DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. For Design And Right Of Way Services For Delaware Avenue Reconstruction And Butler Avenue Safe Routes To School Improvements In Mendota Heights And West St. Paul, County Projects 63-33 And 4-18
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) for consulting services for County Project (CP) 63-33, County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 63 (Delaware Avenue) Reconstruction and CP 4-18, County Road (CR) 4 (Butler Avenue) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Improvements, in the cities of Mendota Heights and West St. Paul (Attachment: Project Location Map).
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with (CP) 63-33, the Delaware Avenue Reconstruction, and CP 4-18, the Butler Avenue SRTS Improvements. County Project 63-33 is the preliminary and final design, right of way acquisition, and reconstruction of CSAH 63 (Delaware Avenue) from Marie Avenue to Trunk Highway 149 (Dodd Road) on the border of Mendota Heights and West St. Paul. The CSAH 63 reconstruction will include roadway modernization, intersection and safety improvements, and drainage improvements and will add separated pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to the corridor. County Project 4-18 was identified as part of the Dakota County School Travel Safety Assessment, and will add trail and sidewalk to County Road 4 between CSAH 63 and Manomin Avenue in West St. Paul. The Butler Avenue SRTS Improvements will improve safety and accessibility for area students and residents to walk, bike, and roll to St. Joseph's Catholic School, Heritage STEM Middle School, and other nearby destinations. Due to the adjacent project areas, these projects will be designed and constructed in coordination with each other. Preliminary and final design, public engagement, and right of way acquisit...
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