DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Stonebrooke Engineering, Inc. For Final Design, Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Burnsville, And Amend 2026 Transportation CIP Budget For County State Aid Highway 38 (McAndrews Road) In City of Burnsville, County Project 38-61
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a Professional Design Services contract with Stonebrooke Engineering, Inc. to complete the CSAH 38 Final Design project to address crash safety, mobility issues, and improve pedestrian and bicycle access along the corridor, County Project (CP) 38-61. Authorize execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Burnsville to establish cost share and project responsibilities. Authorize a budget amendment to the 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY
Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Burnsville, is advancing the CSAH 38 Final Design project along McAndrews Road from CSAH 5 to Aldrich Avenue S to address safety, mobility, and multimodal connectivity challenges. The corridor currently experiences high crash rates at Irving Avenue and 141st Street, operational issues for minor street traffic, and limited pedestrian and bicycle access.
Proposed improvements include:
* Constructing a roundabout at Irving Avenue
* Modifying and installing traffic signals (including Burnhaven Drive)
* Adding a new trail on the south side and improving crossings
* Implementing access management through medians and three-quarter intersections
* Completing mill and overlay design services along CSAH 5 between 140th Street and CSAH 42
These enhancements aim to improve safety, traffic operations, and connectivity for residents, businesses, and all modes of travel. The project builds on previous studies (2020 safety review, 2024/2025 corridor study) and incorporates MnDOT's Level 1 Layout recommendations. The project is assumed to be federall...
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