DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contracts With Xcel Energy And Dakota Electric Association For Installation Of Street Lighting For Two Roundabouts Along County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W) At Trunk Highway 3 And Trunk Highway 56, County Projects 86-043 And 86-044
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize Transportation Director, or their designee to execute a contract with Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy and Dakota Electric Association (DEA) for installation of street lighting along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 86 at Trunk Highway (TH) 3 and TH 56 respectively for two roundabouts, County Project (CP) 86-043 and CP 86-044. (Attachments: Project Location Map).
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 86-043 and CP 86-044 to construct two rural single-lane roundabouts. County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W) is an undivided two-lane rural roadway that is designated as a Tier 2 truck route. This roadway provides regional connection between Trunk Highway (TH) 52 and Interstate 35 in Scott County. County Project's 86-043 and 86-044 will reconstruct the two, two-way stop-controlled (TWSC) intersections along CSAH 86 at TH 3 and TH 56 to rural single-lane roundabouts within the townships of Castle Rock, Waterford, Randolph, and Hampton. Construction is scheduled for 2026.
The intersections are listed as priority County Highway/State Highway intersection locations in the adopted Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan. In 2022, staff applied for and received Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal dollars for the reconstruction of the deficient intersections.
Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044 design, right of way acquisition, construction administration, and coordination of private utilities setup, including lighting needs at the improved intersection. The construction plans include street...
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