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.52 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1985 which would enable us to advertise this project immediately and complete construction before the end of the present calendar year, barring unfore- seen circumstances. Smith Lake Road The amount of traffic using Smith Lake Road has increased during the past few years and the potential use of this street if improved is considerable because it provides a direct connection between a large residential area and a shopping area in the Rives Road/220 South area. This, coupled with the construction of additional housing units in the area along with the probably future development of land adjacent to Smith Lake Road, justifies the upgrading of this roadway. We have concluded, after an inspection and review of this roadway, that it is economically feasible to regrade, realign, provide drainage as required along with base and pavement material to bring the roadway to a standard equal to the improved road situated in the County extending from the Corporate Limits to Rivermont Heights. The width of the pavement for that portion of improved road in the County is 18 feet which is adequate for two-way traffic at a reasonably low speed. Any width in excess of 18 feet plus supporting shoulders would result in extreme- ly high-cost construction. We do not recommend the installation of curb and gutter because of the fact that if and when property along this roadway develops in the future a water line will have to be extended along this road as needed from the Forest Street area, Rivermont Heights, or from the Forest Lake Subdivision across the N & W Railroad. We believe also that bec~t1se of the terrain of adjacent land a roadway as we are proposing is practical and will be adequate to meet the traffic needs of the area with the stipulation that parking will be prohibited along the roadway. There is considerable property that could be developed adjacent to this road which should be designed to fit the terrain and a wide roadway would, in our opinion, create an adverse affect on the future development potential of this property. This roadway is approximately 4,530 feet in length and the estimated cost of improving the roadway to the standards described above is $179,384. Time will be required to prepare road and bridge plans, cross sections, specifications, determination of earth quantities, etc., therefore, we recommend that the preparation of these plans begin as soon as possible and that the construction of the project begin in the Spring of 1986. We are hopeful that the project could be completed by late Fall of 1986. As I indicated to Council during your August 27, 1985, meeting, we budgeted approximately $88,000 of Revenue Sharing money for FY 85-86. We have learned through correspondence from the VML and other sources that in approv- ing the Federal Budget Congress included Revenue Sharing for the full year, therefore, we anticipate that the City will receive an additional $250,000- $265,000, although we have not been notified of this directly. In view of this additional revenue from this source it is recommended that the cost of these projects ($223,434) be charged to Revenue Sharing. We recognize that in contracting these projects we will have to conform to requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, however, most road contractors who are involved with State projects involving Federal money are paying wage rates equal to those