The City entered into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Anoka County on May 12, 2005 for construction of certain regional roadway improvements associated with Ramsey Town Center.  One of the associated projects was the upgrade of Armstrong Boulevard at TH 10, with planned upgrades similar to those already completed on Ramsey and Sunfish Lake Boulevards.  The Armstrong project was scheduled for construction in 2009; however during the plan approval process in 2008 the City Council directed staff to investigate the option of constructing an overpass instead of the proposed at grade improvements.  The City Council agreed to a JPA revision on March 10, 2009, and City and County staff began investigating options for an Armstrong Boulevard interchange over the BNSF railroad tracks and TH 10 with the chosen consultant WSB Engineering.

 

On Thursday February 24, 2011, there was a third open house scheduled and held for the interchange improvements near the TH 10 / Armstrong Boulevard. Throughout the design process there has been much discussion regarding the existing intersection of Sunwood Drive and Armstrong Boulevard. It has become apparent that this intersection, which was originally scheduled to be a signalized intersection within the original Joint Powers Agreement with the at grade improvements of TH 10/Armstrong, will not be a signalized intersection with the grade separation.