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DISTRICT 6 <br />EAST SIDE <br />Warren W. Schaber <br />CHAIRMAN <br />BOARD OF RAMSEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />316 COURT HOUSE <br />ST, PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 <br />612- 298 -4145 <br />April 25, 1983 <br />Mr. Joseph Chlebeck, Clerk- Treasurer <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 East Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN. 55117 <br />Dear Mr. Chlebeck: <br />KAREN GAUGER <br />ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT <br />I have reviewed your concerns of the narrow bridge of Little Canada Road <br />over I -35E and agree that some action should be taken to correct the <br />difficult traffic situation. Your comments have also been forwarded to <br />the Director of Public Works and I would expect formal action will be taken <br />by the County Board after the normal process of review by the various committees. <br />As you know, the bridge of Little Canada Road over I -35E was constructed by <br />Mn /DOT as part of the initial construction of I -35E. While the CSAH route <br />which passes over the bridge is under County jurisdiction, the bridge structure <br />and the ramp configuration is owned and maintained by Mn /DOT. Ramsey County <br />has only participated in signal construction and system maintenance costs. <br />Because of this jurisdictional situation, Ramsey County is not allocated any <br />portion of the CSAH gas tax allotment for improvements to this or other <br />structures under similar situations. <br />Little Canada Road and I -35E, along with the crossings of County Road D and <br />I -35W, Lexington Avenue and I -694, and Silver Lake Road and I -694, have all <br />been identified by Mn /Dot as needing some geometric improvements to eliminate <br />capacity problems. <br />These issues should be resolved with Mn /DOT taking the lead role in their <br />implementation. I will direct the County Engineer to commit as much staff <br />time as possible to assist your City and Mn /DOT in the Little Canada improvement. <br />Hopefully, sufficient funds will be available from recent State and Federal <br />tax increases. <br />Thank you for relating your concerns. I am hopeful we can help correct this <br />situation as soon as possible. <br />Sincerely, <br />Warren W. Schaber, Chairman <br />Board of Ramsey County Commissioners <br />APR 28 1983 <br />rrTh• nr' <br />1.11 .... '_ .A <br />