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INTRODUCTION The Arden Hills City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement on April 10, 2023 which ordered the preparation of a Feasibility Report for the 2024 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Street & Utility Improvements project. This report will examine the feasibility of proposed improvements to the roadway and utilities within the 2024 PMP project area. The following streets, and the surrounding areas, are proposed for improvements: • Royal Lane from Norma Avenue to Floral Drive West • Norma Avenue from Dawn Circle to Briarknoll Drive • Briarknoll Circle • Briarknoll Drive from Snelling Avenue North to Norma Avenue • Norma Avenue from Briarknoll Drive to Colleen Avenue • James Avenue from Indian Oaks Trail to Colleen Avenue • McClung Drive from Snelling Avenue North to Colleen Avenue • Colleen Avenue from McClung Drive to Hamline Avenue North • Colleen Circle • Royal Hills Drive from Snelling Avenue North to Arden View Drive • Arden Vista Court • Keithson Drive from County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 96 West to 800 feet south of CSAH 96 West See Figure 1 in Appendix A for the proposed project location map. This report reviews the existing conditions in the project area and discusses, in detail, the proposed improvements. These proposed street improvements consist of two construction methods, each determined as a result of deteriorating street pavement conditions and proposed improvements to the watermain, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer infrastructure. The first pavement improvement method is the milling and overlaying of the existing roadway pavement with a new wearing course. The second method is the full depth reclamation of the roadway, a process that pulverizes the existing roadway to create a suitable base for new non -wear course and wear course pavement to be installed. The report also provides preliminary cost estimates for the proposed improvements with financing for the project coming from a combination of special assessments, the City's general tax levy, and the City's utility funds. If the City decides to proceed with the proposed street and utility improvements described in this report, it is anticipated construction would begin in 2024 as shown in the detailed project schedule found on page 12. II. BACKGROUND The city's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies proposed projects, their associated costs, and funding for a five-year period. The streets evaluated in this report were identified in The City of Arden Hills's 2023 CIP for construction in the year 2024. The project area consists of primarily low -density residential areas with a small amount of land being dedicated as park preserves. The proposed improvements discussed in this report took into consideration the available documents and data related to the project areas, including but not limited to the City of Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan, record drawings, geotechnical reports, pavement condition index (PCI) ratings, sanitary sewer televising inspections, watermain break and leak history, and field observations conducted by city public works staff. Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. INTRODUCTION 2024 PMP Street & Utility Improvements I OT1.130168 Page 1