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1f. TH 5 Improvements from TH 41 to Victoria Drive - Approve Plans0 CITY OF CHANgASSEN 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 Fax: 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone: 952.227.1180 Fax: 952.227.1190 Engineering Phone: 952.227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax: 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager FROM: Paul Oehme, Director of Public Works /City Engineer L9 DATE: October 24, 2011 0 4A'6� SUBJ: TH 5 Improvements from TH 41 to Victoria Drive (CSAH 11): Approve Plans - PW067132 M i PROPOSED MOTION "The City Council approves the plans for the TH 5 improvements from TH 41 to Victoria Drive (CSAH 11) State Project No. 1002 -89, City project PW067B2." City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present. BACKGROUND On November 17, 2009, a TH 5 update meeting was held in Victoria with the stakeholder along the corridor to discuss future upgrades to the corridor. On June 22, 2010, a neighborhood meeting was held at Victoria City Hall to discuss the proposed TH 5 improvements planned for the summer of 2012. On February 14, 2011, staff updated Council at the Work Session on the Municipal Consent process. Public Works On April 11, 2011, a public hearing was held. 7901 Park Place Phone: 952.227.1300 On September 15, 2011, an open house meeting was held at Victoria City Hall to Fax: 952.227.1310 discuss construction staging and traffic control. Senior Center DISCUSSION Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227.1110 The summer of 2012, MnDOT plans to make improvements to approximately a 4- Web Site mile segment of TH 5 roughly between the west junction of County State Aid www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us Highway (CSAH) 11/Victoria Drive in Victoria and Highway 41 in Chanhassen. The proposed project will include: • 4" mill and overlay the entire four mile stretch. Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow Todd Gerhardt TH 5 Improvements: Approve Plans October 24, 2011 Page 2 • Reconstruct the bridge over the recreational trail west of Rose Street in Victoria. • Reconstruct an 800 -foot sink hole /settlement section of road west of 78th Street in Victoria. • Add capacity, efficiency and safety through turn lane improvements, signal modifications, ADA improvements, access modifications and drainage improvements. • Improve pedestrian mobility and safety with a new pedestrian underpass east of Minnewashta Parkway near the Arboretum. • Add a safety edge and center rumble stripe from approximately the Landscape Arboretum entrance to Commercial Avenue in Victoria. Construction Detour and Staging Plan The project presents some challenges for traffic control and staging because TH 5 carries almost 27,000 trips per day west of TH 41 and few other routes are in close proximity to serve as a good detour alternative. The Cities of Victoria and Chanhassen and Carver County staff have been meeting with MnDOT to try to come up with a staging and detour plan to lessen the impacts on residents and businesses. Prior to the majority of the work on TH 5 starting, MnDOT is planning to replace the free right turn lanes on the east side of TH 41. This work will take approximately 10 days to complete. The work cannot be completed under traffic. The turn lanes however are planned to be opened over the weekends and be opened before Memorial Day. Two segments of TH 5 are anticipated to be closed between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. One location is for the replacement of a bridge over a recreation trail west of Rose Street and another is for the reconstruction of pavement west of 78 Street /Stieger Lake Road. Both of these closures are in the City of Victoria. The official regional detour for this closure for westbound traffic is TH 41 south to TH 212 