DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
title
Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Inver Grove Heights For Preliminary Engineering Of County State Aid Highway 28 Alignment Study From Trunk Highway 3 To Austin Way In Inver Grove Heights, County Project 28-048
end
PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Inver Grove Heights to establish roles, responsibilities, and cost share for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28 preliminary engineering to establish the preferred realignment and right of way needs between Trunk Highway (TH) 3 and Austin Way in Inver Grove Heights, County Project (CP) 28-048.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Inver Grove Heights, is proceeding with CP 28-048. County Project 28-048 is a realignment of CSAH 28 from the existing roundabout at TH 3 to Austin Way. The realignment of CSAH 28 east of TH 3 is identified in the Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan as a future County highway alignment and has been dependent on development pressure within this area of Inver Grove Heights. This future realignment and abandonment of the existing portion of CSAH 28 will provide a more efficient transportation system and will eliminate offset intersections that do not meet access spacing guidelines for the trunk highway system. The realignment would add an eastern leg to the existing TH 3 and CSAH 28 (Amana Trail) three-legged roundabout. The City of Inver Grove Heights has elected to lead the preliminary engineering study to assist in guiding future development within this region of the City.
A JPA between Dakota County and the City of Inver Grove Heights is necessary to outline roles, responsibilities and cost participation for the preliminary engineering phase of CP 28-048. Cost participation will be in accordance with Dakota County's 2040 Transportation Plan (July 2021) expansion ...
Click here for full text