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MINiPi'ES CiCy Council Oct. 9, 1.985 Little Canada tlre £.art Van ~t3er.kom of: the P~(innesota Department of~ Transportation appeared Road & 35L be[ore the Council, to explain the Li.t:tle Canada Road and 35E proposal Proposal in so far as it will effect the properties along Li[tle Canada ftoad east of Centerville Road, Agenda Item No. 9 Van I3erkom explained tt~at there is currently a drainage problem in the area with a lot of: water coming otf the street< The DNR has sai.d chat Chey will allow no addi.ti.onal water into Lake Gervai.s, and, theretore, curb and gutter and storm sewer cvi.l.l be installed in this area in conjunction ~viCh the br:idge project. Van Berlcom r.eported that the project will include 4 traffic lanes across the br.'tdge and from about 150 feet east of Center.ville Road, and then the street wil.l. taper down. After that point there caill. be two 1.2-Loot traffic lanes and two 10 Eoot shoulders< Van ISerkom stated that the 4(igttway Department has tr.af:fic projections thaC show that: evenCUal.ly a 4-lane street is needecl alon, Li.ttle Canada Road. Berlcom stated that for the amounC of. traff:ic in the ar.ea, the Ili.ghway llepartment ~•rouLd like 52 feet of str.eet 11ong I.ittle Canada Road. llerl<om stated tk~aC the volume of traffic i.s low enough that two-lanes are suffici.ent unti.l such time as four-lanes are require<I, Mr< Pahey asked wher.e the pavernent will be in terms of the existing pavemenC. Van 13erkom point:ed this out on h.Cs diagrarns and sCated thaC in some areas the pavement i.s within where Che exi.sting pavement li.es and in other areas it i.s beyond it< Fahey asked if the pavement would be within the existing right-of-way> Van ~3erkom replied that it was. However, adc3i.tional right-of-way woul.d be needed f.or the sidewalk on the south and the bike path on ~he north. Fahey asked if the sidewal.k was going i.n with State-ai.d funds. The Clerlc replied that: Chis is cor.rect. Ken Wel,tzi.n of. the County reported t.haL sidewalks can be funded ~oith munici.pal State-Aid funds. Hocaever, they cannot be functed with County State-Ai.d funds. The bike path can also be installed with municipal State-Ai.d funds, Wel.tzin stated that the County is inT.erested in the continuaCi.on of their bike path system they have on the other si.de of. the bridge and connecting it into Centervi.Ll.e I2oad. Weltzi.n also poinCed out Chat the City passed a resol.ution baning parking on Little Canada Road in this area, and that is fi.ne with the County. Nardi.ni. aslced i.f the bilce pa[h was i.n addi.ti.on to the f:our lanes. ideltzin replied that ie coas• Pahey commented that there are curr.ently a number of stakes in t:he properties on L:ittle Canada Road. Peihey asked i.f. these stakes conform to the construction easement. Page -7-