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Item 5North Kimball Ave Street Widening (From SH 114 to Dove Road) North Kimball Ave Street Widening Proposed Construction Project Phase I Construction Funding Landscaping Street Lighting Discussion Location Map Phase 2 Phase 1 Gateway Church Kirkwood North Kimball Ave Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Construction Cost Total Project $7,000,000 (Entire Project) Phase I $4,000,000 (Construction + ROW Acquisition) Requires water line improvements Includes earthwork, wall construction and creek crossing $1,135,000 – Current CIP funds budgeted $2,865,000 - Funds needed FY 2010 CIP Arterial Roadway Typical Section Arterial Roadway Phase I Construction Arterial Roadway Landscaping Urban Design Palette Arterial Roadway Streetlight Selection Items to Consider AASHTO criteria for arterial street lighting coverage is 1-foot candle average light on pavement Pole height Spacing Wattage Street vs. Pedestrian-scale lighting Installation and Maintenance Costs Service Costs Establish Arterial Lighting Standard Gullwing Standard Shoebox (Rectangular or Round) Decorative (Not Recommended for Kimball Project) Items to consider Spacing to achieve 1 foot-candle (standard lighting measure) on the pavement: Pedestrian scale decorative street light poles spaced at 50’ on each side of the parkway requires 200+ poles Standard street light poles (Gullwing, Shoebox) spaced at 200’ in the median requires 30 poles Standard street light poles (Gullwing, Shoebox) spaced at 200’ on each side of the parkway requires 60 poles Additional Issues Standard street lights are directed to the pavement with limited spillover to adjacent property Decorative street lights spread light 360 degrees causing spillover to adjacent properties Questions? Gullwing Standard Shoebox (Rectangular or Round) Decorative Similar to Southlake Town Center parking lot lighting Installation and Maintenance Currently not included in Retail Electric Provider’s standard inventory Retail Electric Provider will install for additional cost and maintain at no additional cost Service Costs City is responsible Least expensive (similar to Option 2) Lighting Coverage (1-ft candle light average) Pole height: 30-40’ Spacing: 150-250’ Wattage: 400 W (HPS) Street Lighting PROS Primary light source is inexpensive Minimizes potential for “hotspots” Average 1 foot-candle light coverage with standard pole spacing CONS Currently not included in Tri-County or ONCOR’s standard inventory Similar to Byron Nelson Parkway street lighting Installation and Maintenance Included in REP’s standard inventory REP will install and maintain at no capital cost to the City Service Costs City is responsible Least expensive (similar to Option 1) Lighting coverage (1-ft candle lighting average) Pole height: 30-40’ Spacing: 150’-250’ Wattage: 400 W (HPS) Street Lighting PROS Primary light source is inexpensive Minimizes potential for “hotspots” Average 1 foot-candle light coverage with standard pole height and spacing Included in REP’s standard inventory CONS Aesthetics Similar to SH 114 intersection lighting at Kimball, Carroll and White Chapel Installation and Maintenance Included in REP’s standard inventory REP will install and maintain at no capital cost to the City Service Costs City is responsible Most expensive Lighting coverage (1-ft candle lighting average) Pole height: 16-20’ Spacing: 40-50’ Wattage: 250 W (HPS) Pedestrian-scale lighting Pedestrian-scale Lighting PROS Included in REP’s standard inventory Aesthetics CONS Pedestrian scale only, not intended for arterial roadway lighting Possible “dark spots” on inside turn lanes Possible “visual clutter” Spill-over to adjacent property Pole spacing to meet 1-ft candle coverage is 3-5 times the spacing for Options 1 and 2 Service costs