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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2016 ATM Project Description Amount Requested Funding Source Committee Recommends (h) Sidewalk Improvements, dditions, Design and Easements $600,000 GF (Debt) Approval (5 -0) "This is an annual request to rebuild and/or repave existing asphalt sidewalks and to begin design work on new sidewalks. FY16 funding was increased from prior years in order to address the Selectmen's goal of improving the overall condition of existing sidewalks and providing new sidewalks. Recommended FY17 funding continues funding at this accelerated level. "DPW, in conjunction with various committees and other town departments develops a list each year of the sidewalks most in need of repair /replacement. There are four determining factors that dictate the repair of a sidewalk 1) Is the sidewalk unsafe for travel due to trip hazards, defects, etc. 2) Is the sidewalk within the Safe Routes to School Program 3) Is the volume of pedestrian traffic heavy, light or average, and 4) Is the general condition of the sidewalk poor, fair or good which dictates treatments such as full reconstruction, overlay or patching? All work will be ADA compliant. DPW has worked with Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, a pavement consulting firm, to compile a sidewalk condition survey that will help prioritize sidewalk repair locations. "Candidate projects for funding in FY17 include Emerson Garden Road (north and south), Hathaway Road, Waltham Street — from LHS Driveway to Forest Street and Brookside to Blossomcrest, Massachusetts Avenue — Bow Street to Fottler Avenue (north and south), Turning Mill Road — phase II from #18 to end, Charles Street, Daniels Street and Aerial Street. "The history of prior Sidewalk appropriations is: FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14' FY15 FY16 $ 100,000 $ 275,000 $ - $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ 300,000 $ 400,000 $ 400,000 $ 600,000 1 Does not include $200,000 of a $600,000 appropriation that was designated for the construction of a Hartwell Avenue mixed use path. [Brown Book, Page XI -7] Proposed work for 2017, totaling 22,300 linear feet, includes design (as needed), as well as reconstruction of existing sidewalks and construction of new sidewalks with a focus on residential areas. Project Description Amount Requested Funding Source Committee Recommends (i) Town -wide Culvert Replacement $390,000 GF (Debt) Approval (5 -0) "This is an annual program request. On -going culvert inspections and ongoing watershed management planning efforts have identified culverts in town that are near or at failure. The Watershed Management Plans have identified a number of these failing culverts. "Of the funding requested, $250,000 is an estimate of construction costs necessary for culvert replacement with $65,000 for design, permitting, and bidding. The remainder is for contingencies. The North Lexington Brook culvert at Revere Street, the Bikeway culvert near Camellia place and the Concord Avenue culvert at Hardy's Brook are all permitted with bids having been awarded, and are currently in the early stage of construction. Future designs and replacements include but are not limited to the following: Valleyfield and Waltham Street at the Clematis Brook which has been identified in the Watershed Management Plan. Please note that there is some overlap with the Comprehensive Stormwater Management project as some of these projects include culvert work as well as stream management work." [Brown Book, Page XI -8] 45