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Resolution 7519 Adopting Enhanced Design Options for Edgewood Drive Reconstruction October 26, 2009 Page 3 Committee/Staff Recommendation: Construct crosswalks with signage on County Roads H and H2 and across Edgewood Drive at Edgewood MS mid-block choker crossing and at Woodale Drive, Ridge Lane, and Clearview Avenue intersections (6-0 vote). School Zone Signing As mentioned previously, Edgewood Middle School is adjacent to the east side of Edgewood Drive, between County Road H and Woodale Drive. There is a relatively steep hill in front of the main entrance to the school that limits visibility. For this reason, Staff recommends adding school zone signing that reduces the speed limit to 20 M.P.H. when children are present. The proposed signing is shown on the attached plan sheets and would add approximately $750 to the project costs. City staff is looking into a Safe Routes to School plan with Ramsey County and Edgewood MS to facilitate the school zone speed and to designate pedestrian and bicycle patterns to be used by school children. —>Committee/Staff Recommendation: Pursue the construction of 20 mph school zone signing (6-0 vote). Turn Lanes Right and left turn lanes currently exist on southbound Edgewood Drive at County Road H. Staff recommends maintaining the turn lanes. The turn lanes are proposed for the following reasons: • The cross traffic on County Road H does not stop at the intersection, making it an inconvenience for motorists wanting to turn right, especially during school drop-off and pick- up timeframes. • Cost is minimal (approximately $2500). Right and left turn lanes do not currently exist for northbound Edgewood Drive at County Road H2. Although cross traffic does not stop at this intersection either, there generally is less congestion and traffic. In addition, inadequate right-of-way and grading issues exists that prohibit constructing designated left and right turn lanes at this intersection without significant cost and land impacts. For this reason, separate turn lanes are not recommended at County Road H2. Committee/Staff Recommendation: Construct separate designated left and right turn lanes on southbound Edgewood Drive at County Road H only (6-0 vote). Concrete Sidewalk/Grass Boulevard Resolution 7501 for the Non-Standard Design Configuration for Edgewood Drive as adopted by the City Council states that a 6.5-foot wide concrete sidewalk will be constructed along Edgewood Road, adjacent to the back of curb, from County Road H to County Road H2. During the detailed design process, some issues have come up. For instance, because the sidewalk is adjacent to the back of curb, there is no room for mailboxes, which are currently on the east side of the road, north of Woodale Drive. In addition, the sidewalk would undulate (move up and down) at each residential driveway (at least 10 spots) to match the curb depression required for the concrete driveway apron. The undulating sidewalk would most likely require steeper cross-slopes that would exceed the 2% ADA maximum and would not be compliant with these regulations.