Opening of Proposals - Coal Line Trail, Phase III Proj No. 123-007 - DLZ Indiana, LLC

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Coal Line Trail Phase 3 » City of South Bend Page 3 Potential location for trail along College Street PROJECT APPROACH Cottage Street is a 2 lane urban roadway with curb, tree lawn and existing sidewalks generally in poor condition. There are existing power lines along the east side of the roadway as well as street trees along both sides of Cottage Street. There are residential homes, a few businesses as well as vacant lots. There are many utilities along the College Street corridor From the City GIS database, it appears there is generally 16 to 18 feet from the back of the roadway curb to the existing right of way line. In most cases, this should accommodate the 10 to 12 foot trail with a tree lawn. There are multiple locations where there are buildings or other obstacles in the way of being able to construct the trail and maintain a standard tree lawn. We would work with the City to determine if the tree lawn could be reduced or eliminated at these pinch point locations or if additional right of way be required. DLZ has complete right of way services should this be needed. Utility Coordination Utility Coordination is an important aspect of every project and we believe it is a critical to the success of this project. It is anticipated that a tree lawn will be maintained and some of the trail widening would have to extend past the current sidewalk edge. In many cases, the utility power poles are right along the back of the current sidewalk and will require relocation to widen to a trail. We are prepared to take a proactive approach to the utility coordination to avoid construction delays and issues. DLZ performs utility coordination by:• Obtaining existing location during the survey of the project. • Corresponding with utilities to verify existing utilities and determine impacts, if any, and potential solutions to accommodate the construction of the trail. • Coordinating with the utilities throughout the project development process. • Holding utility coordination meeting and obtaining relocation plans from the utilities as necessary. Maintenance of Traffic The majority of the trail construction will occur outside of the roadway footprint. However, construction activities may require lane restrictions along the side of the street. During the design process, we could evaluate options depending on the existing roadway width. Either 2 way traffic with narrow lanes or maintaining one way traffic would be the likely solutions. We would coordinate the design with the City to get their input and design a maintenance of traffic plan that satisfies the City’s requirements.