MEMORANDUM 06-88

To: Walt Wrede, City Manager

From: Carey Meyer, Public Works Director

Date: May 15, 2006

Subject: Repaving Project

Cost Estimates 2006

As discussed at the last Meeting of the Whole, Public Works will not be able to add any significant width to the roads scheduled for repaving this summer. There is not sufficient road prism width to accomplish the construction of 6 foot wide pedestrian walkways. Adding additional road width would infringe into the surface drainage ditches and require considerable engineering and road reconstruction costs. Below is a breakdown of the costs of completing pavement replacement and the cost of reconstruction to provide for pedestrian improvements:

Original Project

LF Repaving Cost* Reconstruction Cost**

Main Street Pioneer to Mountain View 2750 $125,000 $ 990,000

Bayview Avenue Main to Kachemak Way 1930 $ 92,000 $ 695,000

Kachemak Way Bayview to Pioneer 2700 $129,000 $ 972,000

Ben Walters Lane East End to Mark White 3100 $140,000 $1,116,000

Rochelle Road East End to High School 1405 $ 74,000 $ 506,000

Upper Heath Street Pioneer to High School 600 $ 40,000 $ 225,000

Requested Additions

Soundview Avenue Mulliken to Forest Glen 650 $ 36,000 $ 234,000

Waddell Street Sterling Hwy to Post Office 600 $ 24,000 $ 216,000

Total Project Cost $660,000 $4,954,000

* Repaving could provide two 10’ lanes and a 4’ shoulder.

** Reconstruction would require excavation and backfill, installation of storm drain system, storm water treatment facilities, curb/gutter, and concrete sidewalks (similar to ADOT Bartlett/Hohe Project).

Recommendation: Public Works recommends that we repave the six roads in the original project and the two additional roads shown above to maintain the road improvements we currently have using HARP funds. The creation of pedestrian walkways along streets in Homer will require considerable funding and a long term commitment of resources.