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I I. I I I I I I I .e I I I I I I I. . I VI. SUMMARY! RECOMMENDATIONS Hunters Court and Waldon Place are two of the lowest rated streets, in terms of pavement condition, in the City of Arden Hills. The bituminous pavement surface has been severely compromised and the concrete curb and gutter is failing in many places. The deterioration of Hunters Court and Waldon Place has resulted in high annual maintenance costs to the City in both materials and labor. The poor pavement conditions can be directly attributed to frost damage in the roadway subbase and the age of the streets. Full reconstruction is necessary to properly correct the subbase drainage deficiencies, which are causing the rapid deterioration to the bituminous surface. In accordance with the City of Arden Hills' adopted street classification these two cul-de- sacs are considered residential streets and have a recommended minimum street width of 28 feet. Residents and Council should consider three choices as a part of the reconstruction project: 1) road width (28 or 32 feet), 2) cul-de-sac radius (50 or 40 feet) and 3) concrete curb and gutter style (barrier or surmountable). Reconstructing the streets to 28 foot widths would add approximately 3 feet of turf to the abutting properties and would reduce overall runoff from the streets. Many of the residential driveways are in very poor shape. A bid item could be included in this proposed project to reconstruct the residential driveways in conjunction with this project if the homeowner choses to do so. The homeowner would be responsible for reimbursing the City for the cost of the work, possibly in the form of an increased assessment equal to the amount of work done and based on the bid price. The advantage of this would be that the work would be done on a bulk rate using better quality material and have better control over the construction. The improvements outlined above are feasible and constructable assuming the proposed assessment rate is acceptable to the Council. The City Engineer strongly recommends full depth reconstruction (including a sand subbase with drain tile) of Hunters Court and Waldon Place as opposed to a full depth mill and overlay. The City Engineer recommends barrier style concrete curb and gutter, a road width of 28 feet and a cul-de- sac end radius of 40 feet however these three items should be ultimately decided by the residents and Council. 7