1g. Authorize Preparation of of Application for Federal STP Funds for TH 5/Audubon Road Intersection Traffic Control Safety Improvements1
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CITY OF �-
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MIMIE 55317
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(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 a "Y T Administrator
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TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Charles Folch, City Engineer/Director of Public Works
DATE: March 9, 1994
Date Suhmtted to CommissW
Date 3vlimitted to CounCa
SUBJ: Authorize Preparation for Application for Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) Funds
for Trunk Highway 5 /Audubon Road Intersection Traffic Control Safety Improvements - Project
No. 90 -17B
During the recent City Council work session on Monday, February 7, 1994,1 had the opportunity to present to the
Council key highway improvement projects which are currently in the planning/design process and are scheduled
for construction within the next one to five years. One, _ f ?hose projects is the Arboretum Boulevard roadway
project from Powers Boulevard (County.Road 17) west to Trunk Highway 41 north of Trunk Highway 5.
At the work session, the Council was also presented With a recent
reaffirming their position that the construction of the Arboretum Boule
for the proper function and operation of the future reconstructed T runk
outlines the current project schedule for the Arboretum Boulevard'Proj
to Trunk Highway 41) projects. One of the critical path junctions of thi
for possible Federal Surface Transforation Program (STP) funds for the. _.
safety improvements. The project engineer,,Barton- Aschman and As
the necessary documents to make application for these Federal funds
is the City's first experience in applying for Federal safety improvement
this application work task is not anticipated to require significant hours
consultant be paid for on an hourly basis to complete the application
It is therefore recommended that the
Surface Transforatic�rt Program (STP
Improvements, Projec �A -1713.
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letter dated March 3, 1994 from MnDOT
yard project is an important and integral part
Highway 5. This letter from MnDOT also
ect and Trunk Highway 5 (County Road 17
s schedule involves the application deadline
Trunk Highway 5 /Audubon Road intersection
�ciates, has indicated that they could prepare
prior to the April .1 submittal deadline. This
funds through the ISTEA program, however,
from the consultant. It is proposed that the
to prepare the application for Federal
ad Intersectinn Traffic Control Safety
MEMORANDUM
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Division
R Waters Edge Building
1500 West County Road B2
OF Roseville, Minnesota 55113
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March 3, 1994 „
Mr. Don Ashworth, City Manager 1
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' City of Chanhassen �- 4- ; -4 1 -
690 Coulter Drive A _ R r t '
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 /7111
' Re: Trunk Highway 5 and Arboretum Boulevard Roadway Project
Dear Mr. Ashworth:
' This letter shall serve as an update to the January 25, 1993, Letter of Understanding
(copy attached) between the City of Chanhassen and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation for the captioned project.
' As you are aware, due to federal and state funding constraints, the programmed bid
ettin a for the ZH 5 reconstruction project (SP 1002 -61) from Powers Boulevard
' (CSAH 17) to TH 41 has been changed from February 1996 to Janu 98. All other
statements in the Letter of Understanding remain valid. Ina tion, Mn/DOT continues
to conside the construction of Arboretum Boulevard integral to the proper function and
' opera of reconstructed TH 5.
Following is a brief summary (provided by Barton - Aschman Associates, Inc.) of project
' milestones since the Letter of Understanding:
March 10, I993 -- Preliminary design layout for TH 5 and Arboretum Boulevard (referred
to as access boulevard) from Powers Boulevard to TH 41 submitted to Mn/DOT. The
layout incorporated the following elements:
' • A shift of the TH 5 alignment to the north into Lake Ann Park between Powers
Boulevard and Audubon Road. This change was made to eliminate extensive right -
of -way takings from the recently developed land on the south side of TH 5.
' • ? (1) access boulevard alignment alternative between Powers Boulevard and
A 3ubon Road.
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• Two (2) access boulevard alignment alternatives between Audubon Road and
TH 41. The northerly "detached" access boulevard was referred to as
Altemative 1; the southerly "attached" access boulevard was referred to as
Altemative 2. ,.
An Equoi. - 2ortunhy Employer 0n v OF
March 3, 1994
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November 1994 to June 1995 -- Preparation of final design plans to point where final
construction limits for TH 5 and Arboretum Boulevard can be established. Pavement type
determination and travel lane panel width required for this phase of final design.
June 1995- -Final construction limits established and submitted for right -of -way (R/W)
acquisition. A 24- to 30 -month period is typically required for R/W acquisition. However,
with the added complexities and coordination efforts associated with trunk highway
frontage roads, Mn/DOT is anticipating a 30 -month R/W period for this project.
September 1997 - - Final construction plans submitted for FHWA and Mn/DOT approval
and preparation of cooperative agreements.
January 23, 1998 - - Bid letting.
A review of the foregoing sequence of events /milestones and proposed project schedule
indicates that it becomes imperative that t City's selection of a.nrefen dA = ss
boulevard alte rnative hp made as exnecLitinusly as zos sible. Although funding of Mn/1
priorit will be given to those projects
in accordance w ith
'Crieir respective critical patn timelines.
Please inform us as to any additional information you may need from Mn/DOT in order to
make a selection of a preferred alternative. We are available to attend a meeting to
discuss these issues if that would be helpful.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Elasky
Assistant Division Engineer
RAE:dmv
Attachment
cc: Bill Crawford, Barton -Ascl man
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Mr. Don Ashworth
January 25, 1993
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2. A continuous north frontage road will be incorporated into the T.H. 5
' Design Project which is programmed for fiscal year 1996 construction
(C.A.S.H. 17 to T.H. 41). The City understands that the frontage road will
be a two -lane facility with turn lanes as necessary at major intersections.
The City will prepare and pay for the necessary preliminary engineering,
environmental assessment, and 4(f) and 6(f) statements (due to impact on
Lake Ann Park by the frontage road and T.H. 5) at a total cost of
approximately $135,000. The City will also pay for the final design cost for
the north frontage road ($120,000).
3. Mn /DOT will provide the available design mapping adjacent to T.H. 5
completed as of Oct. 19, 1992. Mn /DOT also will provide project
overview, and sponsorship of the environmental and design documents.
4. Mn /DOT will support the project for federal participation in the
' construction cost of the north frontage road. If approved by Met Council
this will provide eighty percent of the construction cost of the north
frontage road. Mn /DOT will contribute twenty percent of the remaining
twenty percent based on the original proposed frontage road length that
had been required for access to properties.
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5. The City will purchase the right -of -way for the frontage road in excess of
that which was originally required to provide local access. Further
discussion between the City and Mn /DOT is necessary to work out which
parcels will be the responsibility of the City.
6. Mn /DOT has already hired a consultant to do the geotechnical surveys
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based on the current plan. Mn /DOT will supplement the existing contract
to add the necessary studies needed for the frontage road however there is
an administrative limit on bow much work can be added to a consultant
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contract. Mn /DOT and the City need to meet and discuss the needs in the
near future. City may need to participate in some of the cost.
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7. Mn /DOT will incorporate a pedestrian under; within the T.H. 5 design
project adjacent to Bluff Creek based on the master plan of the City. This
pedestrian underpass will be an arch type of culvert and the City will pay
fifty percent of the local share costs for this improvement.
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