City Council Meeting Date: October 3, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett, PE - Public Works Director/City Engineer
Subject:
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Discuss Preliminary Design for Wall Street Road Improvement Project (STRT2022-A70).
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council Discuss Preliminary Design for Wall Street Road Improvement Project (STRT2022-A70).
Summary Report:
On June 20, 2023 City Council accepted the feasibility report for this project and authorized the preparation of plans and specification. As a reminder of how the project scoping changed through the project Feasibility process and ultimately what Council approved to move forward with.
Wall Street Road West of Spring Creek Road
Initial consideration in the project scoping during Feasibility stage, the project included a trail on the south side of Wall Street Road, and that was removed to limit tree impact along the golf course and that it didn't connect to an existing or future planned sidewalk on the East side of Prairie St.
The approved recommended layout is below.
Wall Street Road East of Spring Creek Road
Initial consideration in the project scoping during Feasibility stage was to continue both the sidewalk and bikeway on the North side of Wall Street to serve the future growth area east of the Oaklawn Cemetery.
The approved layout is below and the sidewalk was eliminated to reduce tree impacts on the North side of Wall Street and not to impact plots/graves at the cemetery.
Staff have heard concerns from the public about impacts to trees, primarily in the NE corner of Wall Street and Spring Creek Road, however, that does not mean the Golf Course or Carleton have not expressed concerns about tree loss also. Based on these concerns again, primarily trying to eliminate impacts to trees in the NE corner of Wall Street and Spring Creek Road and along the cemetery, alternative layouts have been prepared and are att...
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