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2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Authorization The preparation of this report was authorized by the Ramsey City Council on July 14, 2015. This project has been designated as City Improvement Project No. 16-00 Division C. 2.2 Program Overview In support of the City of Ramsey's long-term Street Maintenance Program, the bituminous pavement and curb sections on approximately 9,990 linear feet (1.89 miles) of public streets including Andrie Street from Alpine Drive to 164th Lane, and 164th Lane from Andrie Street to Jarvis Street, need to be reconstructed. Improvement Project 16-00 Division C proposes to reconstruct the pavement and curb sections and complete other appurtenant work as needed on these two urban street segments. In the fall of 2015, City staff evaluated and rated these pavement sections at a Pavement and Surface Evaluation Rating (PASER) rating of 2. PASER ratings are a numerical index between 1 and 10 that indicate the condition of a pavement based on the various pavement distresses recorded during visual observations. A PASER value of 10 represents a brand new pavement section, while a PASER rating of 1 represents a pavement section that has fallen into total disrepair requiring complete reconstruction. The City's pavement evaluation process involves a visual evaluation of each street's pavement surface throughout the City based on the type, extent and severity of each form of pavement distress observed. Numerous types of pavement distresses may exist within a pavement section including, but not limited to, alligator cracking, block cracking, longitudinal cracking, transverse cracking, rutting, raveling, shoving, potholes and patches. This field data is used to determine the current PASER rating for each street segment. Once staff gathers the updated field data, it is recorded into the City's Microsoft Excel pavement management database. This database is then used by Staff to determine the most cost-effective pavement rehabilitation method for each street segment, and to schedule upcoming long-term Street Maintenance Program projects. 2.3 Scope City of Ramsey Improvement Project 16-00 Division C proposes to reconstruct the bituminous pavement and curb sections and complete other appurtenant work on two urban street segments connecting Alpine Drive and Jarvis Street through the Northfork development in the southwest corner of the City. The street segments proposed to be reconstructed total approximately 9,990 linear feet (1.89 miles) in length and include: • Andrie Street (approx. 6,330 linear feet) from Alpine Drive to 164th Lane • 164th Lane (approx. 3,660 linear feet) from Andrie Street to Jarvis Street A map showing the location and scope of the proposed improvements on these two streets is included as Figure 1 in Appendix A. Feasibility Report Andrie Street and 164th Lane Reconstruction City of Ramsey Project No. 16-00 Division C Page 3