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Transportation , CAPITAL. IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Appendix C(Q•ii April - 1985 INTRODUCTION Ramsey County Department of Public Works has responsibility for the provision of a transportation network of county roads in the portion of the County outside the City of Saint Paul. Suburban Ramsey County consists of 74,147 acres of land with a 1980 population of 189,433. There are two types of roads under the jurisdiction of the County: county state aid highways, numbered one through 79, whose construction and maintenance is funded primarily from the Minnesota Highway User Tax Distribution Fund; and county roads, numbered 80 through 163, which are funded from property taxes. All of these roads and the bridges on them require monitoring and maintenance by the Public Works Department of Ramsey County. The improvements scheduled to be performed to these roads and bridges are contained in this Capital Improvement Program for 1985 to 1990. The Public Works Department also has responsibility for 23 lakes within the County. Major improvement projects proposed for these lakes are also included in this Capital Improvement Program. The Capital Improvement Program is developed by assessing the condition of the existing system and its adequacy to meet needs. Deficiencies are analyzed and alternative actions to correct them are considered. Priorities are established with community involvement. The need for a project is considered along with technical staff capabilities and funding availability. The listing of the projects to be implemented by the Public Works Department is contained in the Capital Improvement Program. There are eight categories of projects included in the Capital Improvement Program: capital improvement projects currently under contract (95% or more complete), capital improvement projects currently under contract (less than 95% complete), construction projects for 1985, maintenance projects for 1985, capital improvement projects for 1986-1987, capital improvement projects for 1988-1890, capital improvement projects which are not programmed, and a deficient bridge program. The Capital improvement Program is revised annually to reflect changes due to budget limitations, additional funding sources, federal requirements and other factors.