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Country Drive. One is in front of two single - family homes in an area slated for redevelopment. The other is in front of a multi - family apartment complex, except that there may be an environmental justice requirement for this wall. If that is the case, Little Canada is agreeable to the retention of this noise wall as part of the project. Design — Little Canada requests input into the design of the noise walls to be constructed within our corporate boundaries. We fiirther acknowledge that cooperation with the City of Vadnais Heights is necessary to maintain aesthetic consistency between the two communities. We specifically request that the design incorporate the principles of the I -694 Aesthetic Design Guidelines dated August of 2002 including varying the height of the walls as well as the inclusion of horizontal steps to provide space for landscape opportunities 2) Freeway Lighting — The City of Little Canada shall have review and input into the type and location of any freeway surface lighting. We are concerned about light pollution and the impact on our residents. 3) Vehicle Light Screening — MN DOT shall provide some form of screening measures along 1-694 northwest bound "fly -over bridge" side barriers to diffuse any headlight glare into Little Canada and Vadnais Heights. 4) Traffic Mitigation — As stated many times, we are concerned about the impact this project will have on traffic flow through our community. We are anticipating major wear on city and county roads that is not being address. In addition, formal and informal detour routes need to be determined and appropriate funding provided to address any modifications needed to safely route traffic and minimize impacts to Little Canada. Some areas are turn lanes at Little Canada Road and Edgerton Street, the possibility of signalizing that intersection, resetting the signals along Little Canada Road, measures we can take to minimize unnecessary traffic through residential neighborhoods (motorists looking for shortcuts off of i aRore, Edgerton, etc. when those streets become congested). We request that MnDot cooperate fully with the City of Little Canada and Ramsey County to take whatever steps are reasonably appropriate to mitigate the impacts of formal and informal detour traffic through our community. 5) Cooperative Drainage Improvements — MnDot should incorporate drainage improvements to their project that will accommodate local drainage generated from Ramsey County and Little Canada. This has been addressed with previous correspondence and the only aspect to be finalized is the cost apportionment between the various agencies ( MnDot, Ramsey County, and Little Canada). 6) Little Canada Road Freeway Ramps — Improvements are required to be made to the north half of freeway ramps at Little Canada Road. MnDot shall take every effort possible to minimize the time those ramps are closed in order to help alleviate traffic flow concerns within the City of Little Canada. MnDot shall also restore the disturbed areas in 24