PRSR HANDOUT #1 01-12-2011MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Steve Benoit, Recreation Manager
DATE: January 12, 201 I
SUBJECT: Staff Report -Trail/Sidewalk Project Update
Eastern Axea TxaIl and Mobility Improvements -This project involves the construction of
the missing pieces of traIl along the East side of Twin Lakes Road from the Northstax
commuter rail station to Trott Brook Parkway. It also provides ADA compliant sidewalks
and pedestrian ramps along Line Avenue from Main Street to 3"' Street. The City is
currently working on a giant by submitting a Transportation Enhancement Application for
this project. The application includes requesting 80% of the eligible project costs from the
Federal Program. The City's application was completed in-house and will be reviewed by
the District 7W Transportation Advisory Committee later this winter. If the project is
selected fox funding, the process will begin to solicit proposals fox the completion of the
Federal Project Memorandum, plans and specifications. This project would then be ready
for construction in 2012 or 2013.
Business Centex Drive Sidewalk/Trail -This project will complete the missing pieces of the
sidewalk/trail along Business Centex Drive between Joplin Street and the Orono Park.
When the YMCA was built a sidewalk was constructed along the north side of Business
Centex Drive along the YMCA parking lot. This project will connect this segment of
sidewalk with the existing trail and sidewalk network at Joplin Street on the West and Orono
Park on the East In the spring we will solicit quotes to survey the length of the project to
determine all existing conditions and limits of right-of-ways ox easements With that
information we will design the project in-house and work with the Ciry crews to have the
project constructed.
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