west to State Highway 284 north. The work to be completed between TH 41 and 78 Street /Stieger Lake Road poses a lot of challenges to construct under traffic. This work includes: • Reconstruction of the free right turn lanes on the west side of TH 41. • Lone Cedar Lane roadway extension and access closure. • Pedestrian underpass, trail and retaining wall construction at Minnewashta Parkway. • Turn lane improvements at Minnewashta Parkway. • Shoulder improvements from east of Lone Cedar Lane to Bavaria Road (CSAH 13). • Right turn lane construction on northbound Bavaria Road at TH 5. • Pedestrian crossing improvements at Bavaria Road and TH 5. • Shoulder improvements from Bavaria Road to 78 Street. • Turn lane improvements at Park Drive /Kochia Lane. • Storm sewer pipe replacement between Park Drive and 78th Street (2 locations). To complete this work under traffic will lengthen the time to complete the work, will be less safe for the driving public and construction crews and the quality of the job will not be as good. gAeng \pub1ic \pw067b2 th 5 corridor study - 41 to 212 \102411 bkgrd th5 appove plans.doc Todd Gerhardt TH 5 Improvements: Approve Plans October 24, 2011 Page 3 MnDOT is proposing to close this section of TH 5 for 6 weeks. The City of Victoria has approved the six week closure based on the following criteria: • Contract would include incentives for work to be completed in less than six weeks (financial reward /each day the road opens early). • Victoria and Chanhassen would consider lengthening working hours. • Work on TH 5 in this area could be staged after July 4th until Labor Day. • Local detour would be TH 41 to TH 7 to Rolling Acres to 78th Street to Stieger Lake Lane. • Access would be maintained to homes and business located within the work zones. • Lone Cedar Lane access to TH 5 would remain open for the six week duration. • Work on turn lane on northbound Bavaria (requires closure) would occur either before or after the work above. Signal Justification MnDOT is not planning to construct a signal at the intersection of TH 5 and Minnewashta Parkway with this project because it currently does not meet their minimum threshold, or warrant, for installing a signal. However, a signal is the number one improvement people who live in this area have requested. MnDOT's response to this issue is as follows: Numerous studies conducted around the nation continue to show that traffic signals cause more overall delay and often result in an increase in the total number of crashes at an intersection. Studies also show that the rate of red light running at unjustified signals is higher than at justified ones. This is why the crash rates at unjustified signals are higher than at justified ones. In the past three years, at signalized intersections in the Metro area, there have been 54 fatal and 503 "A" injury crashes ( "A" is the most severe injury). Signal justification warrants were created to limit the installation of signals to locations where their benefits will be higher than their negative effects. Signal justification is based on criteria that was developed by the Federal Highway Administration and adopted as policy by MnDOT. This criteria looks at traffic volumes, crash history, pedestrians, school crossings, etc. The seriousness of a crash is not a factor in the crash criteria used in the justification of a traffic signal. MnDOT is concerned by and works to minimize all crashes. The traffic volume criteria are based on volumes on the major street and minor street. The major and minor streets both have to meet minimum volumes in order for these criteria to be met. For the major streets (on State Highways) in the Metro area, the minimum volumes are usually always met, which leaves the minor road volumes as the determining factor if a signal can be justified or not based on volumes of traffic. The traffic volumes at the