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r <br />I I <br />M ••c <br />PROJECT NARRATIVE <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of the proposed project is to improve public safety by the addition of turn lanes, bypass <br />lanes, paved shoulders and consolidating access in accordance with current design and safety <br />standards. <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />The proposed project will reconstruct a segment of CSAH 6 located in the City of Orono. The <br />segment to be reconstructed is approximately 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometers) long and extends from <br />750 feet (228 meters) west of Townline Road to 375 feet (114 meters) east of Orchard Park Road. <br />Portions of the following connecting roads to CSAH 6 will also be reconstructed as part of this <br />project: McCulley Road, Watertown Road, and Tumham Road. Additionally, a consolidated cul- <br />de-sac access area will be constructed off of CSAH 6 in an area approximately 200 meters northeast <br />of the existing intersection of McCulley Road and Watertown Road. The roadways will generally <br />follow the existing alignments but some minor shifts of alignment will occur. Wetlands adjacent to <br />the project will be impacted and will require mitigation and replacement consistent with the <br />requirements of the Wetland Conservation Act. <br />Overall, the typical sections for CSAH 6 and the connecting roadways are suburban and rural in <br />nature. In areas where right-of-way restrictions exist and the topography warrants, a suburban <br />section was used incorporating curb and gutter. The other areas will be constructed according to <br />rural standards. Both typical sections consist of one 12 foot (3.6 meter) lane in each direction with <br />8 foot (2.4 meter) paved shoulders. Areas which differ or have additional features from the above <br />description are discussed below: <br />CSAH 6 <br />A 14 foot (4.2 meter), center, two-way left turn lane will be constructed on CSAH 6 between the <br />consolidated cul-de-sac access area and a point 328 feet (100 meters) west of Hunt Farm Road <br />(approximately 1542 feet, 470 meters). Exclusive right turn and bypass lanes (12 foot, 3.6 meter) <br />will be provided at the intersecting roadways of Townline Road and Deborah Drive. Exclusive left <br />and right turn lanes (12 foot, 3.6 meter) will be provided at the intersecting roadways of McCulley <br />Road, the consolidated access area, and Hunt Farm Road. The intersection with Orchard Park Road <br />will have an exclusive right turn lane (12 foot, 3.6 meters). <br />McCulley Road <br />A free right with acceleration lane will be provided at the intersection with CSAH 6. Exclusive <br />right turn and bypass lanes will be constructed at the intersecting Watertown Road. All lanes will <br />be 12 feet (3.6 meters) wide. <br />Watertown Road <br />The intersection of Watertown Road with CSAH 6 will be eliminated. Instead, Watertown Road <br />will intersect with McCulley Road to the southwest of the existing intersection and the alignment <br />will be adjusted correspondingly. <br />i