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Prepared By: Reviewed By: Approved By: <br /> <br /> <br />cost estimate to widen the roadway by 4 feet is $675,000. The cost driver for this option is the additional <br />filling of wetland required on the eastern section of the roadway. There would also be impacts to the <br />upland areas in the form of tree, vegetation, landscaping and embankment adjustments. <br />(3) Addition of bikeable shoulder on each side of the roadway. This option has been <br />brought up by some residents. It has not been fully explored by staff. However the minimum of 6 feet of <br />paved shoulder is required from the edge of the fog line to the edge of the pavement. So including <br />shoulders this would result in a widening of the roadway area by 15 feet. Applying the estimate in 4 foot <br />widening to 15 feet would but this option in the order of $2.5M. <br />(4) Separated Pedestrian Trail. This option has not been requested in this area but is <br />something that has been considered in other areas of Orono. This consisted of a 4ft wide aggregate <br />surfaced trail with one foot shoulders on either side Ideally this is set back 2-4 feet from the edge of the <br />pavement. Total width impact would be ~ 10 feet. <br /> <br />5. Timeline. The following is timeline for the road improvement project. Any bike and pedestrian <br />studies or additional design work would need to be complete by January of 2023 in order to be included in <br />the road improvement bid process. <br /> <br />6. Staff Recommendation. I do not recommend adding bike and pedestrian facilities to the project unless <br />a funding source can be identified and consensus from impacted residents is achieved. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />1. Receive community input. <br />2. Provide direction to the City Engineer to move forward with planning for the Fox Street project. <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />A. Resident Input <br />B. Visual Aids. <br /> <br />References <br />A. City of Orono Design Standards <br />B. Hennepin County 2040 Bicycle Transportation Plan, Appendix C. Bikeway Design Toolkit. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />When Activity <br />June-September 2022 Preliminary Design <br />September 12, 2022 Preliminary Design Review and Council Direction <br />October-January 2023 Final Design and Bid Packet Prep <br />February 2023 Bid Solicitation <br />March 2023 Award <br />June-October 2023 Construction Window <br />June-July 2024 Punch list and Project close out.