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<br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />March 3,2005 <br /> <br />Ms. Michele McPherson <br />Director of Planning <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: 1851HAVENUE TEMPORARYDETAa-IED mAIL <br /> <br />Dear Ms. McPherson: <br /> <br />At last month's City Council meeting the issue of the detached trail on 185th Avenue from <br />the Fox Haven development to the River Place development was discussed. The City <br />Council gave direction for staff to come back with additional information at the March work <br />session meeting. The two pieces of information the Council asked about were: Is there <br />sufficient right-of-way along 185th Avenue to construct a detached trail, and what would be <br />the cost of a temporary detached trail- either gravel or a bituminous. <br /> <br />The answer the first question is that our research back when the Western Area Phase 4 <br />project was undertaken indicated that there is sufficient right-of-way along the 185th Avenue <br />alignment to construct a detached trail. A review of the area indicates that there is an <br />existing 10-foot bituminous trail on the north side of 185th Avenue adjacent to the River <br />Place plat, and that there is a 10-foot wide bituminous trail on the north side of 185th Avenue <br />adjacent to the Fox Haven plat, which runs westerly to Naples Street. <br /> <br />It would take approximately 1,200 feet of trail construction along the north side of 185th <br />Avenue to connect these two points. However, a review of the area suggests that in places it <br />will be difficult to construct a temporary trail as the properties along 185th Avenue drop off <br />severely from the road surface. We would recommend that if the connecting trail is deemed <br />to be temporary that it only be no more than six feet in width. An estimated cost to <br />construct a 1,200-foot six-foot wide gravel trail is $4,500. To add a 2-inch bituminous <br />surface would be an additional $4,200 for a total $8,900 for a bituminous 6-foot wide trail. It <br />should be noted that in many areas this temporary trail would not meet the standards of the <br />Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). <br /> <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fax: 763.635.1090 <br />S:\Engineer\18Sth Ave trai1\18Sth Ave trail.doc <br />www.cLelk-river.mn.us <br />