Archived Alternatives – South Project

Alternatives

Alternative A: No Build 

• This is the non-preferred alternative as it does not address the project purpose and need.
• Estimated Cost $0 

Alternative B with Pond Scenario 1 - Single Pond

• Full reconstruction to a five-lane section: 
  • 61-foot wide concrete pavement including gutter pan 
    • Four 11-foot wide thru lanes, a 13-foot center left turn lane, and 2-foot wide gutter pans on each side 
• Reconstruction of Burdick Expressway 300 feet east and west of 16th Street SW 
  • Four 12-foot wide thru lanes, an 11-foot wide left turn lane, and 2-foot wide gutter pans on each side 
• 10-foot wide shared use path/ADA ramps along the east side of 16th Street SW 
• New transition speed zone (30 MPH) from 11th Avenue SW to Burdick Expressway 
• Turn lane recommendations from the Traffic Operations Report 
• New traffic signal system at 11th Avenue SW and revised traffic signal at Burdick Expressway 
• New lighting on 16th Street SW 
• New storm sewer trunk line 
• Drainage improvements at 12th Avenue SW, east of 16th Street SW 
• Single retention pond located in the SW quadrant of 16th Street SW and 11th Avenue SW
• Estimated cost $14,020,200 

Alternative B with Pond Scenario 3A - Two Tiered Pond

• Same improvements as listed above for Alternative B with Pond Scenario 1 (Single Pond), except: 
  • Two-tiered retention pond with smaller pond located in the SW quadrant of 16th Street SW and 11th Avenue SW, and larger pond located on same property further south
• Estimated cost $15,202,500