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M7NUTPS <br />City Council <br />ttay 9~ 1.9£34 <br />Ilri.dge P4rs. Scalze stated that it i.s hard for a City of onl.y 4 square mi.les <br />rdideninp, to come up wi.th thi.s lcind of money. <br />(Cont.) <br /> T4rs. Nardini. aslced i.f there have been tra f.f:ic studies done for the <br /> t:raff.ic comi n~; from Vadnais I~eights. Nlr. Van 13erlcorn replied that <br /> the studi.es indicate that there are about 3,20 0 cars using Centervi.lle <br /> Road either di.recti.on and it is projected that this f.igure wi ll. go <br /> up by 25%. <br />Mr. Porsber.g asked about an exchange at: Edgerton and the freeway. <br />F'orsberg fel; that this would rel.i.eve the si.tuation. N[r. Pahey <br />repliect that the City has been informed that thi.s would be too <br />cl.ose to where the Ereeways meet. <br />Mr. Van I3erkom state<t that he fel.t that the 4-lane bridge would be <br />needed no matCer what happens. Van i3erkorn felt that this was the <br />Uest plan for the area with the Least amounC of. i.mpact on anyone, <br />Van 13er1<om sCated that the pLan may worlc wi.th only two si.gnals, but <br />would worlc better wi.th four< The County cai.l.l participate i.n the cost <br />oE the si.gnals, but local parti.cipation i.s neede<i as WC'll. <br />T4r. Eahey asked if a bond would be Iloated for t:his. Mr. Chl.ebeck <br />replied that he wil.l checlc this out, <br />hirs. Nardi.ni aslced i.f Vaclnai.s !{ei~;hts could be Urough[ in eo parti.ci.pate <br />in the cost. Mr. Van 13erkom did not thi.nk so and pointed out that the <br />County is involved. <br />Art Ryan asked why the left side of the bridge was not just wi.dened. <br />A4r. Van Aer.lcom poi.nted out that the bridge needs a new declc and f.or <br />not much more money a new bridge could be bui.lt. <br />i4rs. Scalze aslced why the prof.ile of the bridge was being raised. <br />Mr. Van 13erkom explained that the depth of tlte new bri.dge is diLferenC <br />and the bri.dge has to be raised in order to get the proper cleaia nce. <br />Mr. Van I3erlcom stated that he would like to lrnoca if the CiCy had any <br />objection to the desi~;n of the bri.dge. <br />Mr. GLanzer poi.nted ouC that the City has State Aid Punds desi~;nated <br />for. the por.ti.on of Country Drive that is involved in this project. <br />:4rs. Nardini felt that the possibili.ty of bri.ng~.ng Vadnais Ilei~hts in on <br />the pr.oject should be lootced at. Mr. Glanzer. suggested that Vadnai.s <br />I[eights coutd push the County to pi.clc up a bigger percentage of the <br />cost, <br />Mrs. Nardi.ni felt a letter shoulci Ue se.nt to Commissioner Orth on this <br />matter. <br />Pa~e -14- <br />