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HOLLOWAY AVENUE will be the subject of public hearings in both
Maplewood and North St. Paul in about two weeks. Improvements are being
suggested to widen the road and reduce traffic hazards.
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Engineer supports
Holloway redesign
by Scott Carlson Holloway "subject to Maplewood
Holloway avenue,which has been endorsement of Holloway to a
the source of community con- county state-aid highway." He
troversy regarding its safety to the added that all utilities should be
public, should be redesigned as installed before the roadway is
proposed by the Ramsey County paved.
engineer's office, according to an The engineer noted that Ramsey
area engineer. county has asked Maplewood to
Bobby D. Collier, Maplewood participate in shouldering costs for
public works director, had that curb and gutter and roadway
opinion to offer the city council in a drainage. i
recent feasibility report. A public "Roadway pavement costs," he
hearing on the Maplewood portion said, "will be paid through county
of the project, which would total state-aid highway construction
about $173,000, has been set for funds subject to a redistribution of
March 18. county state-aid highway
Prior to that time the councils of designated streets. Maplewood has
North St.Paul and Maplewood will been asked to pay 75 percent of curb
meet Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 and gutters which are placed in
p.m.in the North St.Paul City Hall Maplewood."
to discuss the project, which bor- Collier said in order to prevent
ders on the two cities. future disruption of the new
pavement water and sanitary
At a public meeting last October, sewer house connections should be
Wayne Leonard, Ramsey county installed for all developed and
design engineer,unveiled a plan for developable lots."
the road in which: That would include nine water
—The street would be widened to services,11 sanitary sewer services
48 feet. That would be from curb to all which would be added to North
curb with a 45-foot wide bituminous St. Paul's system.
road base. "Approximately 550 feet of
—Push the road alignment sanitary sewer on Holloway will be
slightly south as it runs past needed eventually so it should be
Maplewood junior high school and installed now," Collier said.
cut down the road's dangerous Collier noted that other aspects of
slope at that point by six feet. the project include:
—Put in a dividing wall at the —North St. Paul's proposal to
point where the slope is cut down so replace its watermain from
that it would act as a separator for McKnight Road to First Street.The
a service road which would be used main has had repeated breaks and
by six residences. its replacement would be an in-
-Install storm sewers where convenience to some Maplewood l
water problems have been oc- residents but would not be assessed
curving over a long period. against them, Collier said.
SOME CITIZENS, at that —Installing a public sidewalk
meeting, expressed support for the along Holloway due to the
plan. They said that the safety of proximity of the junior high school.
children walking to school had to be North St. Paul is interested in
taken into consideration. sharing costs for 4,000 feet of
However other citizens felt that sidewalk construction from
widening the road would only in- McKnight road to the school and
crease traffic use.They argued that east to North St. Paul's Holloway
present"No Parking"signs and the court development, Collier stated.
road's narrowness contributes to —Storm sewer construction
slowing down speedy motorists, totalling about$125,000 to take care
Collier, in his feasibility report, of any run off problems.
recommends that Ramsey county A breakdown in Maplewood costs
proceed with the design of are as follows:
Maplewood
Assessable City Cost Total
Street $19,250 — $ 19,250
Driveway Aprons $ 3,230 — $ 3,230
Sidewalk $ 4,70 $ 9,300 $ 14,000
Sanitary Sewer $ 7,520 -- $ 7,520
Sewer Service $ 5,360 ___ $ 5,360
Water Service $ 5,630 -- $ 5,630
Storm Sewer $46,260 $77,799 $124,059
LTotal $91,950 $87,099 $179,049