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City opposes task forces proposal
• Vadnais Heights City Council At present there is only a par- ments that could cost an estimat- ramp system at I-694 and Whitt
has expressed opposition to one hal interchange at the intersec- ed$61 million over 20 years:, Bear Avenue;
recommendation for road and tion of the two highways.East- WIDENING Hwy.61 to a six- WIDENING White Bear Aye-
highway improvements by the bound traffic on 1-694 can exit lane divided roadway from nue to include continuous right
.Northeast Area Task Force, onto northbound Hwy. 61 and Hwy.36 to County Road E; turn lanes between the south in-
TI-IE COUNCIL is opposed to southbound traffic on Hwy. 61 UPGRADING Hwy. 36 be- terchange ramps and Beam Ave-
the construction of a cloverleaf can go west on 1-694. tween Hwy.61 and Hwy.120 to nue;
interchange at Interstate 694 and THE NORTHEAST Area Task freeway status; BUILDING medians across
Hwy. 61 because the proposed Force is made up of representa- EXTENDING Edgewater Ave- the County Road D and White
road changes would take away tives from Gem Lake, Little nue in White Bear Lake across Bear Avenue intersection to pro-
land that Vadnais Heights hopes Canada, Maplewood, North St. the railroad tracks to Hwy.
.61; hibit left turns,and
will be developed industrially to Paul, Vadnais Heights, White INSTALLATION oftraffic CONSTRUCTION of County
improve the city's tax base. Bear Lake, the Metropolitan signals to control turn,move- Road D, Lydia Avenue, Wood-
' The city instead would prefer Council,the Metropolitan Tran- ments along Hwy.61 at County lyn Avenue and Ariel Street.
to see the present interchange sit Commission,Ramsey County Road E, Edgewater Avenue, I- The task force has worked for
improved with the construction and the Minnesota Highway De- 694, Beam Avenue and'County about two years studying cur-
of a so-called diamond inter- partment. Road C; rent and future road and traffic
change that takes up considera- Included in the task force re- CONSTRUCTION OF a south needs in the portion of Ramsey
bly less land. port are the following improve- collector-distributor road and County east of Rice Street.