2.5 TH 41/TH 7 Plans & Specs
CITY OF
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Scott Botcher, City Manager
Anita L Benson, City Engineer ~
February 7, 2000
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJ:
Approve Layout and Plans & Specifications for the TH 41/TH 7
Intersection Improvements, S.P. 1008-58, File No. PW-067D-4,
City of Shore wood Project No. 98-05
The City of Shorewood has entered into a cooperative agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Transportation to construct roadway improvements in
the area of Trunk Highway 7 and Trunk Highway 41 intersection. The plans and
specifications for the above-referenced project were approved by the City of
Chanhassen in July of 1999. However, significant changes in the project scope
have occurred since that time. Specifically, the portion ofthe project concerning
the access control and intersection improvements were removed from this project
and were bid and constructed as a separate project during the summer of 1999. In
addition, alignment changes and revisions to typical sections and pavement insets
have occurred upon final review by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The City of Shorewood bas contracted with Evergreen Land Services of
Minnetonka to acquire the necessary easements in order to construct this project.
Propertics-withinthe City ofChanhassen for which easements will be acquired are
the 7/41 Crossing shopping mall center and Super America as well as the property
to the east adjacent to Trunk Highway 41. One access closure will occur at the
residence located across from the Minnetonka West Middle School. Tills
residence currently has two driveway accesses onto Trunk Highway 41.
Staff was directed at the May 17, 1999 work session to investigate the feasibility
of constructing a trail from Minnewashta Park to the 7/41 Crossing shopping
center concurrently with the project. An approximate cost estimate for the
oonstruction of this trailis$65,000 based upon a per-foot cost basis of the recent
City trai1oonstruction along Trunk Highway 7. Since any costs for trail
constrnction in co~unction with the TH 71TH 41 project would be the
TeSponsibility of1he City ofChanhassen, it was recommended that the trail be
constructedundcr a separate City contract. Preparation of a feasibility report in
the future will allow prioritization with other City trail needs.
The City ofShorewoodanticipates City Council approval of the final plans and
, specificatioD5 1IDd authorization for advertising for bids for this project to occur at
their March 27,2000 Council meeting. It is anticipated that construction will
]ì(¡gÏlÜn mid~May ,öf200n with all work, including the final wear course, to be
J'complêted mthe2000construction season.
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Scott Botcher
February 7, 2000
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The final plans and specifications along with a color layout for the project are
available in my office for review. Approval of the layout and plans and
specifications for the Trunk Highway 41ITrunk Highway 7 Intersection
Improvements, S.P. 1008-58, PW-067D-4 is recommended.
Attachments:
1. Letter from Donald Sterna, WSB & Associates, dated January 21,2000
2. Sample Resolution.
3. Plan Sheets I, 2 and 100 - 105 of 136.
c: Donald Sterna, WSB & Associates
Larry Brown, City of Shorewood
Kevin Hogland, MnDOT Metro State AID
Jeff Stewart, WSB & Associates
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WSB
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&Associates, Inc.
350 Westwood Lake Office
8441 Wæ¡zB.ta Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55426
612-541-4800
FAX 541-1700
B.A. Mittelsteadt, P.E.
Beet A. Weiss. P.E.
Peter R. WiOenbring. P.E.
Donald W. Sterna, P.E.
Ronald B. Bray, P.E.
January 21, 2000
Ms. Anita Benson
City Engineer
City ofChanhassen
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317-0147
Re: TH 7 / TH 41 Intersection Improvements
City Approval of Preliminary Layout
City of Shore wood Project 98-05
WSB Project No. 1122.10
Dear Ms. Benson:
As you are aware, the City of Shorewood, in cooperation with Mn/DOT, has been developing
proposed improvements for the TH 7 and TH 41 intersection. Mn/DOT has approved the enclosed
preliminary layout and is asking that both the Cities of Chanhassen and Shorewood formally approve
the layout and pass a resolution oflayout approval, which will then be forwarded to Mn/DOT for
their files.
Enclosed for your use is a draft resolution containing the necessary language that Mn/DOT would
like to see in the City resolution. You may, ¡fyou desire, reformat this resolution to fit the City's
needs. Please review the enclosed resolution, as well as the preliminary layout, and if you have any
questions or comments, please contact me.
Also, you should be aware that the City has been moving forward on acquiring the necessary
temporary and permanent easements in order to construct this project. A few of these parcels are
within the City limits of Chanhassen, and Evergreen Land Services ofMinnetonka has been working
on securing these easements for the City of Shore wood. I have enclosed a land acquisition status
report for your information in regard to the parcels that are being acquired. Also enclosed you will
find a copy of the final plans, specifications, and estimate that are being forwarded to MnlDOT for
their final approval on this project. We anticipate that Mn/DOT will have final plan and
specification approval in time for the City of Shore wood's Council meeting on March 27, 2000. At
this time, we are assuming that we only need the City of Shorewood's final approval on the plans
and specifications in order to proceed on bidding the project. If this is different than you understand
it to be, please do not hesitate to contact me or Larry Brown at the City of Shorewood.
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January 21, 2000
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The anticipated project schedule is final plan and specification approval and authorization for bids to
occur on March 27, 2000, with an anticipated April 26, 2000, letting. Contract approval is
anticipated by May 8, 2000, thereby allowing the contractor to proceed around the middle of May of
this year. It is anticipated that all of the work, including the final wear, will be constructed in the
2000 construction season.
Please review the enclosed information; and if you have any questions or comments regarding the
layout, resolution, and/or the plans, please do not hesitate to contact me at (612) 541-4800. Once the
City has formally adopted the resolution, one executed copy will need to be forwarded to our office
for final processing with Mn/DOT. Again, thank you for your cooperation on this project, and we
look forward to successfully completing this project in this upcoming construction season.
Sincerely,
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Donald W. Sterna, P.E.
Project Manager
Enclosures
c: Larry Brown, City of Shorewood
Kevin Hoglund, Mn/DOT, Metro State Aid
Jeff Stewart, WSB & Associates
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE:
RESOLUTION NO:
MOTION BY:
SECONDED BY:
APPROVE LAYOUT AND PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRUNK
HIGHWAY 41/TRUNK HIGHWAY 7 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS,
S.P.I008-58, PW067D4
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation has prepared a
layout and plans and specifications for the improvement of a part of Trunk Highway Number 41
within the corporate limits of the City ofChanhassen, from 634 meters south of the city limits of
Shorewood; and seeks the approval thereof, and
WHEREAS, said layouts are on file in the Office of the Department of Transportation,
Saint Paul, Minnesota, being marked, labeled, and identified as S.P. 1008-58, Layout No.2,
dated September 23,1999 and plans and specifications dated January 21,2000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Chanhassen City Council that said
layouts and plans and specifications for the improvement of said Trunk Highway within the
corporate limits be and hereby are approved.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this _ day of
,2000.
ATTEST:
Scott A. Botcher, City ClerkIManager
Nancy K. Mancino, Mayor
YES
NO
ABSENT
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