completed, the trail will provide an alternative bicycle and pedestrian route connecting
downtown Nashua and the Transit Center with the 25 Crown Street Park-n-Ride and future
commuter rai train station, without requiring a single-ovcupant vehicle trip on this heavily
congested corridor. This trail will parallel East Hollis Street, an important East/West
transportation cormidor for the Nashua region, which averages about 12,000 vehicle trips per day
(NRPC Transportation Data Viewer, 10/13/17). However, this corridor is not simply a throuph
road, it is surrounded by three of the City’s most densely populated census tracts, containiny
20% of the City’s population (US Census American Community Survey (2008-20124) and thus
has some of the highest rates of bicycle and pedestrian vehicle crashes in the Nashua region
(Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan for the Nashua Region, July, 2015, NRPC). The goa! of
this project is to provide a safe, connected, bicycle and pedesirian trail to rectice short vehicle
trips (ess than | mile) along the corridor, which make up an average of 14% of all vehicle trips
in the Nashua region (Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan for the Nashua Region, Jiny, 2615,
NRPC), reducing congestion along the corridor.
D. Review Services to be Provided
Engineering Services will cncompass the following three phases:
l. Eneincering tf castbilny Study/Preliminary Plans — Following field survey work.
prehmunary drawings will be developed, including the lecation of the trail, drainage.
preliminary drainage calculations, elevation drawings, and a lighting plan with clectrical
connections, and also including an initial estimate of construction costs. This phase will
also include the submission of any required applications or permits including but new
limited to the Planning Board, NH Cultural Resources Board, NH Natural Resource
Board, and NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT), Attendance ai pertinent
meetings is required. The preliminary plans will be presented at a City Aldermanic
infrastructure Committee meeting.
e Survey and Wetland Flagging — Topographic detail including wetland flagging, if
necessary, is required at property,
e WMectings - The consultant will be expected to budget an adequate number of
meetings to review the plans with City staffand to represent the City at hearings
in obtaining of permits and approvals.
@ Preliminary Plans will be completed by July 2019 or sooner.
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Ping? Plans ~ Final plans will be developed, including final trail design, fina! drainage
calculations and construction details. Contract documents including all technical
specifications will be in final form. A detailed estimate of construction costs will be
provided. Final plan details shall meet NHDOT and City specifications. Three paper
copies, alony with electronic versions of all text, figures and drawings shall also be
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