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TH 61 Visioning and Jurisdictional Transfer Study | Washington County
<br /> 1010Key Personnel and Experience
<br />Beth Engum, PE • Project Manager
<br />Beth will set the direction, develop a creative approach, and lead consensus-building efforts to ensure the study is successfully completed. She will actively manage the scope, schedule, budget, and risks. Beth has more than 22 years of experience as a civil engineer and project manager specializing in infrastructure design with an emphasis on implementable transportation solutions for public agencies. Her project experience spans planning, final design, and construction phases and includes arterial roadway reconstruction, freeway interchanges, roundabouts, trail design, neighborhood street reconstructions, and drainage and stormwater management. Beth is skilled at leading public and stakeholder engagement for complex, multiagency projects through public open houses and one-on-one meetings with property/business owners and special interest groups. Having worked for DOTs, counties, and cities, Beth has a unique understanding of public agencies, their needs, and how best to serve them.
<br />BETH'S PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
<br />Highway 47 Pre-Design Study (MnDOT Metro District), City of Saint
<br />Francis (while at another firm)—A tragic traffic accident involving middle
<br />school pedestrians expedited this community-focused study through the
<br />heart of an established commercial business district. Beth was the project
<br />manager to evaluate a 1.5-mile segment of TH 47 through the City of Saint
<br />Francis to identify concepts to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and
<br />mobility and reduce vehicle speeds throughout the mixed-use corridor. A
<br />wide-variety of potential improvements were identified focusing on creative
<br />use of expansive right-of-way, narrowing travel lanes and adding curb and
<br />gutter, lighting, landscaping, access spacing, intersection types, school
<br />circulation, pedestrian/bicyclist crossing locations and treatment, and
<br />context-sensitive solutions to preserve the character and encourage growth
<br />in the downtown business district. The scope included project management,
<br />stakeholder and public involvement, traffic analysis, and concept design.
<br />Beth was intimately involved in the extensive stakeholder and public
<br />involvement comprised of public open houses, social media, press releases,
<br />pop-up events, and engagement with local staff; elected officials at the
<br />city, county, and school board levels; area businesses and landowners; and
<br />schools, including teachers and students.
<br />CONTACT: Melissa Barnes, PE—MnDOT Metro North Area Manager • 1500
<br />County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN 55113 • melissa.barnes@state.mn.us •
<br />612-499-8729 • Original Completion Date: March 2020 • Final Completion
<br />Date: March 2020
<br />Southwest Arterial Study (Washington County), City of Cottage Grove
<br />and Grey Cloud Island Township (while at another firm)—In response to
<br />significant current and anticipated commercial, industrial, and residential
<br />development in Southwest Washington County, the county revisited
<br />a previous effort to identify a route for an east-west arterial roadway
<br />between TH 61 and the Mississippi River. Beth was the deputy project
<br />manager and public engagement lead for the study to determine the route
<br />to serve the area's growing transportation needs and reduce truck traffic/
<br />relieve congestion on parts of the existing network. The scope included
<br />development and screening of several alternative alignments, public and
<br />agency involvement, as well as railroad coordination, data collection,
<br />traffic analysis, environmental documentation, and development of an
<br />implementation and funding plan. Beth led the preparation for public and
<br />agency engagement events, including the elected officials goal setting
<br />session, two in-person public open houses with content and opportunities for
<br />feedback also available online, and business/landowner meetings.
<br />CONTACT: Kevin Peterson, PE—Project Manager • 11660 Myeron Road
<br />N, Stillwater, MN 55082 • kevin.peterson@co.washington.mn.us •
<br />651-430-4330 • Original Completion Date: Summer 2020 • Final Completion
<br />Date: Fall 2020
<br />Eric Johnson, PE • Principal-in-Charge
<br />Eric will regularly meet with Beth to discuss progress, schedule, and budget to ensure proactive management of the contract. A transportation engineer since 1999, Eric manages projects for numerous city, county, and state clients. He turns ideas and problems into a vision all stakeholders can support. He has developed a solid understanding of funding opportunities and provides support internally and externally to make projects happen. Eric enjoys developing innovative solutions that can be funded and built.
<br />ERIC'S PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
<br />Arboretum Area Transportation Plan, Carver County—Eric completed
<br />this complex study looking at the arterial system in the eastern part of the
<br />county. This study engaged three communities (Chaska, Chanhassen, and
<br />Victoria), the University of Minnesota, MnDOT, and Carver County to develop
<br />a $200+ million vision that will be implemented over the next 20 years. This
<br />vision includes a partial displaced left intersection at TH 5 and TH 41, which
<br />may be the first one built in Minnesota. Eric helped the team secure the first
<br />$10 million in regional solicitation funding in the last cycle, moving the top
<br />priority idea from the study to a funded project in 2025.
<br />CSAH 12 (Stillwater Road/75th Street), Washington County—The initial
<br />study phase developed a corridor vision supported by Washington County,
<br />Mahtomedi ISD #832, and the Cities of Grant, Mahtomedi, and Willernie.
<br />As project manager, Eric led a team to facilitate a process that helped the
<br />agencies find a unified vision and corresponding implementation plan that
<br />transformed downtown.
<br />TH 41 and CSAH 61 Downtown Improvements, City of Chaska, Carver
<br />County, and MnDOT—Eric served as project manager, and represented
<br />MnDOT and Carver County on this controversial study/preliminary design
<br />effort that evaluated alternatives for Highway 41 through downtown Chaska
<br />and both corridors through Chaska, Chanhassen, and Carver. After much
<br />hard work and compromise, we have a $70+ million vision. The first segment
<br />was constructed last year, completed by our team. The next project is nearly
<br />funded, which is the $28 million downtown Chaska segment.
<br />Angie Bersaw, AICP • Quality Manager
<br />Angie will ensure study deliverables are high quality and conform with county and project partner requirements. Angie leads Bolton & Menk’s transportation planning practice. She has led more than 70 transportation and environmental projects in the last two decades including more than 30 corridor studies, 30 transportation plans,
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