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Project Status December 29, 2004 Page 4 gravel and lower the roadway, along with the relocation of the small utilities. It is anticipated that some time in 2006, the mining operation will be complete and the new roadbed will be established by the mining operation. Sherburne County has received a Federal grant for the paving of the roadway and it is believed that the project will extend west of the railroad tracks along the existing County Road 33 alignment to CSAH 1. CSAH 1 Reconstruction Sherburne County is currently working on plans for the reconstruction of County Road 1 from County Road 32 to the north City limits. As explained to the City, this project will involve some minor vertical alignment corrections, along with the reconstruction of a two-lane roadway. It is anticipated that this project will begin construction in late 2005 or the 2006 season. County Road 44~Meadowvale Road) Reconstruction -Sherburne County has had the reconstruction of County Road 44 on their Capital Improvements Program for the past few years. It was originally intended to part of the projects that the County bonded for. However, the bond funds were fully used before the County got to this project. As we understand it, this project is now high on their project list, but a funding source has not been fully identified as of yet. It is anticipated once the discussion between the City and the County regarding the turn-back of County Road 40 is complete, that County Road 44 will likely be a candidate for discussion of turn-back options with the City potentially taking the lead on the reconstruction of the roadway. D. Miscellaneous Projects TH 169 Geometric and Environmental Study The City has been working with MnDOT for the past 12 months to take the TH 169 Inter Regional Corridor Study to the next level, which would include geometric layouts and environmental documentation. MnDOT has planned for a corridor study along TH 169 from Elk River to Princeton. We anticipate sometime in the first quarter of 2005 they will start a consultant search to accomplish this project. TH 10 Alternative Anal~is in the Downtown Area The City has been discussing the potential of trying to get High Priority Project monies from our congressional delegation through the re-authorization of the Transportation Act to perform some further alternative analysis relative to the TH 10 Inter Regional Corridor Study through the downtown area. As you are aware, the IRC Study called for the TH 10 to be elevated approximately 20 feet above the downtown area. The City passed a resolution at the end of the IRC Study, agreeing with the vision of the Study, but questioning several things, most importantly, the plan to raise the highway in the downtown area. • Comprehensive Transportation Plan Implementation In November of 2004 at a workshop, the City Council discussed the implementation of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan. At the point, the S:\EngineerImprovProj\2005 Improvement Projects\12 29 04 CC memo 2005 projeas.doc