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CONSULTING ENGINEER~ <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive <br /> <br />St, Paul, MN 55108 <br /> <br />612-644-4389 <br /> <br />1-800-888-2923 <br /> <br />Fax: 612-644-9446 <br /> <br />C!VIL ENGINEERING: <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />~UNiCIPAL <br /> <br /> x, NING <br /> <br />SOLO ','VAST,} <br />STRUCTURAL <br />SURVEY ",,G <br />TRAFFIC <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />ELEC FRiCAL/MECHANiCAL <br />ENGINEERING <br /> <br />HVAC <br /> <br />POWER DISTRIBUTION <br /> <br />SCAD;, <br /> <br />S" STEM CONTRO:S <br /> <br />OFFICES IN: <br /> <br /> ,NNEAPOLIS <br /> <br />PRIOR LAKE <br /> <br />ST. PAUL <br /> <br />WASECA <br /> <br />November 21, 1996 <br />File: 230-347-80 <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: FENCING OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 169 RIGHT-OF-WAY <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />Council Member Farber had requested that I put together additional information regarding <br />the cost and timing of a potential project to fence the TH 169 corridor. In doing so, I <br />have contacted Tom Dumont, MnDOT Assistant Traffic Engineer, regarding the <br />specifications for such a project. He indicated that the specifications for fencing would <br />consist of a 6-foot high, 2-inch mesh, cyclone fence with a tension wire at the top. He <br />also looked back on some previous MnDOT projects and indicated that the typical bid for <br />this type of installation was approximately $12 per linear foot. I also contacted a <br />representative from Century Fence who Tom recommended, regarding the earliest start <br />date and time to complete such a project. He indicated that any start date before April <br />1st would have significantly higher cost due to frost and snow conditions. He also <br />indicated that a project to fence the TH 169 corridor from Main Street to 193rd Avenue <br />would take approximately one to two weeks. <br /> <br />It appears that each side of TH 169 from Main Street to 193rd Avenue is approximately <br />6,600 feet long. Therefore, using the estimated bid price supplied by MnDOT, the cost <br />of fencing each side of TH 169 from Main Street to 193rd Avenue would be $79,000, or <br />a total of $158,000. <br /> <br />As I had indicated at last Monday's City Council meeting, we should hear by January <br />1997 whether a fencing project will be programmed and funded by the MnDOT Safety <br />Program. Regardless of the outcome, we will have sufficient time after January of 1997 <br />to put together specifications and get a project underway as early as weather permits in <br />the spring of 1997. <br /> <br />If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />MSA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />Terrier/', P.E. <br /> <br />TJM:tw <br />347 -2106. nov <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />