DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of Right Of Way Acquisition And Authorization To Amend 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget For County State Aid Highway 73 Retaining Wall Replacement In City Of West St. Paul, County Project 73-041
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve acquisition of right of way necessary for County Project (CP) 73-041 in West St. Paul. Authorize a budget amendment to the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget to add sufficient funding for right of way acquisition and construction of CP 73-041.
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 73-041 to design and construct new retaining walls along County State Aid Highway 73 (Attachment: Project Location Map). County Project 73-041 includes the removal of three existing timber retaining walls that are currently in disrepair and replacing them with new modular block retaining walls or a flatter grade with no replacement retaining wall. In addition to the wall construction, extensions and improvements will be made to existing drainage infrastructure to accommodate the proposed grading.
The existing timber retaining walls are along the east edge of the Southview Country Club and Golf Course property. During public engagement with the superintendent of the golf course, it was identified that the wall replacement project was an opportunity for the golf course to beautify their property while the County acquired the full desired roadway easement as identified on the Dakota County Plat Needs Map. This also provides the County the opportunity to construct the new retaining walls at an offset from the roadway sufficient to construct a trail in the future. The future trail is identified in the 2040 Transportation Plan under County Highway Trail Gap Implementation.
Minimum damage acquisition reports have been completed by a Dakota County right of way specialist, a qual...
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