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Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. EXISTING CONDITIONS 2024 PMP Street & Utility Improvements ǀ 0T1.130168 Page 2 III. EXISTING CONDITIONS Streets The streets within the proposed project area are all local residential streets with urban street sections consisting of bituminous pavement and B618 concrete curb and gutter. The roadways provide a drive lane in each direction and parking along most, but not all, curb lines. No parking is allowed along the eastern curb line of Royal Lane adjacent to Floral Park. City records show the roadways were constructed primarily in the 1970’s and 1980’s with varying levels of maintenance being completed since then. Table 1 below shows the existing street widths from face of curb to face of curb, approximate right-of-way widths, and the Overall Condition Index (OCI) of the pavements from a 2023 City inspection. Table 1 – Existing Streets Street Name Location Street Width ROW Width 2023 PCI Rating Royal Lane Norma Avenue to Floral Drive 34-ft 60-ft 45 Norma Avenue Dawn Circle to Briarknoll Drive 34-ft 60-ft 20 Briarknoll Drive Snelling Avenue N to Norma Avenue 34-ft 60-ft 38 Briarknoll Circle Briarknoll Drive east to cul-de-sac 34-ft 60-ft 38 Norma Avenue Briarknoll Drive to Colleen Avenue 34-ft 60-ft 41 James Avenue Indian Oaks Trail to Colleen Avenue 32-ft 60-ft 56 McClung Drive Snelling Avenue N to Colleen Avenue 34-ft 60-ft 35 Colleen Avenue McClung Drive to Hamline Avenue 34-ft 60-ft 35 Colleen Circle Colleen Avenue south to cul-de-sac 32-ft 60-ft 40 Royal Hills Drive Snelling Avenue N to Arden View Drive 34-ft 60-ft 32 Arden Vista Court Royal Hills Drive east to cul-de-sac 34-ft 60-ft 38 Keithson Drive Highway 96 W to the south ~800 feet 34-ft 60-ft 41 The average OCI of the streets’ pavements in the project area are generally below 50 with the majority below 40. The bituminous pavement within the study area exhibits wear and distress due to traffic loading as well as typical weathering effects experienced with aged asphalt pavement. The existing pavement contains surface delamination, transverse cracking, longitudinal cracking, some potholing, and some alligator-type cracking. Alligator cracking in pavement is an indicator of potential subgrade problems. Soil borings and a geotechnical evaluation were completed in the project area by Braun Intertec and the report is included in Appendix E. The existing bituminous pavement thickness ranges from 3.5 to 4 inches with an aggregate base thickness range from 6 to 7 inches. Existing subgrade soils found beneath the aggregate base are predominantly loose to medium dense sandy soils.