Agenda - Council - 06/30/1981 - Special

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The street section proposed would be narrower than the City of Ramsey's rural street section, but would minimize disruption to the adjacent lots during con- struction si'nce the street width proposed generally follows the present street section width. .The street section proposed as. shown on Exhibit B consists of a 3 inch gravel base With a 1~" bituminous surface. This section is equivalent to a 5-ton design in accordance to the Department of Transportation specifications.~ This section has been previously'u~ed in the city and other communities. It is esti- mated that this street section has a life expectancy of 15 years with minimal maintenance. The proposed construction would not include any driveway construction with the' exception of a one foot apron which would be provided to protect the edge of the pavement. It would be the homeowner's responsibility to extend existing bituminous or concrete driveways to match the street. STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT: The present storm drainage system appears to be functional with the exception of the need for two cross-street culverts as shown, on Exhibit A. It is proposed to obtain drainage easements over existing ditches outside the right-of-way'nd over low areas where ponding presently occurs. Ditch cleaning, adjusting and cleaning of {he existing cross-street culverts and construction of the required cross-street culverts is also proposed. · Some existing driveways presently do not have driveway culverts. While not all driveways would need a driveway culvert, those lots which presently may cause potential flooding problems should be required to install driveway culverts. This work is proposed to be done by the owner of the affected property, with the exception of those areas where ditch lowering or drainage patterns are changed. COSTS: Estimated costs and estimated quantities are provided below for the proposed improvements.-