2012-38 - Request to reduce design standards on Fairview DrRESOLUTION 2012 -38
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the city of Blair, Nebraska was impacted by the 2010 Missouri River
Flooding that destroyed Fairview Drive, a Local Road in Blair, Nebraska, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska has been working with Federal Emergency
Management Agency Officials though the Federal Disaster 4013 declaration, and;
WHEREAS, the minimum design standards according to the Rules and Regulations of
the Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards, Title 428 of the Nebraska
Administrative Code, require construction of a local urban road to be a minimum of 24 feet wide
with curb and gutter and 2 feet of shoulders, and;
WHEREAS, Federal Emergency Management Agency Officials have stated that Blair
does not need to reconstruct Fairview Drive to Title 428 of the Nebraska Administrative Code
Standards and that Fairview Drive can be reconstructed as it existed as an 18 feet wide local
road, and;
WHEREAS, Blair, Nebraska is seeking a relaxation of Title 428 of the Nebraska
Administrative Code requiring local roads be designed and constructed 24 feet wide with curb
and gutter with a 2 feet wide shoulder.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, that the request to seek the relaxation of design
standards for this project is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Street Superintendent is hereby authorized and
directed to execute such request on behalf of the City of Blair, Nebraska.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HALL. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS STEWART, SHEPARD, RYAN, KEPHART, WOLFF,
CHRISTIANSEN, JENSEN AND HALL VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
PASSED AD ADOPTED THIS 27 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
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BRENDA R. WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the
27th day of November, 2012.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
Date: November 28, 2012
Nebraska Department of Roads
Attn: Lemoyne Shultz,
Board of Classifications and Standards Secretary.
P. O. Box 94759
Lincoln,'NE 68509 -4759
Subject: Request of Relaxation of Standards for Pavement Width
Fairview Drive Reconstruction
Blair, Nebraska
Dear Mr. Shultz:
The Missouri river flooding of 2010 impacted the City of Blair, Nebraska requiring the city to take
drastic measures to protect the city's water and wastewater treatment plants from being inundated
with flood waters. During this work Fairview Drive, which provides the only access to the treatment
plants, was destroyed due to oversized equipment utilizing the road to access the area to help with
the flood fight.
Washington County, Nebraska was declared a natural disaster by the President in late summer
2010. Blair submitted many claims to FEMA from the flooding event including the reconstruction of
Fairview Drive. Over the past year Blair has met with FEMA officials on numerous occasions to
review the reconstruction of Fairview Drive. During one of those conversations a FEMA engineer
stated he contact the NDOR to verify if the city was required to reconstruct Fairview Drive to
current standards or could it be reconstructed to its current width of 18 feet wide. He stated NDOR
informed him that Blair would be allowed to reconstruct the road 18 feet wide verses the current
design standard for urban road which is 24 feet wide with curb and gutter with 2 feet shoulders. I
asked for the name of the NDOR official he talked to but he could not recall the name of the
individual.
Therefore Blair feels it is necessary to make a request to the Board of Classifications and
Standards to reconstruct Fairview Drive to the current pavement width of 18 feet to verify if the
standard for local roads can be reduced. This should remove any further discussion and debate
either way for this road and this issue.
City of Blair, Jackson Street & Blaine Street Improvements
Blair, Nebraska URB- 6462(1), CN 22507
Street Name Location - 20112 2035 State Class. Design Improvements
ADT ADT Speed
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Fairview Drive Marina River 500 700 Local 25 Reconstruction
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Design Standards
The existing width of Fairview Drive was 18 feet wide but the design standard as set forth in the
2008 Nebraska Minimum Design Standards is 24 feet wide with curb and gutter and a 2 feet wide
shoulder. Fairview Drive did not meet the minimum standard for local road per the 2008 Minimum
Design Standards.
Crash Analysis
A crash analysis was not prepared for this project due to the construction scope of the project as well
as the horizontal curve of concern meeting AASHTO Greenbook minimum radius.
Cost Analysis
The cost to reconstruct Fairview Drive at 18 feet width is $300,000 and the cost estimate to
reconstruct Fairview Drive at the current design standards is estimated at $400,000.
Environmental Impacts
Environmental impacts are not expected to be impacted adversely with either pavement width. All
work will be within existing right -of -ways.
Relaxation Request
The City of Blair is requesting the Local Project Division to approve a minimum pavement width
relaxation of standards for Municipal Streets — Local for Fairview Drive from Marina Drive to end of
road. The need for the request is need to allow Blair, Nebraska to be able to move forward with
negotiations with FEMA officials as to the minimum width of the road for reconstruction.
The Blair City Council approved the requesting of relaxation of standards on November 27, 2012.
(See Exhibit 1). The City of Blair is formally submitting a request for relaxation of standards to the
Local Project Division.
Sincerely,
Al Schoemaker
Public Works Director
City of Blair
218S16 th Street
Blair, NE 68008
Tue,20 Nov 2012 10:16:32