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Silver Lake Road Reconstruction Project Summary of Meeting Subject: Review of proposed reconstruction plans for Silver Lake Road from Silver Lane to Interstate 694 . Date: October 5, 1989 Participants: Sue VanderHeyden, Larry Hamer, City of St. Anthony; Paul Kirkwold, Dan Soler, Tim Mayasich, Ramsey County Public works Department. In 1987, the Metropolitan Council approved a request by Ramsey County to use Federal funds to reconstruct Silver Lake Road from Silver Lane to - Interstate-694 . The Transportation Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Council has established a sunset date of January 1 1995 for this project. This policy provides for the sunsetting of any project that has exceeded the program year letting date by more than three years. In accordance with Federal guidelines, Ramsey County has prepared a Project Path Report for the reconstruction of Silver • Lake Road. The report has received Federal and State approval . Ramsey County is now into the public involvement stage of the project development process. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss Ramsey County's proposed improvements to Silver Lake Road with representatives of the City of St. Anthony and to receive their comments concerning the proposed improvements. Ramsey County proposes to reconstruct Silver Lake Road from Silver Lane to I-694 as a five-lane roadway with two through lanes in each direction along with a two-way center left turn lane. Four foot wide medians are proposed on the approaches to the signalized intersections at Silver Lane, County Road E, 5th Street and 7th Street. In the more densely developed residential area between 5th Street and 7th Street, an alternate to the five-lane design is being considered. This alternate consists of providing a narrow raised center median rather than a center two-way left turn lane to minimize right of way acquisition. The proposed design of Silver Lake Road at the 7th Street/ Forestdale Road intersection is to leave the two street approaches offset and to prohibit northbound left turns into Forestdale by a center median extending into the intersection. Two other alternates are being considered for this intersection. One alternative would provide full access to the intersection by aligning 7th Street and Forestdale Road. The other would construct a cul-de-sac on Forestdale Road and provide a "T" intersection at Silver Lake Road and 7th Street.