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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 02-23 McKnight Project Approved THE REVIEW ,' 4 o/4 /92') McKnight project approved Ramsey County received approval for its proposed improvement of McKnight Road from the Maplewood City Council at its Feb. 17 meeting. The 1977 im- provements will affect McKnight Road from 11th Avenue to I-694. The improvement portion approved by the city council involves the west half of McKnight Road from Radatz to Beam Avenue. Curb, gutter and a five foot concrete sidewalk will be installed primarily with county and state funds. The Maplewood portion of the cost from Radatz to Beam, which will be assessed to the benefiting landowners,will be$4 a front foot for the curb and gutter and$1.10 a front foot for the sidewalk. The improvement for the entire portion of the road will involve a complete reconstruction of the existing road as well as installation of a traffic signal at lith Avenue and several more street lights. During the public hearing, Councilman Donald Wiegert asked Wayne Leonard, design engineer for Ramsey County, to keep in mind that some of the im- provements would divert more traffic through 11th Avenue from White Bear Avenue. Wiegert noted the county's plan to close the left turn entrance into the Target store on McKnight Road would practically necessitate a signal on White Bear Avenue, "A lot of people will be using 11th Avenue to get to Target from White Bear Avenue," he said. The improvements are expected to be completed by the end of this year. IN OTHER ACTION, the council ap- proved an addendum for the Mailand Road storm sewer improvement plan. The addendum increases the area of land involved in the installation of the storm sewer and drainage basin. Although the council directed staff to begin the project, it did not approve the assessment policy, as there was some question from the affected property owners who currently have natural drainage in the area, as to whether they should be assessed for another area's drainage problems.