6.1. SR 02-20-2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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At CSAH 13, 193rd Avenue would be a stop condition. At Tyler Street, we envision that Tyler Street would be stop condition and 193rd Avenue would be free-flowing. This could be changed in the future to an all-way stop, if traffic would indicate that is required. We anticipate that the intersection of 193rd Avenue and Auburn Street would remain and all-way stop condition to allow for the significant left turns from eastbound 193rd Avenue to northbound Auburn Street. At the intersection of 193rd Avenue and Evans Street, the 3-way stop would need to be replaced by a signal system which would have to be coordinated with the signal at TH 169. The other improvements that we anticipate on the existing 193rd Avenue is to restripe the roadway to a three-lane design with a center left turn lane. This would allow for one lane of traffic in each direction, with a center left turn lane for left turning vehicles at intersections or into driveways to get out of the way of thru-traffic. It would also leave a small shoulder area near the curb line. Pedestrian facilities along the 193rd Avenue Corridor consist of a concrete sidewalk adjacent to the curb line on the north side of the road. In the fmal design, an analysis will need to be completed to determine whether or not a pedestrian facility along the south side of 193rd Avenue should be installed. Financial Impact There are two financial impacts to this project. The first, of course, is the land acquisition portion of the project; the second is the actual construction costs. In a presentation on April 17, 2006 I estimated that the land acquisition costs could be as much as $1.25 million. Since that time, the alignment has been "tweaked". The big unknown in the land acquisition cost estimate at this time is whether or not the Galvin property will be a total take including their home, which would then involve the purchase of their home and relocation costs in accordance with the new eminent domain law. Or, whether the alignment can be adjusted slighdy to allow the Galvin's to remain in the home site as they previously requested, in which case the acquisition costs will include both the cost to acquire the land and will likely include severance to their parcel on which their home sits. I believe a reasonable range of land acquisition costs at this point in time could run from $750,000 to $1.25 million. The plans recommended by City Staff do not including taking the Galvin Home, bur rather permitting them to stay. The estimated construction cost for the new portion of 193rd Avenue described above is estimated at approximately $1.7 million dollars (2007 dollars). This includes estimated amounts for retaining walls in lieu of grading slopes back. It also includes an amount for wedand mitigation on site. Another option would be to use the City's banked wedand credits to meet mitigation requirements. The construction cost for the signal system at Evans Street and restriping of the existing portion of 193rd Avenue is estimated at $300,000 (2007 dollars). Therefore the total construction cost is in the $2.0 million ballpark. Adding a 10% contingency and 28% overhead the total project cost (excluding land acquisition) would be $2,760,000. It appears that we will receive an interest-free loan from the State Aid System for the TH 169 Study. This would allow the current year's allotment of approximately $800,000 to be utilized for the land acquisition on the 193rd Avenue Corridor (we have requested $1.5 million of an interest- free loan in addition to the TH 169 Study for land acquisition on the 193rd Avenue Corridor. That request will not likely be funded at this point in time, but rather, put on a wait list to C:\Documents and Settings\tallard\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\Elk River Maurer Document (2).doc