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Hwy 371 North <br /> September 27, 2004 <br /> Page 5 of 11 <br /> However, the City continues to hear from and talk to the property owners about possible <br /> donations, etc. for a backage road instead of a frontage road. <br /> Derksen Road/Derksen Road Extended West - Morehouse Drive 10.4 miles } <br /> 14. The City has reviewed placing casing pipes under TH 371 around the intersection with <br /> Derksen Road in the past. <br /> Not knowing the exact highway cross-section in this area,nor the depth of utilities,especially <br /> sanitary sewer,it is difficult to estimate a cost for casings.However,using two 150 feet long <br /> casings jacked under the roadway at $250 per foot comes out to $75,000 in City cost. <br /> Depending on construction phasing and work zone traffic control,it may be possible to open <br /> cut trench the casing pipes in,which would probably cut this cost to about$100 per foot for a <br /> total of$30,000. <br /> Considering the present unknown nature and timing of development in this area,the City will <br /> most likely wait to see where development requires a crossing and jack casing pipes under <br /> the highway at that time. <br /> 15. For the "existing" service road on the west side south of Pillsbury,please note that the City <br /> never did accept this roadway construction that was put in by a developer/property owner. <br /> The City cannot verify the structural integrity of this stretch of roadway(no cores have been <br /> taken).Also,the width is less than that which MnDOT will construct south and north of here <br /> (32-feet). <br /> This service road will assist in local circulation and minimize local traffic having to use the <br /> Trunk Highway system. <br /> Thus,it appears,and the City requests,that upgrading this stretch should be included as part <br /> of these Trunk Highway improvements' costs. <br /> 16. Even though there are very few accesses on the east side due to the Paul Bunyan Trail, <br /> MnDOT must admit that they are counting on Old 371 in this stretch to be an eastern service <br /> road for this TH 371 corridor. <br /> The structural integrity and width of most of this stretch of Old 371 is less than that which <br /> MnDOT will construct for their service roads as part of a Trunk Highway project. <br /> This service road will assist in local circulation and minimize local traffic having to use the <br /> Trunk Highway system. <br /> CADocuments and SettingMdministratoALocal SettingATemporary Internet File§OLI(Momments for Council to consider sending to MnDOT <br /> 092704-memo.doc <br />