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WS -1 <br />WORK SESSION MEMORANDUM <br />To: City Council <br />From: Michael Grochala <br />Date: November 6, 2006 <br />Re: <br />Work Session Item 1 <br />I -35W /Lake Drive Improvement Project <br />PROJECT STATUS <br />Design <br />The design for the improvements is nearing completion. Plans have been <br />distributed to the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Anoka County for <br />final review. Once their comments are received SEH, Inc. will make all <br />necessary modifications and submit the final plan set for agency approval. This <br />is expected to be completed by mid to late December. <br />One outstanding issue is the Streetscaping and aesthetic design of the bridge. <br />Early in the design process Mn /DOT indicated the need to establish general <br />parameters for the bridge aesthetics to create a uniform treatment for bridges <br />along the I -35W corridor. However, staff was not satisfied with the Mn /DOT <br />preferred bridge exterior surfacing. SEH is preparing an alternative bridge <br />treatment for council consideration to forward to Mn /DOT for their approval. <br />Streetscaping options on Lake Dr are somewhat limited, but where applicable we <br />are carrying forward design elements from the Legacy at Woods Edge project. <br />Most of the landscaping efforts are being concentrated on the southeast corner <br />of Town Center Parkway and Lake Drive. The stormwater management design <br />dictated the placement of a stormwater pond in this area. The existing <br />coniferous trees on the site, that currently separate the Marshan Lane residential <br />area from Lake Drive and the Legacy development, will be removed for the pond. <br />SEH is working on a plan that will 1) reestablish this separation and 2) create an <br />entry feature for the Legacy development. <br />1 <br />