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271715 WHI7E - CITY CLERK � r' PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PAU�L Council � J� ��� CANARV - DEPARTMENT BLUE - MAVOR File NO• , Council Resolution Presented By �.I�L�`'�- Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation has prepared preliminary plans for the improvement of a part of Trunk Highway No. 104, renumbered as Trunk Highway No. 5, within the corporate limits of the City of St. Paul , from Broadway Street to Mounds Blvd. ; and WHEREAS, Said preliminary plans are on file in the Office of the Department of Transportafiion, St. Paul , Minnesota, being marked, labeled, and identified as Layout No. t S.P. 6218-OS ('Sa104) from Broadway Street to Mounds Blvd. ; and WHEREAS, Copies of said preliminary plans as so marked, labeled, and identified are also on file in the Office of the Director of Public Works; and WHEREAS, The term "said prelimina ry plans" as hereinafter used in the body of this Resolution shail be deemed and intended to mean, refe� to� and to incorporate the preliminary plans as in the foregoing recitals particularly identified and described; NOW, THEN, BE IT RESOLVED, That said preliminary plans for the improvement of Trunk Highway No. 104, renumbered Trunk Highway No. 5, Within the limits of the City of St. Paul be and hereby are approved. COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Butler Publ ic Works (Traffic-RHR) ,�� [n Favor � , Hunt �` Levine _ � __ Against BY -- Maddox Showalter , Tedesco AUG 3 � �9�$ Form Approved b Ci Att ney Adopted by Council: Date Certified _s d b Co ncil ' BY By �►-^` ���-�-"r� Appr v by :Navor: Dat _ � �'Q� Approved b or for Submi Council gy By �. ,.� _ t�r, a�.: �.2I�,9�s . ; . REV�. : 9/6,/7H : �X�'i,�'+1GATION �?E' r�DMINISTRATIVE O:ZL`EP,S, FiESOLUTIQNS, A:�D' OHDIVANCES . 2'71.'7�5 D��e: August 10, 1978 R� �: � � "� � � � � A�y;� 1 � �:�i� _ TO: MAYQR GEORGE LATIMER ��t� � FR: Don�ld D. T�Pte, l�blic Works Dept., Tratfic �ngineering g�; Agpro�v�al oP Preliminary P].m� for �?,L�GG BLVD. BItID� betrsen �(�ounde 8a Broad�p�,y. . ACTION I2EQJESTEDs Appraval of attached Resolution. - PURPQSE �ND RATIONALE FOR THIS ACTIOtd: 8ee a�tta�chmeut. ATTACHME:VTS: - P�rpose and Rationale for thig Action and Couacil Resolution. DT�cd , . �� J ' • • ` � ■ �. 7' :.1� August 10, 1978 T0: Ma.yor George La.timer FROM: Donald D. Tufte, Public Works Dept. , Traffic Engineering RE: Approval of Preliminary Plans for KELLOGG BLVD. BRIDGE between Mounds and Broadway. P'tJRPOSE AND RATIOIVALE FOR THIS ACTION: The MLV Dept. of Transportation has prepared preliminaxy plans for replacing the Kellogg Blvd. Bridge in �979. The construction cost of $6,7�0,000 is to be financed from Federal and 8tate Funds. The City's cost of $65,000 for right-of-way is to be financed from Municipal State Aid Funds. The preliminaxy plans provide four 12 foot traf�'ic lanes, four foot wide reaction distance a.djacent to the outside traffic lanes, and a 10 foot wide pathway on the south or River side with a baxrier sepaxating the pathway from the roadway. The pathway is to be for the use of both pedestrians and bicyclers. After the Public Heaxing for this pro�ect, the Dayton's Bluff Community Council, in a letter to the Director of Public Works, requested considera�ion be given to constructing sidewalks and a pathway on the north side of the bridge also. As a result of this request, we counted the pedestrian and bicycle traffic on 7-17-78. Between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. , three pedestrians used the north sidewalk and four pedestrians and two bicyclists used the south sidewalk. Between �+:15 and 5:15 p.m. , six pedestrians used the north sidewalk and five pedestrians and one bicycler used the south sidewalk. The MN Dept. of Transportation has estimated that it would cost an additional $700,000 to construct a sidewalk on the north side of the bridge. Additional right-of-way costs have not been est3.mated; however, an additional 10 foot easement would be required. The TrafYic Engineer of the Aept. of Public Works and Mr. Warn of the Planning Division of the Dept. of Planning and Economic Developvnent have reviewed the preli.minary plans and find them adequate for existing and projected pedestrian activity. Mr. Warn recommended that no restrictions be placed to limi� bicycle traffic to the 10 foot pa'�hway since the four foot areas outside the traffic lanes would be ideal for bicycle use. There is no sidewalk on the north side of Kellogg Blvd. between Broadway and Pine Streets. The Union Depot extends into the right-of-way blockin� the sidewalk axea between Wacouta and Sibley Streets prohibiting continuous pedestrian and bicycle movement into the Downtown. Considering the low pedestrian and bicycle traffic using the Kellogg Blvd. Bridge and the high cost to provide a second sidewalk, we would recarnmend approval of the Preliminary Plans as submitted.