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AGENDA SECTION'. ORIGINATING DEPT./DIV,' HEARINGS PUBLIC WORKS IT ® ITEM DESCRIPTION! COUNTY ROAD B BIKEPATH FR011 HAMINE AVENUE TO VICTORIA, PROJECT M-80-6 Last month, the city considered the construction of an 8-foot pathAy along the north side of County Road B between Hamline Avenue and Victoria Street, At that time, considerable di'scussion took place as to the advantages and advantages of this proposal. The decision on the project was continued to August 23,, 1982., with the instruction to staff to provide more information on the alternatives to the project. W Some other major differences in alternatives are in the number of trees removed which changes from 7 in Alternative No. I to 74 in Alternative 3. or 6.0 in Alternative 3 Also, the number of permanent easements to be obtained increases from 7 in Alternative #1 to 30 i n Al ternative #2 and 37 i n A] ternati ve' #3 d COUNTY ROAD "B" PATHWAY MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN ALTERNATIVES ITEM ALT. 8 on north side 8' ' on South side 6' on both sides Cons-truction cos-c $ 549525 $ 73,435 $ 893870 Right-of-way cost 6:9100 195950 169325 Total Cost (incl. engr.,contg) 75,781 1163730 1322743 Tree removal 7 74 60 Tree relocation 24 10 29 Number of permanent easements 7 30 37 Number of driveways crossed 47 45 92 Number of streets crossed 4 3 7 Therefore, it is the staff's view that Alternative #1 is the only viable east-west link and it is far less costly and has much less of an impact on the adjacent property. The b facility is needed for safety purposes and to be part of an overall system of meeting the transportation needs of the non-motorized trips as well as those people in cars and trucks.