Chanhassen Connection | Summer 2024

2024 PROJECTS

The City of Chanhassen and our various partners will be working on many projects throughout 2024. Below is a list of projects that will be happening throughout the year. To receive updates and check progress, go to the city’s project page, ChanhassenMN.gov/Projects.

Lift Station #3 Forcemain Improvements Lake Ann Park Preserve Expansion

Civic Campus Project

Upper Riley Creek Ecological Enhancement (led by Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District) CSAH 17 (Powers Boulevard) & CSAH 101 (Great Plains Boulevard) Resurfacing Project (led by Carver County)

TH 41 Roundabout at Minnetonka Middle School West 2024 Street Improvements 2024 Sealcoat Galpin Boulevard Crimson Bay Road TH 101 Resurfacing (led by MnDOT)

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HOW DOES THE CITY MANAGE ITS STREET PAVEMENTS?

Chanhassen has approximately 119 miles of city-owned streets and has committed to its residents to provide a systematic rehabilitation and repair program to assure that the streets are serviceable, safe, functional, and provided at a reasonable cost to meet the needs of our residents and the traveling public. The city has outlined a Pavement Management Program (PMP) along with a dedicated funding source for its implementation (the PMP Fund). A general tax levy, franchise fees, municipal state aid (MSA), and property assessments comprise the revenue of the PMP fund. The projects are outlined in the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The city is broken up into three geographic areas, and each area is field-reviewed for pavement condition once every three years. This ensures we have accurate and timely information related to the condition of the pavement. The pavement condition is based on a scale from 0-100, where 0 is a completely failed pavement, and 100 is brand new. The city has established a goal to have the average pavement condition across the entire network be 70 or greater. 70 is considered good pavement condition. This means that many streets will have a pavement condition less than 70, and many will be greater than 70, but the average is to stay at or above 70. City staff annually analyzes the condition rating of the streets and proceeds in a manner that "makes sense" and is within the funding provided. The goal of the program is to "do the right maintenance at the right time." In addition to routine pothole patching, four maintenance and construction techniques are typically used as part of the PMP program: sealcoat, mill and overlay, reclamation, and reconstruction.

1. Sealcoat involves spraying a bituminous adhesive on the existing surface and topping it with small graded aggregate rock. The excess aggregate is swept off and recycled. This activity helps protect the pavement from oxidation and the effects of moisture. 2. Mill and overlay involve grinding off the top layer of the surface and installing a new top layer of pavement. This is a structural improvement and extends the life cycle of the original pavement. 3. Reclamation takes it a step further, grinding up the asphalt and mixing it with the top part of the rock base to create a new base layer. Then, two new layers of asphalt are installed on top of that base layer. Excess material is generated and must be reused or hauled off and recycled. 4. Reconstruction removes and replaces the existing asphalt pavement and aggregate base entirely and installs an entire sand subsection, drain tile, curb, and gutter if not already present. Some streets, typically the ones with a higher traffic volume, are designated as municipal state aid routes and, therefore, are eligible for funding from the state. These streets are typically rehabilitated as separate projects from normal city streets, but the techniques used and the project delivery are no different. All street projects are assessed to benefiting properties, whether they are MSA Routes or not. However, pothole patching and sealcoating are not. For more information, see the city's projects webpage, and the FAQ at ChanhassenMN.gov.

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SUMMER 2024 | CITY OF CHANHASSEN

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