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Project Description: The City of Hugo is planning their 2021 Downtown Improvements Project. This project consists of: · extension of 147th Street from Finale Avenue to Oneka Parkway, · turn lanes on Oneka Parkway at the new 147th Street intersection, · reconstruction of 147th Street from just west of TH 61 to Finale Avenue, · reconstruction of Flay Avenue north of 147th Street, · reconstruction of upper 146th Street, 146th Street, Finley Avenue, and Fitzgerald Avenue. A map illustrating the project location is attached. Improvements throughout the project include bituminous pavement replacement, concrete curb and gutter installation, subgrade corrections, and storm sewer drainage improvements. West of the existing Finale Avenue intersection, 147th Street will be extended. A newly aligned Finale Avenue, which will be constructed as part of the Hugo Gardens private development, will intersect with the 147th Street extension west of its current intersection. Full redevelopment of Lions Park is also included as part of this project. Improvements to the park include a new park pavilion building opposite of City Hall that will include indoor meeting rooms and support spaces, new outdoor gathering spaces surround the new pavilion building, destination inclusive playground, new court areas, and a relocated skate park. Project Purpose/Need: The purpose of this project is to improve the mobility of traffic and pedestrians to and through downtown Hugo by providing local road connections. The Hugo Gardens development is currently under construction. This new development will bring added pressures to the existing neighborhood street connections. Along with Hugo Gardens the updated Lions Park is anticipated to increase both vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the area. The City of Hugo has identified a need to provide a safe and direct connection to these areas. As described below, a direct connection does not currently exist. Currently, there are only two access points for traffic from adjacent neighborhoods to Hugo City Hall, Lions Park, Keystone Place at LaValle Field retirement home, and the new Hugo Gardens development. Traffic must travel south along Oneka Parkway to Frenchman Road and then back north along Highway 61 to gain access to these areas or travel further out of the way north to 159th Street and then south along Highway 61. The new connection point along 147th Street will provide a needed connection point to allow a more even traffic flow from Oneka Parkway East to Oneka Lake Boulevard North. These two roads serve as collector roads through the City of Hugo but currently do not have a direct connection to each other. Oneka Parkway currently serves traffic volumes of 2700 ADT. Frenchman Road serves traffic volumes of 16,600 ADT. Highway 61 (Forest Blvd N) has an ADT of 14,300. Extending 147th Street will allow pedestrians and local traffic to bypass heavy traffic roadways and stay on lower-volume local roadways. The project will include extension of 147th Street which will include the same street section as the reconstructed portion A pedestrian trail on the North side of 147th Street will also be constructed. The City of Hugo’s Comprehensive Plan identifies a trail along the north side of 147th Street. Per MnDOT State Aid Standards, the paved trail is proposed to be 8-feet wide with 2- foot clear zones on both sides. The trail will connect to existing trails along Highway 61 on the east end and Oneka Parkway on the west end. The Lions Park improvements will include new connections from the newly proposed 147th Street trail into the park. A pedestrian push button signal and crosswalk is proposed to be added on the north leg of Highway 61 at 147th Street, where crossings are currently prohibited. These new trail improvements and alignments are intended to increase safety for foot traffic within downtown Hugo, along with creating a more complete trail system within the City of Hugo. Based on City of Hugo’s Capital Improvement Plan, a connection between Oneka Parkway and Highway 61 is needed to keep up with traffic and pedestrian needs in the area that are anticipated with the completion of the Hugo Gardens development and the improvements to Lions Park. Schedule: The project in anticipated to go out for bid in June of 2021. Construction is anticipated from June through November of 2021.