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Section4–CostAnalysis <br />CONCEPTUALDESIGN <br />Volkertrefinedtheroadwaynetworksbasedontheforecastfuturetrafficvolumes.Specificallyturnlanes <br />wereaddedatkeylocationswithhighturningvolumesandsignalswereassumedtobelocatedatareas <br />withhighcrossingandturningvolumes.Theconceptualdesigntookallenvironmentalfeaturesinto <br />considerationandoutlinedthelocationsofplannedroads,takingintoaccountwheretheplannedroads <br />wouldcrossthewatersources.Theroadsgenerallyavoidallenvironmentalfeatures.Theconceptual <br />designalsoincludesfrontageroadsasaccessmanagementoptions. <br />Mostoftheseroadsareintendedtoprovideaccesstotheareasofassumeddevelopment.Others,such <br />asnewroads,areplacedtoconnectexistingroadstootherexistingroadsinordertoprovidemore <br />connectionswithinthesystem.Inordertoaccommodatenewtrafficfromthepods,changestoexisting <br />roadswerealsoproposed. <br />CONSTRUCTIONCOSTESTIMATE <br />Usingtheconceptualanalysisdescribedabove,costestimatesweredevelopedforeachnewroadand <br />forroadwayimprovementstotheexistingroadways.Table2belowdetailsthecostforeachnewroadway <br />basedontherecommendedtypicalsection.Theoverallcostforconstructingtheapproximately11miles <br />ofroadwayis$30.9million. <br />Table2ͲConstructionCostEstimatesforNewRoads <br />NewRoadTypicalSectionSidewalkLength(mi)CostEstimate <br />A2DY1.52$4,351,189 <br />B2DY0.69$1,975,653 <br />C2DY1.16$3,321,323 <br />D2DY0.47$1,345,883 <br />E2DY0.37$1,059,139 <br />F12DY0.52$1,488,508 <br />F22AN1.28$3,520,000 <br />G2AN0.23$632,500 <br />H2AN3.99$10,972,500 <br />I2AN0.34$935,500 <br />J2AN0.18$495,000 <br />K2AN0.29$797,500 <br />Total11.04$30,894,260 <br />43 <br />102