DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With HR Green, Inc. For Professional Services For Highway 42 Pedestrian And Traffic Safety Improvements In Hastings And Amend 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget, County Project 42-161
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Execute a contract with HR Green, Inc., for preliminary and final design services for County Project 42-161 and amend the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 42-161 to modify and improve trail facilities, traffic design, and stormwater facilities and perform a mill and overlay of pavement on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 in Hastings between Lock Boulevard and Trunk Highway 61 in Hastings (Attachment: Project Area Map). In addition to roadway maintenance needs, this project aims to improve automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian safety in conjunction with adjacent planned improvements to the Mississippi River Greenway. The City of Hastings is participating in the development of this project and will contribute to costs as prescribed by County cost-share policies.
On September 25, 2023, Dakota County executed a contract with HR Green, Inc., to conduct a plan study for this segment of CSAH 42 and nearby segments of the Minnesota River Greenway and to complete preliminary plans. Under this contract, planning work and public outreach were completed, but work was not advanced to the design phase at the time the contract expired in September 2024. County staff developed a new scope of services that includes additional public involvement, utility and permit coordination, survey, traffic analysis, and completion of preliminary and final plans with the expectation of completion of these tasks in 2026 and construction in late 2026 or 2027. HR Green, Inc., responded with a proposal to complete design and related tasks for perm...
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