DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Accept Local Road Improvement Program Grant Funding Assistance And Demonstration Of Full Funding For 117th Street Reconstruction Of County State Aid Highway 32, County Project 32-65
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the acceptance of State of Minnesota (State) bonding dollars, which will be administered by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) for costs associated with the adopted 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 32 (117th Street East) at Trunk Highway (TH) 52/117th Street Interchange, County Project (CP) 32-65 (City Project No. 2016-17; State Project [SP] 019-632- 051, SP 178-020-032, SP 019-671-007, and SP 1907-127) (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 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.
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) requires documentation of the total project cost (total capital costs) and identification of the source and status of all funding. If additional financing is needed to complete a project beyond the amount of the state appropriation plus matching requirements specified in the appropriation bill, the grantee must demonstrate that all funding is in place to complete the project. This...
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