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WS – Item 2 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 2 Date: September 6, 2016 To: City Council From: Diane Hankee Re: I-35W North Corridor Improvements Background Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) staff will be in attendance to provide a project overview and an update on the noise wall public process. The project is a combination of two MnDOT projects: 1. Federal project (funding still being allocated): I-35W North Managed Lanes Project MnPass which includes adding a lane, in each direction, on I-35W between Hwy 36 in Roseville and Lexington Avenue (Co Rd 17) in Blaine. When a project is federally funded a noise evaluation is completed and approved improvements are included within the project. MnDOT constructed a noise wall along the north side of I-35W in 2009. Following its completion the City received a petition from residents requesting a barrier on the south side. Construction of the proposed MnPass project, which includes a noise wall, addresses this request. MnPass projects do not require municipal consent however MnDOT chose to give Cities the opportunity to collaborate on the proposed layouts. 2. State project: I-35W Resurfacing project from County Road J to 1,600 north of Sunset Avenue. In an effort to minimize construction impacts to users MnDOT combined the two projects. This will provide one construction contract, one contractor and one mobilization (reduces traffic disruption). For clarification, the City does not have a cost share requirement with this project. Per MnDOT’s policy on cost shares, if the city requests to have city items added to the project (e.g., signals, roadways, utilities, sidewalks), the City would be responsible for a share these items as outlined in MnDOT’s cost participation policy. There are no city items being proposed.