DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Approve Letter Of Support For Trunk Highway 13 Planning Study In Mendota Heights For 2024-2025 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Discretionary Grant Program
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the approval of a letter of support to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for pursuit of grant funding through the 2024-2025 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program for the Trunk Highway 13 Slope Stability Planning Study in Mendota Heights.
SUMMARY
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning a Highway 13 Slope Stability Planning Project in Mendota Heights to investigate slope failures within the corridor and to formulate long-term strategies to enhance system resilience. By bolstering resilience, the project seeks to mitigate slope failures and ensure continued access for residents, educational institutions, businesses, cyclists, and pedestrians utilizing the Big Rivers Regional Trail. Enhancing resilience is expected to decrease the occurrence and consequences of landslides, resulting in substantial cost savings for MnDOT and a reduction in impact on the traveling public.
To assist in the costs of the study, MnDOT is pursuing funding through the FY 2024-2025 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program and seeks a letter of support from Dakota County for the application. The County does not have a cost-participation in MnDOT's Highway 13 Slope Stability Planning Project.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends the approval of a letter of support for MnDOT's pursuit of 2024-2025 PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program funds to assist in their Highway 13 Planning Study in Mendota Heights.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
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