DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Right Of Way Acquisition, Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation, And Authorization To Accept Jurisdictional Transfer And Designate County State Aid Highway Status for County State Aid Highway 32, County Project 32-65 In City Of Inver Grove Heights
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve acquisition of necessary right of way, authorize quick-take condemnation, authorize acceptance of the jurisdictional transfer with the City of Inver Grove Heights and County State Aid Highway designation (CSAH) for CSAH 32 (117th Street), County Project (CP) 32-65 (see Attachment: Location Map).
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, the City of Inver Grove Heights, in cooperation with Dakota County, is proceeding with CP 32-65. The project will reconstruct 117th Street East from CSAH 71 (Rich Valley Boulevard) to the Trunk Highway (TH) 52/117th Street Interchange. The project is a part of the larger CSAH 32 network in Dakota County, which connects Interstate 35W in Burnsville to TH 52 in Inver Grove Heights. The corridor serves a high volume of freight traffic. The purpose of the project is to meet 10-ton design standards, enhance transportation system efficiency and mobility, reduce access points, improve pavement conditions, and facilitate the phased development of an essential east-west transportation corridor within the region.
A total of 13 appraisals consisting of 19 parcels have been identified from which right of way acquisition will be necessary for CP 32-65 (Attachment: Parcel Map). Thirteen acquisition appraisals have been prepared by Nicollet Partners, Inc., for a total appraised value of $2,207,100. Data for the 19 parcels has been provided to the County Board in a confidential spreadsheet, as the appraisals are currently confidential, non-public data pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? Sec. 13.44, subd. 3.
In the event that timely acquisition by direct negotiat...
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