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INTRODUCTION <br />Ramsey County Department of Public <br />Works has responsibility for the <br />provision of a transportation network <br />of county roads in the portion of the <br />County outside the City of Saint Paul. <br />Suburban Ramsey County consists of <br />74,147 acres of land with a 1980 <br />population of 189,433. <br />There are two types of roads under the <br />jurisdiction of the County: county <br />state aid highways, numbered one <br />through 79, whose construction and <br />maintenance is funded primarily from <br />the Minnesota Highway User Tax <br />Distribution Fund; and county roads, <br />numbered 80 through 163, which are <br />funded from property taxes. All of <br />these roads and the bridges on them <br />require monitoring and maintenance by <br />the Public Works Department of <br />Ramsey County. The improvements <br />scheduled to be performed to these <br />roads and bridges are contained in this <br />Capital Improvement Program for 1987 <br />to 1992. <br />The Public Works Department has <br />responsibility for 23 lakes within the <br />County. Major improvement projects <br />proposed for these lakes are also <br />included in this Capital Improvement <br />Program. <br />The Capital Improvement Program is <br />developed by assessing the condition of <br />the existing system and its adequacy <br />to meet needs. Deficiencies are <br />analyzed and alternative actions to <br />correct them are considered. Priorities <br />are established with community <br />Involvement. The need for a project <br />is considered along with technical staff <br />capabilities and funding availability. <br />The listing of the projects to be <br />implemented by the Public Works <br />Department is contained in the Capital <br />Improvement Program. <br />There are eight categories of projects <br />included in the Capital Improvement <br />Program: construction projects for <br />1987, maintenance projects for 1987, <br />capital improvement projects for 1988- <br />1989, capital improvement projects for <br />1990-1992, capital improvement <br />projects which are not programmed, a <br />bridge program, capital improvement <br />projects currently under contract (95% <br />or more complete) and capital <br />improvement projects currently under <br />contract (less than 95% complete), <br />The Capital Improvement Program is <br />revised annually to reflect changes due <br />to budget limitations, additional <br />funding sources, federal requirements <br />and other factors. <br />0 <br />