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<br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />At the 'Public Warks Cammittee held an April 21, 2009, staff was directed to. prepare this <br />feasibility study to. indentify safety impravements which might be made in arder to. <br />cansiderreapening 142nd Avenue between TH 47 and Argan Street. Additional direction <br />was provided by the Public Warks Committee on August 19,2009 regarding the details <br />af the desired impravements. This raadway was temporarily clased in March of 2009 <br />because of cut through traffic from adjacent arterial streets fil~ering through this <br />residential neighborhood, particularly 143avenue and Argan streets. Thepraject area is <br />illustrated in Figure 1. This report will identify the existing street QQnditians along with <br />the proposed improvements and the associated costs. ,A:~$.}~;;!;.::::" <br /> <br />EXISTING CONDITIONS .,,~, <br /> <br />At the present time Dysprosium Street between has,a.:~~l~!fi;'of 45 f~~t~~l;1tered in an 80 <br />foot right of way. There are two 12 feet throughJ.~t' and 'two 11.5 foot?p,~~f,sing lanes. <br />There are no sidewalks on either side of this ~~Ef~,%~Y. The~~isting conditf&~;~vthe <br />pavement along Dysprosium Street is poor aild iri::u~~4 of.t~cop.struction in ~everal <br /> <br />locations. :~;'" Y~~~~!;':::,:," , <br /> <br />The traffic volumes on Dysprosium S'fi:~~lg~ge from 30"(fO*ltPc1~s per day south of <br />Nowthen Blvd to 4100 vehicles per day'~R6pt1ici'-:~~l11ker Lal(e~i,lya. There are 24 <br />driveways on Dysprosium Street serving'~~ si,..,',: '!y restsn~nces, A single drive <br />opening along the street may' serve one, twb. oJ.:/four 'i~ti:W;ith one notable exception <br />these driveways gener?l,b~-fH\~~~~:;,?etween li~\@d 18 feetlnl'~idth, In most cases the width <br />of an individual dri.~; . y wideq~;,with distaric~from the curbline. <br />d .;,;." "-:::;~1;;}. ~~r~ti.i;,",i' <br />Both 143T Avenue and'~J(~.;,~#~~j;:ID"~.both ~~:';feet wide within 60 foot rights of way. <br />There ar~ ~~:~i;;t 'lks. T1i~t~~~~. i'tH:fftly~t*~~t~ef grade on Argon Street along :he a <br />short ractUilscurv ." ..h~ translt~QJl between 143T Avenue and Argon Street whIch results <br />in a ~R~m:reaction tirrltl~i~wee~~~~~~1.rians and oncoming vehicles. <br />.~}'~'."~'.~~~fAt~~ ~~~l~~: ~~~~};:~. <br />PROPOS~:D.::lMPROVENjENTS- <br />'~~~m~;,~ ll~~f <br /> <br />The pratectio~':B~i"':' . destri*-v.:~ traveling on Dysprosium Street would be enhanced through <br />the installation ofs: <, '-.. )1(s separating them from vehicle traffic. The proposed safety <br />improvements 'woul 3~ 'nsist of six foot wide sidewalks on both sides of Dysprosium <br />Street from Bunker Lake Blvd to 143Td Avenue. <br /> <br />Two options are to be considered for the alteration of the Dysprosium road way. Option <br />A would consist of two 11 foot travel lanes and two 8 foot parking lanes, Option B would <br />consist of two 11 faot travel lanes and an 8 foot parking lane on the west side of the <br />street. On the east side parking wauld be restricted and a two foot curb reaction distance <br />would be placed between the edge of the travel lane and the face of the curb. Chokers <br />would be placed at all intersection locations where a parking lane exists. Figure 2 <br /> <br />2 <br />