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<br />Transportation Projects Update <br />January 31,2005 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />becomes available, MnDOT will pursue a geometric and environmental study of 1H 169 <br />from Elk River to Princeton. This would provide the framework for preserving and/or <br />acquiring right-of-way needed for the upgrading of the highway. It would also involve <br />an extensive series of public involvement meetings with the City to discuss the various <br />options before zeroing in on the chosen design alternative. <br /> <br />5. 1H 10 Alternative Analysis in the Downtown Area <br /> <br />The City is pursuing Federal funding through Congressman Kennedy's office for the <br />further alternative analysis of the Inter Regional Corridor Plan in the downtown area of <br />Elk River. As you may be aware, the Inter Regional Corridor Plan calls for an <br />expressway type of highway design elevated approximately 20 feet through the <br />downtown area. Although the City passed a resolution agreeing with the vision for the <br />1H 10 Inter Regional Corridor, they specifically stated that they felt the alternative of <br />raising the highway needed further study. With our neighbors east and west beginning to <br />look at and plan for the upgrading of 1H 10, the City of Elk River felt it was important <br />to attempt to proceed along this path also. Therefore, we are requesting Federal funding <br />through ~ongressman Kennedy's office to study alternatives in the downtown area. <br /> <br />6. CSAH 1 Reconstruction <br /> <br />Sherburne County has begun work on the reconstruction of CSAH 1 from County Road <br />32 to the north City limits. It is anticipated that the roadway will be reconstructed in a <br />similar fashion with two lanes of traffic, one in each direction with fairly wide shoulders. <br />It is anticipated that there will be minimal geometric and safety improvements made <br />along the way. The City has requested that Sherburne County look for opportunities to <br />place pedestrian facilities along the road in the County right-of-way. Given the terrain in <br />the northern third of the City along CSAH 1, it may be difficult if not impossible to get <br />pedestrian facilities along the entire corridor. <br /> <br />7. Line Avenue Cul-de-sac <br /> <br />The City Council in the fall of 2004 directed staff to prepare plans for the cul-de-sacing <br />of Line Avenue at Twin Lakes Road. It is anticipated that plan will be presented to the <br />City Council in March 2005 for approval and authorization to bid. <br /> <br />S:\EngineerImprovProj\200S Improvement Projects\Ol 31 05 Transp projects update.doc <br />