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4. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS <br />4.1 Street and Stormwater Improvements <br />The four street segments within the River's Bend residential neighborhood proposed to be <br />reconstructed include 147th Lane between Xkimo Street and Waco Street, 148th Avenue <br />between Yakima Street and Xkimo Street, Xkimo Street between 147th Lane and 149th Avenue, <br />and Yakima Street between 148th Avenue and 149th Avenue. <br />The scope of the proposed surface improvements is shown in Figure 1 in Appendix A. <br />4.1.1 Street Improvements <br />The streets in River's Bend are proposed to be reconstructed to match their existing width <br />of 30-feet. All damaged surmountable concrete curb and gutter is proposed to be <br />removed and replaced in kind. A typical section for the proposed pavement street <br />reconstructions improvements is shown in Figure 2 in Appendix A. <br />The proposed reconstructed bituminous pavement design is designed to accommodate a <br />7-ton design in accordance with the City of Ramsey's design standards. City staff is <br />proposing a pavement section design of 11/2-inches bituminous wear course, 2-inches <br />bituminous base course, over 4-inches of existing aggregate base material after reshaping <br />and compacting the base. <br />The proposed pavement design should result in a minimum pavement life of 30 years, <br />assuming that proactive, regular pavement maintenance treatments are performed during <br />the life of the pavement. While a 60-year design life would typically be targeted for a <br />reconstructed street, this project is not proposing a full street reconstruction due to the <br />good condition of the majority of the existing 30-year old curb and gutter. Therefore, <br />only the bituminous pavement is proposed to be reconstructed at this time as it may make <br />sense to replace the pavement section at the time the rest of the existing curb and gutter is <br />replaced, which may be 30 or more years in the future. <br />4.1.2 Storm Sewer Improvements <br />The existing storm sewer system is in good condition and is not proposed to be improved. <br />The only proposed storm sewer improvements include resetting catch basin castings and <br />grouting the catch basins. No stormwater quality treatment improvements are required <br />for this project since the street is proposed to be reconstructed at its current width. <br />4.1.3 Geotechnical Considerations <br />WSB completed twelve (12) pavement cores along the streets in River's Bend as shown <br />in their Pavement Evaluations and Recommendations report, attached in Appendix D. <br />WSB recommended leaving all intact existing curb and gutter in place, which staff <br />estimates accounts for over 80-percent of the existing curb and gutter, which is only 30 <br />years old. <br />Feasibility Report <br />River's Bend Street Reconstructions <br />City of Ramsey Project No. 17-02 <br />Page 6 <br />