Scott's Branch Trail Development Capital Improvement Project, City of Columbia, Missouri

Parks & Recreation
Creating Community through People, Parks and Programs

Scott's Branch Trail Development

Phase I - Bonnie View Park to Scott Blvd/MKT

Funding Fiscal Year(s):	2009 - $100,000 2010 - $680,000
Project Number:	C00422
Project Budget:	$780,000
Funding Source(s):	Park Sales Tax

Phase II - Scott Blvd. to Gillespie Bridge Road

Funding Fiscal Year(s):	2011 - $200,000
Project Number:	C00461
Project Budget:	$200,000
Funding Source(s):	Park Sales Tax

Note: As a result of proposed revisions to trail route, costs are expected to be less than original proposed funding amount. The $590,000 appropriation for Phase II originally proposed in 2012 will be deferred or moved to another trail project.

Project Description (both phases): Acquire trail easements and construct needed trail portions from Bonnie View Park to Scott Blvd, making a connection to the MKT Trail. Trail route will also utilize existing and and planned sidewalks/pedways. Plans include improvements to the intersection of Gillespie Bridge and Chapel HIll Roads to facilitate a connection to the future Perche Creek Trail.

Items to be funded by both phases include:

Engineering/permits
6' wide concrete Fairview Elementary School connector
8' wide concrete trail - Rollins Road to Weaver Drive
8' wide concrete trail - Dublin Avenue/Park to Scott Blvd.
Bridge at Dublin Park
Connections at Scott Blvd/Chapel Hill underpass
Connections at Scott Blvd/MKT Trail
Connections at Chapel Hill/Gillespie Bridge
Bike Rack
Signage

Project Manager: Steve Saitta, Superintendent of Planning and Development, 573-874-7203, SMS@GoColumbiaMo.com

Council Items: Council Agenda Items

Related Item: Bonnie View Nature Area Development

Proposed Plans:
Scotts Branch Trail - Entire Route

Section: Bonnie View Nature Area to Scott Blvd.
Section: Scott Blvd. to Gillespie Bridge Road (connect to future Perche Creek Trail)
Section: Pedway - Chapel Hill to MKT (Scott Blvd. pedway is part of trail route and under construction - but not funded by this trail project)

Trail Route Descriptions:

Trail through Bonnie View Park
- 8 ft. wide concrete trail
- Connects to Rollins Road pedway and parking lot
- Connecting sections to Westport Drive and Fairview Elementary School
- Connects to Weaver Drive stub.
Bonnie View Park to Dublin Avenue/Park
- Utilizes Bray Avenue 4 ft. wide sidewalk
- Utilizes Dublin Avenue 4 ft. wide sidewalk
Dublin Avenue/Park to Scott Blvd.
- 8 ft. wide concrete trail through acquired trail easements
Scott Blvd. (north of Chapel Hill Road) south to MKT Trail
- Utilizes Scott Blvd. (east side) pedway (under construction - NOT funded by Scotts Branch Trail project) to MKT Trail
- 6 ft. wide connection from Scott Blvd. to MKT Trail
Scott Blvd/Chapel Hill west to Gillespie Bridge Road
- Use Scott Blvd. underpass to get to the west side of Scott Blvd. and travel west on Chapel Hill pedway.
- Improve intersection of Gillespie Bridge/Chapel HIll Roads (funded by Scotts Branch Trail project) to facilitate a connection to the future Perche Creek Trail.

Project Status: Trail easements south of Dublin Avenue have been acquired. After collecting public input for the Bonnie View/Fairview Park master plan, park planners have completed a revised proposed trail route for Scotts Branch Trail. A public hearing on the project was held at the March 21, 2011 Council Meeting. The Council decided to refer the project to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission and requested a report from the Parks and Recreation Department on an alternate route option. The requested report appears on the April 4, 2011 Council Agenda.

Major Vendors
Vendor	Item	Purchase Order #	Contract Amount
Allstate Consultants	Trail survey	090673	$4,500*

* Amount is portion of contract for this project; part of larger contract.

Capital Improvement Program