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Rochester council clears mini roundabout, street reconstruction and a $1.4M design amendment for 6th Avenue
Summary
The council authorized bid advertising for a mini roundabout at 65th Street NW & Fairway Drive (construction est. $772,000), approved reconstruction planning for Superior Drive NW (soil borings and subdrains planned), and approved a $1.4 million contract amendment with Tool Design Group for 6th Avenue; votes showed some dissent on the roundabout and design contract.
The Rochester City Council on March 16 approved multiple public‑works actions: authorization to advertise bids for a mini roundabout at Fairway Drive and 65th Street NW, authorization to advertise reconstruction work on portions of Superior Drive NW and adjacent segments of 26th Street NW, and a $1.4 million contract amendment with Tool Design Group for the Reimagining 6th Avenue West project.
On the 65th Street mini roundabout (H1), staff said the construction estimate is $772,000 and engineering and related contingencies were in the roughly $150,000 range. Public‑works staff and traffic engineers framed the mini roundabout as a safety measure to reduce observed speeds…
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