Staff Updates on Improvement Projects and Items of Interest

he purpose of this case is to update the Public Works Committee on current and proposed improvement projects within the City, and on other items of interest to the Committee.

City Improvement Projects

• River’s Bend Street Reconstructions (#17-02)
  • Process final payment July 2019
• Stanhope Terrace Street Reconstructions (#18-00)
  • Process final payment July 2019
• 2018 Street Overlay Improvements (#18-03)
  • Process final payment July 2019
• Bunker Lake Boulevard and Puma Street Improvements (#18-05)
  • Complete punch list items, final payment fall of 2019
• The COR Regional Infiltration Basin (#18-09)
  • Under construction - WMO Permit requires completion September 30, 2019
• Riverdale Drive Trunk Utility Improvements (#18-14)
  • Complete punch list items, final payment late 2019/early 2020
• 2019 Crackseal Improvements (#19-00)
  • Council accepted bids / awarded contract July 9, 2019
  • Final completion September 2019
• Ford Brook Estates Street Reconstructions (#19-01)
  • Work began June 12, 2019
  • Substantial completion July 19, 2019
• Wood Pond Hills and Chestnut Ridge Street Reconstructions (#19-03)
  • Scheduling pre-construction meeting
  • Substantial completion September 2019
• RTC 9th Addition Pond Lining Improvements (#19-06)
  • City to complete project late 2019 using Stormwater Funds
• Wetland 114P Outlet Control Improvements (#19-07)
  • Engineering Staff developing plans
  • Final completion fall 2019
• Ferret Street and 147th Avenue Intersection Improvements (#19-08)
  • Public Works discussion July 16, 2019
• Germanium Street Drainage Improvements (#19-09)
  • Engineering Staff developing plans
  • Final completion summer 2019
• Hedgehog Street Drainage Improvements (#19-10)
  • Engineering Staff developing plans
  • Final completion summer 2019
• Misc. Drainage Improvements
  • Other drainage improvements are under consideration

 
Anoka County Improvement Projects

• Roundabout at Armstrong Boulevard/CSAH 83 and Alpine Drive
  • Anoka County received $1.35M in HSIP funds (est. project cost = $1.5M)
  • Local cost share (Anoka County, City of Ramsey) = $150,000
  • City of Ramsey costs set per Anoka County Cost Share Policy
  • Anoka County to begin project design efforts in 2019/2020
  • Construction planned for 2022/2023 pending City and County approvals

 
MnDOT Improvement Projects

• Ferry Street / Trunk Highway 47 Grade Separation @ BNSF Rail Crossing
  • Preliminary design on hold - MnDOT exploring realignment of Highway 47 to remove S-curve at Anoka County fair grounds
  • Staff communicated that Ramsey wants to be involved with traffic studies due to obvious impacts to City of Ramsey businesses, residents and roads
  • MnDOT may combine project with Anoka Solution improvements

 
Items of Interest

• Northwest Metro Surface Water Supply Feasibility Study
  • Member cities include Corcoran, Dayton, Ramsey and Rogers
  • MCES is funding 100% using Clean Water Funds
  • Completion early 2020

 

• Signal System at CSAH 5/Nowthen Boulevard and 170^th Avenue
  • Forest Lake Contracting was awarded the Contract
  • Signal system construction start July 15, 2019

Staff estimates 5 minutes will be needed for updates and discussion.

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No formal action required.  For Committee review and discussion purposes only.