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Lake Drive/I -35W Interchange Study
April 26,2004
CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 04-49
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF LAKE DRIVE /1 -35W
INTERCHANGE STUDY
WHEREAS, the proposed Legacy at Woods Edge project, requires certain
improvements be made to Lake Drive (County State Aid Highway 23); and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to the City to evaluate the proposed Lake Drive
improvements in conjunction with future I -35W interchange improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City's Consulting Engineer, SEH Inc., has submitted a proposal to
perform such services
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA:
1. That the City's Consulting Engineer, SEH, is hereby authorized to prepare the
Lake Drive/ I -35W Interchange Study.
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 26th day of April, 2004.
STAFF ORIGINATOR:
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE:
TOPIC:
AGENDA ITEM 6E
Michael Grochala
April 26, 2004
Consideration of
Authorizing Lake
Study
Resolution No. 04-49
Drive /I -35W Interchange
ACTION REQUIRED: Simple Majority
BACKGROUND
As part of the Legacy at Woods Edge development review process, a traffic study
prepared by Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc., identified the necessary improvements to
Lake Drive that would be required to facilitate development. These improvements
included the following:
1. Signalization of Town Center Parkway /Lake Drive intersection and both ramps to
I-35W.
2. Realignment of the northbound I -35W ramp.
3. Construction of two southbound left turn lanes between the I -35W bridge and
Town Center Parkway.
4. Construction of a southbound left turn lane at the northbound I -35W ramp.
5. Construction of northbound right and left turn lanes at the Town Center
Parkway /Lake Drive intersection.
While the feasibility study for the proposed improvements, both intemal and external to
the Legacy site, is just commencing, the very preliminary cost estimate for the Lake
Drive improvements is approximately $2.4 million. It is anticipated that these
improvements would be, for the most part, temporary until the reconstruction of the 1-
35W interchange.
Because of the estimated cost of the Lake Drive improvements and the recognized
need for improving the I -35W interchange, staff is evaluating options to 1) facilitate
improvement of the interchange in conjunction with the Legacy project; 2) minimize the
extent of reconstruction if the interchange is constructed at a later date; and 3) provide a
planning base to pursue county, state and /or federal funding for interchange
improvements.
Staff has requested a proposal from SEH, Inc., to determine the needed lane
configurations and geometry for the Lake Drive /I -35W interchange between Town
Center Parkway and Apollo Drive. The proposal includes identifying width requirements