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Floyd County, IndianaFloyd County Thoroughfare PlanSection 5–Implementation and Next StepsSeveral improvement projects are focused on increasing the attractiveness and safety of alternatemodes of transportation, particularly walking and bicycling. These projects include the retrofittingof sidewalks, the construction of multiuse trails, the designation of bicycle routes, and theconstruction of bicycle lanes. A significant portion of the construction costs of these projects will befederally funded. We assumed the County is responsible for 20 percent of the cost of constructionfor the multimodal improvements.B. Probable Construction CostsWe used a cost-estimating spreadsheet from The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)to determine estimates for the probable construction costs of the recommended projects. TheINDOT spreadsheet requires the following information: area type, roadway functionalclassification, type of terrain, type of improvement, number of lanes, and type of interchanges (ifapplicable). After all the data is entered into the spreadsheet, it estimates anticipated constructioncosts based on several years of historical data from previous INDOT projects. This spreadsheetwas used for most roadway improvements. Several projects could not be estimated by the INDOTspreadsheet, and the project costs were estimated using previous projects designed by StrandAssociates, Inc. as a basis. We used projected costs of a project in the design phase on OldVincennes Road to estimate the costs of the safety improvement projects. We also used previousproject experience to determine the cost of a multiuse trail along Little Indian Creek. We used thebid tabs available from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to estimate the cost ofsidewalk along Paoli Pike. All estimated project costs have been adjusted for inflation and areshown in estimated 2010 dollars. Table 5.02-1 shows a breakdown of the costs for the Countyimprovement projects. Table 5.02-2 shows a breakdown of the costs for the State and Federalimprovement projects. Table 5.02-3 shows a breakdown of the costs for the multimodalimprovement projects. There are 48 proposed improvement projects distributed among all threeproject classifications. A primary factor in determining how long it will take to complete theseimprovement projects is the identification of funding sources to pay for the projects. These projectshave an estimated cost between $96.6 million and $105.1 million with the County’s estimatedcontribution being between $22.5 million and $31.0 million.Cost analysis results and INDOT cost spreadsheet results are located in Appendix D.Prepared by Strand Associates, Inc. ® 5-3KRH:pll\S:\@SIECO\001--050\046\008\Wrd\Thoroughfare Plan\Draft 07-19-07\S5-Implementation and Next Steps 07-19-07.doc\072007