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PROPOSEDIMPROVEMENTS <br />The City has Road Construction Standards. As part of this Study, we have reviewed those <br />standards and, if necessary, are recommending modifications to them. <br />The City Standards indicate that generally, the entire Right -of -Way (RNV) should be cleared, <br />except to save desirable timber and other vegetation. Sufficient clearing and grubbing provides <br />space for runoff and snow storage - getting water away from and below the roadway helps to <br />maximize the life of the roadbed and surfacing / pavement; maximizing the City investment and <br />minimizing City maintenance. For this segment of North Sluetter Road, due to the relatively <br />good existing clearing, we are not recommending any major clearing; although a final design <br />may indicate the need for some minimal clearing. <br />The City Standards indicate that the roadway should be constructed in the center of the platted <br />RNV. As mentioned before, we do not believe there is a platted RNV. The existing roadway <br />appears appropriate for the terrain and properties. Thus, we are estimating proposed <br />I improvements without any significant grading or relocating of the roadbed. If the City should <br />choose to make improvements and to make this a City street, we would recommend that a <br />design survey verify the location of property lines versus the existing roadbed. <br />The City Standards say the roadbed width is to be 24 feet shoulder to shoulder and should be <br />crowned. For this segment of North Sluetter Road, we are recommending a 24 -feet wide <br />roadbed with a 2% crown. <br />The City Standards provide guidelines on the type of soils and the way the roadbed is to be <br />constructed. As soil borings or some other form of investigative work (e.g. test pits, which would <br />be destructive to the roadbed) were not part of the scope of this study, field observations are our <br />best tool at this early stage. As mentioned previously, it appears from field observation of the <br />existing roadway that the roadbed materials are appropriate for roadway construction. At this <br />point, we believe the roadbed could basically be used as is. <br />The City Standards require ditches and culverts to provide adequate roadbed drainage. For this <br />segment of North Sluetter Road, as indicated above, due to the relatively good roadside ditching <br />Pequot Lakes - North Sluetter Road Improvements Study <br />WSN No. 013060045.000 Page 6 <br />