Development Driven Initiatives

As the City of Northfield continues to grow, so to does its transportation needs.  Through cooperation with land owners and land developers, the City can achieve many of its transportation goals while creating attractive neighborhoods and thriving business areas.  By coordinating the land use and transportation system development, community values can be attained with limited public investment.  Public and private partnerships in the development of local roadways, trails, and transit facilities results in growth helping to pay for itself.  Costs for these improvements vary but average as follows:

 
10’ Bituminous Trail - $150,000 per mile
2-Lane/3-Lane Urban Street:  $1.8 to $2.2 million per mile
4-Lane Urban Street/Highway:  $2.2 to $3.0 million per mile
Right Turn Lane:  $25,000 each
Left Turn Lanes:  $250,000 per pair
Traffic Signal:  $250,000 to $300,000 per intersection (signal only)
Roundabout Intersection: $600,000 to $900,000 per intersection
Bridges - $100 to $115/sq ft of deck
Retaining Walls - $30 to $50/sq ft of face
 

In addition to local streets and trails, the City plans to continue to develop Major Collector street corridors in developing areas. Two examples of these include:

• Thye Parkway
• Jefferson Parkway

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