DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Accept Local Road Improvement Program Grant Agreement Funds From Minnesota Department Of Transportation For Roundabout At Intersection Of County State Aid Highway 46 And County State Aid Highway 85 In Nininger And Vermillion Townships, County Project 46-057
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the Department Director to execute a Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) Grant Agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation for County Project (CP) 46-057.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 46-057 (Attachment: Location Map), which consists of installing a roundabout at the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 46 (160th Street East) and CSAH 85 (Goodwin Ave). The intersection of CSAH 46 and CSAH 85 exists today as a thru-stop-controlled intersection and has a crash and severity rate that exceeds the typical statewide average. Construction is scheduled for 2024.
By Resolution No. 23-540 (November 28, 2023), the County Board authorized staff to submit for grant funds to the 2023 LRIP for CP 46-057 and authorized the Physical Development Director to accept grant funds and execute the necessary grant agreement.
The project was selected to receive $1,500,000 of LRIP funds from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to be used for construction. By Resolution No. 24-272 (May 21, 2024), the 2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget was amended to include the additional grant funding.
Since notifying the County of the selection to receive LRIP funding, MnDOT has the additional requirements for the board resolution of acceptance:
* The resolution must authorize the Department Director to execute a grant agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation.
* The resolution must state that the County will provide any additional needed project funding above the $1,500,000 of LRIP funds.
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