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Requesting a variance from Minnesota Municipal State Aid Rules for the St. Anthony/Rondo Avenue Mill & Overlay Project from Snelling Avenue to Marion Street.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul plans to repave portions of St. Anthony and Rondo Avenues between Snelling Avenue and Marion Street and construct pedestrian curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act using Municipal State Aid funds; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota State Aid Rules apply for all streets designated as Municipal State Aid (MSA) Streets (including St. Anthony/Rondo Avenue from Snelling Avenue to Marion Street), for which the City of Saint Paul receives municipal state aid funding; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota State Aid Rules 8820.9936 and 8820.9941 pertaining to reconstruction of Municipal State Aid streets state that one-way streets must have at least two (2) through-traffic lanes; and
WHEREAS, the MnDOT Office of State Aid for Local Transportation advised the city to seek a variance from MSA standards if the city desires to reduce the number of lanes on St. Anthony and Rondo Avenues from two (2) through lanes to one (1) lane; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul sought and was granted a similar variance for the repaving of Concordia and Rondo Avenues in 2024 for the same extent on the south side of the I-94 corridor, and the road was subsequently repaved and repainted with one travel lane alongside a buffered bike lane in autumn 2024; and
WHEREAS, St. Anthony Avenue and Rondo Avenue are classified as major collector streets between Snelling Avenue (Trunk Highway 51) and Marion Street (Ramsey County Highway 56), with an average daily traffic volume ranging from about 1,881 to 5,942 vehicles per day; and
WHEREAS, traffic speed data collected in May 2025 at three points along St. Anthony Avenue found average speeds ranging between 32.5 and 34.9 mph, with the upper value approximately 10 mph above the posted 25 mph speed limit, with more than 97 percent of vehicles ...
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