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2016 Annual Report • Public Works Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT <br />The city received a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant to construct a sidewalk <br />and upgrade six traffic signals within the community. The construction of a sidewalk along the <br />south side of 37th Avenue between Highcrest Road and Stinson Boulevard has been a <br />community goal to provide safer access to Wilshire Park Elementary School; to provide <br />residents with an ability to get from residential areas safely to local restaurants, parks, and <br />commercial nodes; and to provide safer and easier access to Metro Transit bus stops. <br /> <br />Along with the construction of the sidewalk, the city is upgrading six traffic signals to provide <br />for safer pedestrian crossing and to be in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. <br />This includes upgrading pedestrian ramps, providing countdown timers, providing audio <br />queues for the visually impaired and relocating push buttons to accessible locations. The <br />design and ROW work was undertaken in 2015 and construction is anticipated in 2017.