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Rice Street and Western Avenue, the sidewaIk would be on tk�e south side of the road. Between Western and the railroad tracks, the west side works best, wit� the r�mainin� portior� being al�ng the railroad tracks. This will require the acquisition of 2 feet of easement along the entire len�kh of the railroad. Parkin�: For parking to be per�nitting on one side of a Municipal State Aid street, the street must be at Ieast 32 feet wide. Street wi�ths narrower than that must be signed No Parking on both sides of the road. Between Rice Street and Western Avenue we are proposing ta construct ai 28 foot wide road. Consistent with the Ladyslipper Park Master Plan, we are proposing ta cansiruct parking bays on th� narth side of the street between Marion and Matiida Streef. The bays will paxk at least 10 cars. The rest of this portion nf the road will be signed no parking. We recornmend a 28 foot wide road between Western Ave�ue and the RaiIroad tracks as well. Building a 32 foot wide road to provide a continuous parking lane, would have impacts t� the single family property owners an the east side of the road. These impacts include tree remaval, retaining wali construction, driveway Slop� increases, and the sl�ifting ofthe street 5 feet clos�r to their homes. T�is would also irr�pact the cost of the project. Between the raiiroad tracks and Dale Str�et, the property owners have indicated that they would like to have on-street parking. Altho�gh the property owners want parking atong this street, it is very di�'�icult io accommodate their request for the entire length of the street There is only 50 feet af right- of- way on the westerly portion of this segment, this narrows dow� to 40 feet just east of Little Bay Road. As discussed in the feasibility r�port, 40 feet will not accommodate a 32 foot wide road with a sidewaIk. In the 50 fioot right- of- way area we do �aave adequate room to provide some 32 foot wide seetions of the road to allow %r �arking bays on the narth side of the rnad. We recommend that these be limited to areas �vhere there are no above ground utility conflicts. In the 40 foot right- of way area, the City should work wit� the Ra'tlroad on acquiring easements to provide parking on the south side of the raad. Overhead Porver: Overhead utilities are located on both sides of S. Owasso Blvd. The transrr�ission line towers along the so�th side of the project are cost prohibitive to move or bury. However, tl�ere are overhead local distribution lines that cross aver S. Owasso Baulevard and run along the nnrth side of the road. So�e of these will need ta be moved as a part of the reconstruction praject. There has been some discussian in the past about burying eiectric lin�s where ever feasible. To meet this end, we could work with Xcel Energy to design the most efficient relocation. Currently, Xcel Energy has estimated a cost of approximately $8000/ pale to bury these lines. We have identiiied 60 poles within the corridor that could be considered for burying. 15 of these zzeecl to be relocat�d to acenmrnadate this reconstruction project. The total estiznated eost to bury the electrical distributian �ines would be $�80,000. This esti�nate does not include the cost ta bury t�e