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PROPOSED 4TH STREET BRIDGE - OAKDALE <br />Position: <br />Washington County supports $4M of State funding for general purpose automobile -use lanes and <br />pedestrian and bicycle lanes on a reconstructed 4th Street Bridge over Interstate-694 in Oakdale. <br />Issue: <br />The reconstructed bridge across Interstate 694 (1-694) on 4th Street in Oakdale, includes two lanes of <br />general purpose traffic and two ten -foot (minimum) pedestrian and bicycle lanes. Two METRO Gold Line <br />Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes will also be constructed and funded in the amount of $3 million by the <br />METRO Gold Line project, through a Federal Transit Administration Capital Improvement Grant <br />program. This legislative request is for general purpose and pedestrian and bicycle lanes, only. The total <br />cost of the reconstructed bridge is $7 million. <br />The reconstructed bridge will provide a crucial walking and biking connection where one does not exist <br />today. Improved multi -modal connections within Oakdale - and along the future METRO Gold Line - will <br />help leverage planned investments in the area, and ease the burden of freeway barriers created in this <br />Oakdale neighborhood, near the intersection of 1-694 and 1-94. <br />Continued and coordinated transportation investments in a congested and rapidly growing corridor <br />benefits the east metro as a whole, and better situates the city of Oakdale to meet their planned goals <br />in 2040 and beyond. <br />Support and Opposition: <br />Support has come from the City of Oakdale; the Metropolitan Council; Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation (MnDOT); and East Metro Strong. Opposition may come from those opposed to roadway <br />expansion. <br />Previous Consideration: <br />Washington County has not previously requested funding for bridge replacement in this location. <br />No Action: <br />No action means that Gold Line BRT will operate on the existing two lane bridge structure in mixed <br />traffic. No additional vehicle lanes or bicycle & pedestrian accommodations will be provided. As a result, <br />the near -term opportunity to alleviate a barrier to the Oakdale community will be lost. <br />Contact Person: <br />Wayne Sandberg, County Engineer, Deputy Director <br />Washington County Public Works <br />651-430-4339 <br />wayne.sandberg@co.washington.mn.us <br />17 <br />