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The streets proposed for reconstruction are within the PCI rating range of 0 to 60, the rating that justifies reconstruction, and show signs of advanced pavement deterioration, A table is provided below with the rankings: Pavement Section PCI Rating Australian Avenue from Lakeshore Avenue east to the end 43 Schletty Drive from Little Canada Road south to the cul -de -sac 45 The street improvements are necessary to provide the residents of these areas with a safe and adequate public transportation system. The proposed improvements will minimize future maintenance costs and the magnitude of the proposed project will ensure competitive bidding. From this standpoint, the project is cost - effective. V. EXISTING CONDITIONS A. AUSTRALIAN AVENUE The street in its current state exists as a rural section without curb and gutter. There are no road ditches and the boulevards are relatively flat. The pavement width varies from approximately 27 feet at Lakeshore Avenue to approximately 24 feet on the east end. There is no cul -de -sac or official turnaround at the streets easterly most termination. At this time it appears a private driveway is likely used by drivers who must turn around at the end of the street. Due to the relative flatness of the road and boulevards it is difficult to determine exact drainage patterns but storm sewer inlets do exist on Lakeshore Avenue and a single storm inlet exists near the east end of the street in the south boulevard. All storm sewer inlets eventually discharge stormwater into Savage Lake. The street has an initial right -of -way width of 80 feet at Lakeshore Avenue and as you move east the right -of -way decreases to 60 feet and then 40 feet on the very east end. The street has a total length of approximately 550 feet. The Pavement Management rating for the road is 43 out of 100. The pavement rating indicates that the road has deteriorated to a level where it would no longer be cost - effective to rehabilitate the street. The only viable option is full reconstruction. All properties are served with sanitary sewer but only the two homes at the intersection with Lakeshore Avenue have water service. The remainder of the properties do not have access to municipal watermain and no fire hydrants exist to the east of Lakeshore Avenue along the street. B. SCHLETTY DRIVE Schletty Drive south of Little Canada Road is an urban street section with surmountable concrete curb and gutter with an approximate width of 32 feet. Boulevard grades vary considerably from very steep to relatively flat depending on the property and location along the street. The properties with the steepest 8