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VII. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS The Rice Street/TH 36 interchange will be reconstructed as an offset single point interchange. Rice Street will be constructed as a 4-lane roadway with divided median and sidewalks on both sides of the street. Turn lanes will be provided at major intersections. An exhibit of the proposed improvements is shown in Appendix A. To accommodate traffic from the newly constructed St. Jude Facility, an additional left turn lane will be constructed from westbound County Road B2 to southbound Rice Street at the intersection of County Road B2 and Rice Street. The City's acquisition of the Wonder Bread Store sites will allow the addition of the second left turn lane by moving the westbound thru lane and right turn lane farther to the north. The additional right-of- way will also allow separation of the street and the sidewalk to allow for snow storage. VIII. RIGHT-OF-WAY & EASEMENTS There are 29 parcels along the corridor that will be affected by either partial or full takings as a result of the project. The parcels affected within the City of Little Canada include a full taking of the two lots consisting of the Wonder Bread Bakery site north of County Road B2. The City is currently in discussions with the property owners regarding this acquisition. Partial takings for an additional 10 feet of new street right-of-way on Lot 2 Block 1 of the Melancon Plat (vacant City lot) and 2260 Rice Street (the McDonald's site), a small triangle taking on 70 County Road 62 (Metro School District 916) for intersection improvements, and a strip taking of varying width on the Terrace Homes Mobile Park site along Rice Street for street widening. Excluding the full taking of the Wonder Bread Bakery Sites, the impacts should not substantially affect any of the properties. In addition to the permanent right-of-way acquisitions, waivers of trespass or temporary construction easements will need to be acquired on all nearly all the properties within the project corridor to accommodate construction in and around the right-of-way. These waivers of trespass or temporary construction easements will only be necessary for the actual construction of the project and will terminate upon its completion. IX. PERMITS As stated previously the lead agency for the project is Ramsey County and they will be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and approvals prior to project start up. Some of those permits will include a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the MPCA due to the disturbance size of more than one acre of land, a permit from the Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District, a permit from the Minnesota Department of Health (Mn/DOH) for the installation of watermain, and any other permits required by federal, state, or local agencies based on the construction methods and impacts. X. ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS The County has estimated the project costs at $26.97 million dollars. This figure includes the design, construction, construction administration, and right-of-way -4-