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To: Planning Commission
From: Ryan Burfeind, P.E., Assistant Engineer
Date: November 15, 2017
Re: Open Forum Response — 80th Street & Jamaica Avenue Road Conditions
Background/ Discussion
At the October 23 Planning Commission meeting, Thomas Lynch, 8896 83rd Street Court,
spoke at open forum regarding the road conditions of 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue. Mr.
Lynch had specific concerns related to why more of 80th Street was not reconstructed in 2016,
when a pavement replacement project was completed on 80th Street from Jamaica Avenue to
Ideal Avenue. He also inquired as to when more segments of 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue
would be reconstructed in the future.
Both 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue are Municipal State Aid (MSA) Streets, which the City
receives specific amounts of funding each year from MnDOT to complete reconstruction or
new construction projects. Overall, the City has 34 miles of roadway designated as MSA
streets, which are all higher volume collector and arterial streets such as Hinton Avenue, 90th
Street, and 95th Street. Reconstruction of these streets is very costly, typically 1.5 to 2.5 mil-
lion dollars per mile. Due to the very high costs of these projects, they need to be completed in
smaller segments over a longer period of time. Another factor that effects reconstruction
schedules is that MSA funding is also used to pay for costs the City is responsible for on
County State Aid projects. An example of this would be the 70th Street Rehabilitation and
County Road 19 Roundabout projects that were completed this year by Washington County.
Other examples of City MSA projects include Hadley Avenue and 95th Street in 2016 and
2017 and the Ravine Parkway construction in 2018.
Currently 80th Street from County 19 (Keats Avenue) to Jamaica Avenue is included in the
draft 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for reconstruction in 2020. 80th Street
from Ideal Avenue to Highway 61 is included in the draft CIP for reconstruction in 2022.
Jamaica Avenue from Indian Boulevard to 70th Street was reconstructed in 2016 with the 70th
Street Roundabout project; however, further segments of Jamaica Avenue are not included in
the draft 2018-2022 CIP for reconstruction. The Engineering Department followed up with Mr.
Lynch regarding this information on October 27.