DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Agreement With Great River Energy On County State Aid Highway 91 Reconstruction In Marshan Township, CP 91-29
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of agreement with Great River Energy for the reinforcement of their existing electric transmission poles and associated impacts along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 91 for County Project (CP) 91-29.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project 91-29, which includes the reconstruction of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 91 (Nicolai Avenue) from 210th Street to Trunk Highway 316 (Red Wing Boulevard) in Marshan Township (see Attachment: Location Map). Dakota County is the lead agency, with construction planned for the summer of 2023.
Great River Energy (GRE) operates a transmission line within its own easement along a portion of CSAH 91 and CSAH 62 (190th Street). In effort to minimize impacts that would require the relocation of the transmission line, the alignment of CSAH 91 was shifted. Despite this shift of alignment, the project will encroach on GRE's easement and facilities including the transmission poles at the intersection of CSAH 62 (190th Street) and CSAH 91. Since GRE owns the easement, the County is responsible for the costs to reinforce the transmission line poles and any necessary pole relocation work, as it is a project-related impact.
In Fall 2022, the County and GRE entered into an engineering review agreement to review the project's impacts on GRE's facilities. GRE has reviewed the project impacts and requires reinforcement for 19 transmission line poles. Based on this review, GRE has provided an estimate on the relocation costs of $171,974.00 and the associated modification/relocation agreement. Staff has reviewed the engineering determination agreement and proposed costs (see Attachment: Draft GRE Agreement).
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