8.0. SR 04-12-1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

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DRAfT Project Description ~ The City of Elk River owns an abandoned north/south railway corridor in the central park of the City, and wishes to develop it into a pedestrian/bicycle trail that would connect two Junior High School campuses, an elementary school, an athletic complex, a City park, and several residential areas. On February 18, 1993, from the Department develop an entrance hiking/biking trails railroad trail. the City received a $50,000 grant award of Trade and Economic Development to road, parking area, and hard surfaced within the park that borders the abandoned The connection of these two recreation areas will usage of each by providing a route to the destination for the railroad trail. Qualifyinq Criteria multiply the park and a 1. Projects which are defined in 1991 Efficiency Act. eligible for enhancements funds as Intermodal Surface Transportation Minnesota Group Number 3: ~ Preservation of conversion and trails. an abandoned railway corridor and use these for pedestrian and bicycle 2. Projects with an percent of the project. assured estimated local total match costs of of at least 20 the proposed The proposed development of the railway corridor into a pedestrian/bicycle pathway includes 16,000 lineal feet of a 12 foot wide bituminous paved biking trail and 15,000 lineal feet of a paralleling trail, also 12 feet wide, made of Class 2 crushed rock, for use by hikers and horseback riders in the summer and cross-country skiers in the winter. The total development costs include: ~ Cleaning and grubbing of trees and brush Rough Grading Fine Grading $.25/Square Yard Class Five Gravel Base 4" thick 5,000 ton @$6.00/ton Bituminous Paving 2" Thick 2,500 ton @ $27.50/ton Class Two Crushed Rock 4" Thick 4,100 ton @ $14.00/ton Total Cost $ 2,500 10,000 5,675 30,000 68,750 57,400 $174,325