DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Amend 2025 Adopted Budget And Authorization To Execute Contracts With National Railroad Safety Services, Inc., And Northland Grading & Excavating, Inc., For County State Aid Highway 86 Reconstruction From County State Aid Highway 23 To Trunk Highway 3, County Project 86-34
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Amend the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget and the contracts with National Railroad Safety, Inc., (NRSS) and Northland Grading & Excavating, Inc., for County Project (CP) 86-34 County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 86 reconstruction from CSAH 23 (Galaxie Avenue) to Trunk Highway (TH) 3 in Castle Rock, Eureka, Greenvale, and Waterford Townships.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 86-34. County Project 86-34, which is the reconstruction of CSAH 86 (280th Street West) as an undivided two-lane highway with shoulders and turn lanes at all public road intersections from CSAH 23 (Galaxie Avenue) to TH 3. The reconstruction includes an urban three-lane typical section with curb and gutter through the Village of Castle Rock and the replacement of the railroad bridge (FRA/DOT #380380F).
The 2025 Transportation CIP currently includes a remaining budget of $458,316.46, and the contract with NRSS has $6,628.49 remaining.
Although the construction is nearly complete, flagging is still necessary whenever anyone is within the railroad right of way. In the contracts for the County's contractor and railroad flaggers, there is an outstanding amount of $1,305,000 that has not been invoiced yet.
Additional flagging hours have been necessary due to delays imposed by the railroad, as well as the contractor working longer hours to get the work done. A flagger is required whenever anyone is within the railroad's right of way, no matter what task is being done. They have been on site during all work for the shoofly and permanen...
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