 West of rn 169 The City has facilitated several meetings over the past 2 - 3 years involving the City, Sherburne County, the gravel mining landowners, and the owners of small utilities to discuss the realignment of CSAH 33 west ofrn 169 and the realignment of County Road 77 (proctor Avenue) north of the Brentwood Addition, through the gravel mining areas as these areas are mined out and reclaimed for other development. Sherburne County has acquired a Federal Grant in fiscal year 2007 for the paving of this project. The general agreement has been that the mining companies will build the roadbed and provide the gravel base. It is anticipated that in Spring of 2005, Proctor Avenue north of the Brentwood Addition will be closed to traffic and allowed to be mined by the gravel mining companies. After mining is complete, the new roadbed alignments will be established and will be paved in late 2006 or early 2007. The paving project will not only pavethe new alignments, but will continue on the CSAH 33 existing alignment west to CSAH 1, according to Sherburne County. 3. Establish Guidelines for County Road Access in the Northern Third of the City We have begun preliminary meetings with Sherburne County staff in anticipation of the development of the northern third of the City in accordance with the recently approved Comprehensive Plan. The idea is to establish general guidelines of where the best locations are for permanent access points onto County and City roads in the northern third of the City. Also, to provide a policy for temporary access points so that no property will be denied an opportunity to develop due to access issues. We anticipate continuing periodic meetings over the next 12 - 24 months. . 4. rn 169 Environmental and Geometric Study The City has been working with MnDOT, requesting that they take the rn 169 Inter Regional Corridor Plan to the next level. The next level would involve environmental studies and geometric layouts for the eventual upgrade of rn 169 through Elk River to a freeway standard. MnDOT has taken our request a step further and talked to other cities and townships along the TH 169 corridor. It is anticipated that once funding