04-18-2022 Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

CASS COUNTY ROADWAY 18 EXTENSION STUDY – CASS COUNTY, ND 1 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Cass County Highway Department, in coordination with both the Normanna and Pleasant Township officials, made a request to the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Council of Governments to study the potential extension of Cass County Roadway 18 along 52nd Street SE. The study area for this project includes 52nd Street SE in Cass County from Cass County Roadway 17 west to Cass County Roadway 15 in both the Normanna and Pleasant Townships within Cass County, North Dakota. The existing conditions analysis of the study area identified existing utilities, land uses, and environmental features. The existing conditions analysis also reviewed the roadway typical sections for 52nd Street SE and County Roadway 18 and the Sheyenne River crossing bridge. The 2018 traffic volumes for 52nd Street SE ranged from 155 to 200 vehicles per day with approximately 20 to 25 percent heavy vehicles. There were six crashes from 2013 to 2017 on 52nd Street SE with one fatal crash. The future conditions developed forecasted traffic volumes on 52nd Street SE for the years 2025 and 2040 for a no-build, aggregate and paved roadway surface alternatives. The 2025 forecasted traffic forecasts ranged from 175 to 230 vehicles per day for the no-build alternatives, 190 to 245 vehicles per day for the aggregate surface alternative, and 220 to 300 vehicles per day for the paved surface alternative. The 2045 forecasted traffic forecasts ranged from 220 to 280 vehicles per day for the no-build alternatives, 245 to 300 vehicles per day for the aggregate surface alternative, and 280 to 325 vehicles per day for the paved surface alternative. No impacts to the study area are expected due to the proposed Fargo- Moorhead diversion. The project purpose is to study the feasibility of extending CR 18 from CR 17 to CR 15 and transitioning ownership to a county roadway and the roadway typical section to meet county roadway standards. The goals associated with this project are as follows:  Study the county roadway network connection for CR 18 between CR 17 and CR 15 to maintain a roadway network that allows users to travel on a standard roadway cross-section to Kindred and between CR 15 and Interstate 29.  Provide recommendations/alternatives for a roadway that maintains a suitable driving surface throughout the year and accommodates traffic mix consisting of passenger cars, heavy trucks, and agriculture implements.  Provide recommendations/alternatives that will minimize the potential for crashes along the corridor.  Support the goals and objectives of the Cass County Transportation and Comprehensive Plan The project needs include the following:  County roadway system connectivity  Insufficient roadway surface conditions due to subgrade  To minimize the potential for crashes along the corridor  To support the goals and objectives of the Cass County Transportation and Comprehensive Plan Throughout the duration of the project, a Study Review Committee periodically met to discuss the findings of the project and to review and provide comments on the Study’s memoranda. A public input meeting was held on December 4th, 2018 at the Kindred High School commons area. Comments were received at the meeting and for two weeks after the public meeting. The final analysis of the alternatives included three alignments on the existing alignment (no-build, existing alignment with County typical section, and relocation of the church) and three alignments adjusting the location of the Sheyenne River crossing bridge (alignments A, B, C). The Study Review Committee was tasked with only ranking the Sheyenne River crossing alternatives. The criteria used in analyzing the Sheyenne River crossing alternatives was developed and approved by the Study Review Committee and was provided to the committee for their ranking of the Sheyenne River crossing alternatives. The results of the Committee’s rankings were alignment B followed by alignment C and finally alignment A.