09-08-2001 Special Called Workshop Meeting

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From Spencer Highway south to the wazehousing facility, the report provides two options. The first option shows afour-lane, curb and gutter, boulevazd roadway with a +13' wide raised median. This option would require acquisition of an additional 20' ofright-of--way along Canada Road from Spencer Highway to the warehousing facility: The second option depicts afour-lane, curb and gutter, undivided roadway within the existing 60' wide right-of--way. Both options for this section would require modifications to the existing bridge at the HCFCD channel. The transition at the Spencer Highway intersection can easily blerid into either of these two options, however, final design of the intersection transition should not occur until an option for this section of Canada Road has been decided. Drainage -The report recommends dividing the roadway into three sections from a drainage perspective. ' From Fairmont Parkway north to the pipeline crossing would be one section. The engineers recommend utilizing the unimproved "H" Street right-of--way and construct an open ditch from Canada Road to the east and outfall into the HCFCD channel. The second section would be from the pipeline crossing north to Carlow ' Lane. The same HCFCD channel turns and runs parallel to Canada Road and would provide a potential outfall azea just north of the warehousing facility. The third section is from Cazlow Lane north to Spencer Highway. This section would drain into the HCFCD channel in the vicinity of the existing bridge. It should be noted that the last two drainage sections outfall into HCFCD facilities. Hams County may require the _ additional drainage impacts from Canada Road improvements to be mitigated. '; Estimated Construction Costs - We will define Option 1 to be the four-lane divided roadway for the south one-half and the four-lane divided roadway for the north one-half. The engineers have estimated construction related costs for this option at $2,190,000. This is for the entire roadway including the intersection transition ' at Spencer Highway. Option 2 will be the four-lane divided roadway for the south one-half, and the four-lane undivided roadway ' for the north one-half. The engineers have estimated construction related costs for this option at $2,078,000. This is for the entire roadway including the intersection transition at Spencer Highway. Please note that these estimated construction costs do not include any costs associated with land acquisition, engineering and surveying services, and pipeline protection/lowering requirements. The report did not review the proposed roadway's effect on the existing adjacent R-1 properties in the northern segment or the City's desire, if any, to provide landscaping along the right-of--way. As stated earlier, there are 9 ` ~' lots (6 existing houses) along this section of roadway. If the 60' right-of-way with no median is pursued (Option 2), there will be only 7'/:' behind the curb. Although cramped, this should be enough room for utilities and a sidewalk. Any further activity, i.e. plantings, berms, etc. would have to take place on the homeowner's property. However, these lots are fairly deep (200' - 338') and most have a generous front yard setback of approximately 50' which could accommodate homeowners' plantings. The 80' right-of--way with median (Option 1) would not be substantially different. Placement of a 13'median ' would leave 8'/z' behind the curbline. A variation of the 80' right-of-way could be elimination of the 13' median, leaving 15' behind the curbline for plantings, berms, etc. Summary and Recommendations -All options discussed in the engineering report provide afour-lane, concrete ' curb and gutter arterial roadway. The south one-half is constant and recommended to be a four-lane boulevard roadway within a 100' wide right-of--way. The north one-half of the road has two options: The first is to construct afour-lane boulevard with a narrow (13') median. The second is to construct afour-lane undivided roadway within the existing ' (17)