intersection of TH 5IMinnewashta Parkway do not meet the minimum volumes at this time. As stated above, crash history is one of the criterion of signal justification. This intersection has had 7 reported crashes in the past three years, of which zero are considered to be "correctable" with a traffic signal. "Correctable" crashes are g:\eng \pub1ic \pw067b2 th 5 corridor study - 41 to 212 \102411 bkgrd th5 appove plans.doc Todd Gerhardt TH 5 Improvements: Approve Plans October 24, 2011 Page 4 right angle crashes. The crash criteria states that a signal warrant can be met if there are 5 "correctable " crashes per year. Based on all of the above, the installation of a traffic signal at this intersection is not justified at this time. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is considering adding a south leg to the intersection of TH 5 and Minnewashta Parkway in the near future. If this leg is constructed and a majority of their daily trips to the Arboretum are directed to this intersection, it is anticipated a signal may be warranted at that time. Pedestrian Underpass Currently, there is not a lot of pedestrian movement from Minnewashta Parkway to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. However, the Arboretum wants to encourage more "walk -up" traffic and is planning to make internal capital improvements for this to happen. The City has partnered with the Arboretum to encourage the general public to utilize this facility. Chanhassen residents will be able to cross TH 5 at Minnewashta Parkway with a safe grade separated connection and gain access to the Arboretum at no cost. The pedestrian underpass will allow the Arboretum to become an extension of the City's park system for all to enjoy. The City of Victoria is also planning to connect their trail system to the underpass. Plan Approval MnDOT is finishing up the plan sets and hope to have them completed by the end of the October. MnDOT is requesting the City to approve the plans to keep the project on schedule. The Council will be asked to approve an agreement between MnDOT and the City covering the City elements of the project scope. It is anticipated that this agreement will be brought to the Council for approval before the end of the year. IRCHFDITT,F, The preliminary schedule is as follows: Bid Opening Start Construction Substantial Completion January 27, 2012 May, 2012 End of October, 2012 Attachments: Project Area Maps Resolution gAeng \pub1ic \pw067b2 th 5 corridor study - 41 to 212 \102411 bkgrd th5 appove plans.doc MN /DOT Highway 5 Project in Victoria and Chanhassen Mill and overlay, turn lane improvements and drainage project 1 , r fs'c n 'v Storm Sewer Pipe ` Replacement ' .qt �~ Safety Improvements "k,'•. e. ': r`: - Remove B ypass Lane Construct Left Turn Lai 8' Shoulders Remove Local Access Construct Pedestrian Add Right Turn Lane or Underpass Minnewashta Pkway h Fr !t Lone Cedar LN Extention f and access closure �.' :,+• t ___ :i , � a � 't' �,' ~tom,. f] � � Q ;,•. 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Eastbound Highway 5: Turn right onto Highway 212 (18 mi.) f u 1.4 Turn left onto Highway 41 (3.4 mi.) Optionally use Highway 284 to Highway 212 (5.8 5 Westbound Highway 5: Reverse eastbound Highway 5 detour lk— T� Construction and staging dates are approximate gi b. Re C_V _..W 1-11M NP. ima—_ I___ � eR1aaN � - x� —�_— _ ceumr RO.pm MnNCM TV ON _T , g- U lf Up ��� 3 ' t Cwndn %V M., T.P 3 — A4oraYM� J1 r ftp, DETOUR DESCRIPTION. Eastbound Highway 5: Turn right onto Highway 212 (18 mi.) f u 1.4 Turn left onto Highway 41 (3.4 mi.) Optionally use Highway 284 to Highway 212 (5.8 5 Westbound Highway 5: Reverse eastbound Highway 5 detour lk— T� Construction and staging dates are approximate LAST UPDATED: 2011-09-13 C_V _..W 1-11M NP. ima—_ I___ � eR1aaN � - x� —�_— _ ceumr RO.pm MnNCM TV ON _T , g- U lf Up LAST UPDATED: 2011-09-13 