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MNDot Proposes I35E/Cayuga Road Project
Establishes visual quality advisory committeeMeetings commenced February 2011 and continued until fall of 2012
Late in the committee process the neighborhoods (5,6 and 7) were surprised to learn a part of the
dedicated state trail (underpass) on the eastside of I35 was being eliminated with no eastside
mitigation trail route
MNDot Proposes to accept trail extension on eastside of I35 only
to Maryland Avenue bridge
Cost-$41,000MNDot owns right-of-wayWill have plantings
MNPASS proposed to serve those who can pay more to have a
congestion-free, faster and/or more convenient way to ingress
and egress the capital city to Little Canada
Total expenditure of projected I35E/Cayuga/MNPASS to Little
Canada
Cost--$261,000,000MNPASS only--$80-$100,000,000
District 5, 6 and 7Census Tracts 305, 306.01, 314,
309, 428, 330While trying to work with MNDot on I35E and MNPASS, four requests were made to
address livability, connectivity, healthy options, a recreational pathway that will also
serve access to jobs, education and destinations of distinction
Air Quality Monitoring Requested
Ramsey County’s high density population, businesses, roads and point sources puts it at high
risk for pollution problems that affect health of residents
Ramsey County website states $84 million was spent in 2004 for hospital charges for respiratory
health problems like asthma
REQUEST 1
No, we do not do monitoring as part of our projects
Research shows the I35E road project will not affect the current air quality
MNDot’s Answer
Amenities and aesthetic qualities requested
Eastside has pride in their community and its involvement in beautifying the neighborhoodNorth End/South Como is a great place to
work and call homeFrogtown welcomes and protects its history
of a tapestry of diversities
Request 2
Request of MNDot to show graphics of amenities found within these three
neighborhoods
A tree=a park
Trails= destinations
Water=swimming, boating, etc
There will be electronic signage to occasionally announce activitiesNo money for amenities unless city or county paysNo amenities for art or aesthetics unlike Central Corridor and Union Depot projects where a certain percentage of the budget was devoted to neighborhood vitality
MNDot’s Answer
No Noise Walls
Replace noise walls with 2-4 rows of varying ages of trees that will act as a wind row, add beauty and improve air
quality
Request 3
No
MNDot’s Answer
If there will be walls, make them concrete as depicted in Visual
Quality Manual
Compromise
NoWood walls are the standardMaybe someday concrete will be the standard, but not now
MNDot’s Answer
If there will be walls, then the neighborhoods want MNDot to
maintain them
Maintenance requested is on both sides of the wall-the I35 side and the
residential side
Compromise 2
We don’t maintain
MNDot’s Answer
Is this the last thing you should see before leaving or first thing you should see when entering the
Capital City?
The trail extends to Arlington on east side of I35
MNDot proposal is to extend the trail only to Maryland for access to jobs, school and other destinations as well as use of trail for
recreation
Request 4
No sidewalk on L’Orient looking north
No sidewalks on L’Orient going to places of employment and the #1
K-Mart in Minnesota
Traffic on Maryland, according to RC Public Works, is one of the most dangerous spots
in Ramsey County
Where is the trail access? Via Maryland
I know that Gateway Trail is there, but where do I gain access?
Request for extending the trail to Arlington is the solution to trail
access
As referenced in September 4, 2012 Ramsey County Resolution
Only two lanes of traffic
Maintained sidewalks on both sides of Arlington
At Arlington on the north side, Gateway will connect to Vento Trail going north
At Arlington, the Gateway literally crosses and provides connectivity to the Vento Trail access
Arlington provides a pathway to the Ramsey County portion of the Trout Brook Trail that
leads to Lake McCarrons
Sidewalk leading to northeast corner of Arlington Jackson and Trout Brook Trail