DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Exchange Excess Right Of Way North Of County State Aid Highway 26 And East Of Trunk Highway 55 In City Of Eagan
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize a right of way land exchange for excess right of way north of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 26 (Lone Oak Road) and east of Trunk Highway (TH) 55 (Dodd Road) in the City of Eagan (Attachment: Location Map).
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, County staff is seeking authorization to exchange land adjacent to CSAH 26. By Resolution No. 97-631 (October 7, 1997), the County Board authorized staff to enter into a Cooperative Construction Agreement with the City of Eagan for CSAH 26 (Lone Oak Road), Dakota County Project (CP) 26-28. As part of CP 26-28, Dakota County purchased three complete parcels (PIN Nos. 10-00100-55-030, 10-00100-55-040, and 10-00100-55-060) jointly with the City of Eagan for widening CSAH 26 (Lone Oak Road) from CSAH 43 (Lexington Avenue) through the TH 55 intersection for CP 26-28. Costs associated with these three parcels were split 55 percent to the County and 45 percent to the City of Eagan in accordance with County policy. The southerly portion of the parcels is needed to reconstruct CSAH 26, including ponding as part of CP 26-54 in 2022 and 2023. The County obtained the north portion of the parcels as remnants.
Minn. Stat. ? 373.01 allows a county to exchange parcels of real property of substantially similar or equal value without advertising for bids when acquiring real property for County highway right of way. The proposed parcel acquisition and parcel remnant vacation and conveyance are consistent with the law (Attachment: Assessor Valuation).
Conditions for the exchange of these parcels will require that access to the parcels be restricted along TH 55 and CSAH 26 except for a location on CSAH 26 across from Holiday Lane. Access to adjoining parcels will be provided through t...
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