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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Eric Seaburg, P.E., City Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: March 12, 2025 <br /> <br />RE: Interstate 35E Pedestrian Bridge – FY ’26 Congressionally Directed Funding Request <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />City staff have been working for several years to develop possible improvement projects to address <br />safety and congestion along Little Canada Road between Lakeshore Avenue and I-35E. This work <br />has been done in coordination with Ramsey County, MnDOT and FHWA staff, all of which have <br />jurisdictional authority on adjacent roadways. The following four projects are now programmed for <br />construction and are shown on the attached map: <br /> <br />• County Road C <br />o 4-lane to 3-lane conversion <br />o Pedestrian improvements <br />o Lexington Avenue in Roseville to Little Canada Road <br />o 2022 Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Award (FY 2026) <br /> <br />• Lakeshore Avenue / Little Canada Road/ County Road C Intersection <br />o Conversion of all-way stop to roundabout <br />o Pedestrian improvements <br />o 2022 Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Award (FY 2026) <br /> <br />• Country Drive / Little Canada Road / Interstate 35E Intersections <br />o Conversion of two signalized intersection into a single roundabout <br />o Congestion and safety improvements <br /> <br />• 35-E Interchange Signal Replacements <br />o Upgrades to signals, mast arms, and controller equipment <br />o Opportunity to reprogram to increase efficiency <br />o Delayed by MnDOT staff until 2027 while Little Canada Road improvements vetted <br /> <br />PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE: <br />In addition to the four programmed projects noted above, project staff have been seeking outside <br />grant funding to include a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 35E as the next phase of the projects listed <br />above. The grade separated trail crossing over Interstate 35E is identified as a desired improvement in <br />the City’s Comprehensive Plan, as well as the City’s adopted Sidewalk and Trail Map, which is <br />attached for reference. <br />