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MnDOT Contract No. 1028386 Work Order No. 1 Exhibit B Detailed Scope of Work and Deliverables 11 Connecting Roadways and Subarea Transportation Infrastructure A variety of transportation and land use information will be gathered and analyzed to assess the current connectivity of other roadways to TH 10. This information includes travelshed, future traffic generation, roadway connectivity, improvements to TH 10, traffic volumes, access spacing, travel speeds, and adjacent land uses. In addition, the consultant team will develop network options and an assessment of a multi-directional network of collector and local roads to serve and integrate with the TH 10 corridor and the larger planning area. North-south connections are somewhat limited in the area; this is well understood by area stakeholders as an issue that has been dealt with for some time. With the potential changes to TH 10 (full freeway facility under long-term conditions), travel patterns are going to shift with impacts to the connecting and supporting roadways. The options for consideration will be based on the travelshed, future traffic generation, roadway connectivity, improvements to TH 10, traffic volumes, access spacing, travel speeds, and adjacent land uses assessment. ROW Identification Task 4 mentioned collecting existing right of way data readily available from previous work in the area or adjacent to the study corridor. The consultant team sees the intent of this task is to identify current Right of Way (ROW) boundaries so that additional ROW needs can be identified for future concepts. This would provide needed information to the Local Government/Agency that it could use to shape future development and platting work. The consultant team will utilize State information, as well as work done previously through study activities that have defined parcel boundaries near 171 st Avenue and the Yale Street frontage road connection to TH 10 on the south and future Twin Lakes Road north of TH 10. Remaining parcels that require right of way definition will be coordinated with State and property owners to determine easements and finalize the ROW base map. The final product for this activity will be a right of way base map. The consultant team has included the requested right of way title work for this stage as an optional task provided later herein. Public and Private Utility Identification and Coordination The consultant team will engage local utility companies to identify their key facilities within the corridor and investigate impacts created by the proposed corridor improvements. For the most part there doesn’t appear to be any significant above ground utilities within the corridor anticipated right of way. The consultant team has extensive experience with utility company coordination and will make this a priority by tracking utility coordination on a critical path schedule. The consultant team will coordinate with public and private utility owners to develop a detailed utility base map based on readily available electronic mapping data. A detailed base map will aid in determining utility driven conflicts with the proposed alternatives developed later in the process. Costs associated with utility relocations will be included in the project cost estimates to ensure adequate funds are budgeted for construction and risks are understood early in the process. Social, Economic, and Environmental (SEE) Scan The consultant team has recommended conducting environmental background research in lieu of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) that would include a review of historical aerial photography and a search of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) online “what’s in my neighborhood” database. A critical review of environmental and cultural issues and constraints is necessary in coordination with the concept development process, but at this time we feel it is most efficient and appropriate to do so with an appropriately scaled SEE scan of the area. The consultant team will focus on understanding key “location defining” resources that require avoidance and minimization measures under state and federal environmental regulations, including: 1. Wetlands, public waters, and other water resources 2. Parks, trails, and other recreational resources 3. Protected species, wildlife habitat and other natural resources 4. Floodplains