State Project 1002 -89 Highway 5 in Victoria /� Pad,, STAGE 1 Chanhassen , I Brinker St April 15 - May 31, 2012* Cent`,, Til Rt 1'ra fnuc �o� qyo Legend N�� a � CLOSURE �, yass2lm o DETOUR _- r'th St 1% 41` m Blvd CLOSURE DESCRIPTION: — Arboretum Blvd Close right turn from northbound Highway 41 to Q Arboretum Blvd _ 5 eastbound Highway 5. Construct right turn lane & `— m ADA. 10 working days. W S a Coulter Blvo lYaf er TO•n er P; Chanhassen DETOUR DESCRIPTION Preserve Turn right onto Lyman Blvd (0.7 mi.) Turn left onto Galpin Blvd (1 mi.) 8_no st w ', 5gare a , tonecr ee k Z Park to •. `o c � � N Construction and staging dates are approximate t MeplsPWn Meru - -_... MedcF. LBFe Crys01 PI/rtnuln ® La wky �— IOfle �L-11 late �/'�� 'Z � Ygby� 4 ® °QOM^ Mnretres WaoElaM L am' -... Mount Mlmelo.An emm Mpneanxe Pah® - - Lyman Blvd_ :;..�- ....,. omen � ^s Jonathan Blvd , xi co.w. ww e°'°P°° M s� „ Columbw r• ® f� LAST UPDATED: 2011 -09 -13 State Project 1002 -89 Highway 5 in Victoria STAGE 1 April 15 - May 31, 2012* �O��NNE Legend N CLOSURE DETOUR A CLOSURE DESCRIPTION Close right turn from westbound Highway 5 to northbound Highway 41. Construct right turn lane & ADA. 10 working days. DETOUR DESCRIPTION. Follow westbound Highway 5 (2 mi.) Turn right onto Rolling Acres Road (1.2 mi.) Turn right onto Highway 7 (3.4 mi.) * Construction and staging dates are approximate 7 � iNkntetonka ' Lake wove r Lahe ,/ h�intte Wni,a , Lahe Vlrgiala , " I ke 0 ' Ictoria _ _..ArboreWm.Blvd�.:. 14 'bo:< Ffrny[r* a ca.nay Ckg 41' Chanhassen S .t y -_ 4 Arb0retum.81vd t0 L w R S Z LAST UPDATED: 2011 -09 -13 Malta Plan Medna MBtirww Lake �ry k.0saadace Pryaroul� Gaiaefl ® Lora Lake Way_ E3 ®� IV WelMawn Mn�irrsb Said WooaleM Lone MwiM MlmelorMe Beall peepaaven Minnelp*a Pak "HOrAtlna ®•. SaYit9aWawn TaMa�B V ® . m�• warms Even Pr I9 ® eaa .ym ® cn.aka � ea m canes - Bh ko PRm Lake 7 � iNkntetonka ' Lake wove r Lahe ,/ h�intte Wni,a , Lahe Vlrgiala , " I ke 0 ' Ictoria _ _..ArboreWm.Blvd�.:. 14 'bo:< Ffrny[r* a ca.nay Ckg 41' Chanhassen S .t y -_ 4 Arb0retum.81vd t0 L w R S Z LAST UPDATED: 2011 -09 -13 State Project 1002 -89 Highway 5 in Victoria OPTION B - STAGE 2A BUSINESS ROUTE 6 Weeks During Stage 2* O0"40ES0,I Legend N $�� < PROPOSED SIGNING BUSINESS ROUTE a= 0 CONSTRUCTION CLOSURE DESCRIPTION Highway 5 closed to through traffic for geofoam, settlement area and construction of bridge. Through traffic is diverted to Highway 212 and ° Highway 41. ROUTE DESCRIPTION Victoria Business traffic will be directed to follow Highway 41, Highway 7, and Rolling Acres Road. I Business route signing will be placed at all major intersections. • Construction and staging dates are approximate the Mm erg Tonka Bay Erycp,e Rn M1eMr Rtl Shorewood uk� wr{ma d MlnnebnN• i\ LAST UPDATED: 2011 -09 -14 CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DATE: October 24, 2011 RESOLUTION NO: 2011- MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS FOR THE TH 5 IMPROVEMENTS FROM TH 41 TO VICTORIA DRIVE (CSAH 11) IN VICTORIA PW067B2 WHEREAS, MnDOT is preparing plans for construction of TH 5 Improvements from TH 41 to Victoria Drive (CSAH 11) in Victoria and has presented such plans for Council approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City Council: 1. Such plans, a copy of which can be reviewed at the office of the City Engineer, are hereby approved. 2. MnDOT shall prepare an advertisement for bids upon the making of such improvement project under such approved plans. The ad shall specify the work to be done, shall state that bids will be opened and that the responsibility of the bidders will be considered for the TH 5 Improvements from TH 41 to Victoria Drive (CSAH 11) in Victoria Construction Project. Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 24 day of October, 2011. ATTEST: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor YES NO ABSENT