[0:00] approximately 119 miles of city-owned

[0:03] road runs through Chanhassen keeping

[0:06] them in good working condition takes a

[0:08] lot of preparation and

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[0:13] planning before any road project the

[0:15] city of Chanhassin's engineering

[0:17] department spends a lot of time planning

[0:18] and designing it's a lot of people and a

[0:21] lot of steps to make sure that it's done

[0:23] correctly step one in the design process

[0:25] is planning the preliminary design to

[0:28] plan out what we need to do we first

[0:29] need to get the lay of the land and

[0:31] understand what we're working with we

[0:32] gather this information through

[0:33] examining the site in person surveying

[0:35] residents and through the overall

[0:37] condition index score which is something

[0:38] we go into more depth in in our

[0:40] selection process video which you can

[0:42] find a link for in the description we

[0:44] consider traffic volumes whether they're

[0:45] increasing or decreasing if there are

[0:47] storm water drainage issues if there

[0:50] need to be safety improvements and any

[0:51] public utility improvements like sewer

[0:53] or water that should be part of the plan

[0:55] as we select our rehabilitation method

[0:58] next we sit down and assess the needs

[1:00] and prioritize the sort of rehab roads

[1:02] will get based on the funding that we

[1:04] have projects are sorted by their cost

[1:06] and benefit and our long-term planning

[1:08] goals we only have so many funds each

[1:10] year for projects so we have to make

[1:12] sure we're working as effectively as

[1:14] possible with what we have 30 60 90 100%

[1:19] design these are design stages

[1:21] represented by the percentage of the way

[1:23] through the design process a project is

[1:26] at 30% we're designing the basic layouts

[1:29] at 60% we're reviewing the preliminary

[1:32] designs and exploring alternative

[1:33] solutions to any specific issues that

[1:36] need addressing at 90 to 100% we go

[1:39] through the nitty-gritty details in the

[1:41] end a final design is approved by the

[1:43] city council and the project moves to

[1:45] bidding while that 30 60 90 100% meter

[1:49] is filling up we start the environmental

[1:51] and regulatory review process because

[1:53] concrete and asphalt don't absorb storm

[1:55] water water has to flow to the proper

[1:57] areas so that natural resources such as

[2:00] wetlands aren't disturbed and your

[2:03] basement doesn't flood could stretching

[2:05] the road out to the west impact

[2:06] endangered species like the long-eared

[2:08] American bat and the rusty patch

[2:09] bumblebee if we level this hill what

[2:11] does that mean for the nearby vegetation

[2:13] every project we undertake has the

[2:16] potential to impact the environment

[2:17] around it we work with watershed

[2:19] districts road authorities the Minnesota

[2:21] Department of Natural Resources and

[2:23] other organizations to make sure that

[2:24] our decisions have as low of an

[2:26] environmental impact as possible while

[2:28] meeting all

[2:30] regulations when that meter gets to be

[2:32] around the 30 to 60% mark we open a

[2:35] dialogue with area residents address any

[2:37] concerns and provide any relevant

[2:39] updates on the project the earlier we

[2:41] can get that engagement through things

[2:43] like surveys and open houses the better

[2:45] we can plan the larger more impactful

[2:47] the project the more community

[2:49] engagement once we've received all the

[2:52] necessary approvals and incorporated all

[2:54] the applicable feedback it's go time we

[2:56] finalize the design and prepare the

[2:58] detailed plans and specifications for

[3:00] contractors to bid on most local road

[3:03] projects go through a low bid process

[3:05] and a responsible contractor is selected

[3:08] and awarded a contract by the city

[3:09] council the planning and design process

[3:12] is crucial to getting what we want a

[3:13] quality road within our budget much of

[3:16] the preparation and planning is done to

[3:18] get the community the best bang for its

[3:20] buck thank you for taking some time to

[3:22] learn about the planning and design

[3:24] process next up we'll take a deeper dive

[3:26] into the construction process for other

[3:29] information about the projects happening

[3:30] around Chanhassen visit

[3:32] chanhassenm.gov/projects

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