HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 04-30 Maplewood OKs First Phase of Mall Roads DISPATCH l - oo d
pOKs
First Phase
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Of Mall Roads.
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Ther Maplewood City Exploitation). (See sep-
Council Thursday a p- arate story.)
proved the first phase of BurCity Engineer
a seven-phase.. $8.4-mil- B.D. Collier said the
lion road construction Projects would keep
programtraffic away from rest-
Much of the first dential areas as well as
phase. to cost some $2 handle the expected in-
mi llion.
n-million, involves proj- crease from mall shop-
ects aimed at handling pefirst phase projectsand diverting traffic re- are:suiting from Maplewood
Mall, a huge shopping CONSTRUCTION o f
center due to open this uoodlyn Avenue from
ear. White Bear Avenue to
McKnight Road to pro-
The council approved vide a major access to
the first phase as it wasthe shopping center.
proposed with the Bicep- CONSTRUCTION o f �
cion of one project: con- Airel Street from County
struction of Lydia Ave- •Road D to Lydia Avenue.
nue from Furness to Ar- EXTENSION OF
iel streets and from Beam Avenue east of
White Bear Avenue to a White Bear Avenue to a
cul-de-sac just west of cul-de-sac just west of
Frederick Street was Frederick Street.
dropped to allow for fur- RESTRICTING Radatz
-ther study. Avenue to a right turn
The council's action only off White Bear Ave-
followed a public hear- nue.
ing at which some corn- Plans and specifica-
rn u n i t y groups regis- tions for the projects are
tered opposition to the being prepared and con-
road projects. One of struction is expected to
them was CARE (Citi- begin this year, accord-
zens Against Residential . ing to a city official.