DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization For Second Amendment Of Contract With KLJ Engineering, Inc. To Provide Additional Design For County Project 88-20 And 88-24 On CSAH 88 In Randolph Township
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Amend the contract with KLJ Engineering, Inc. for Final Design Services for County Project (CP) 88-20 and 88-24 in Randolph Township.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 88-20 to reconstruct CSAH 88 between the East Dakota County Line and Finch Court and CP 88-24 between Finch Court and Trunk Highway 56. The project consists of preliminary and final engineering designs, public involvement process, surveying, geotechnical analysis, traffic analysis, and environmental analysis services required to reconstruct County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 88 in Randolph Township (see Attachment: Project Location).
The purpose of CP 88-20 and 88-24 is to address pavement quality, safety, and operational issues. The existing road has minimal paved shoulders, no turn lanes, and multiple curves with advisory speeds below the posted speed limit. In addition, CSAH 88 currently intersects Highway 56 at a skew near a railroad crossing, which has led to several crashes. Both projects include scope that will also explore the feasibility of a trail along existing and reconstructed CSAH 88 to connect the Dakota County Park on both ends of the project, utilizing the right-of-way needed for the road reconstruction. This project, when complete, will be consistent with County and CSAH standards for this type of County facility.
Due to ongoing coordination with Union Pacific Railroad, the project has been split into two phases to allow time to coordinate the construction and maintenance agreement. The first phase, 88-20, between the East Dakota County Line and Finch Court is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2023. The second phase, now CP 88-24, contains the existing...
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