DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Cities Of Burnsville And Apple Valley For Traffic Signal Revisions At County State Aid Highway 11 And Palomino Road, County Project 11-29
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize executing a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the cities of Burnsville and Apple Valley for the traffic signal revision project at the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 11 and Palomino Road intersection, County Project (CP) 11-29.
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is partnering with the Cities of Burnsville and Apple Valley on CP 11-29. The traffic signal is owned and operated by Dakota County.
The County is the lead agency for CP 11-29 and is responsible for performing project design and construction inspection. The project revised the signal system to allow for flashing yellow arrow operations on the CSAH 11 approaches, as well as hardware updates to the cabinet, allowing their operations (Attachment: Location Map). This project will improve vehicle delay and safety, as well as allow flexibility of the left-turn operations to improve pedestrian crossing safety and vehicle interactions at the intersection.
A JPA with the City is necessary to define County and City design, construction, and cost participation for CP 11-29. The cost participation for traffic signal revisions will be in accordance with adopted Cost Share Policy F.4 Cost Participation - Traffic Signals. The County's share is 50 percent (estimated $15,000), and each City's cost share is 25 percent (estimated $7,500). County and City maintenance, operation, and energy cost responsibilities will remain as identified in Traffic Signal Agreement 01-05, by Resolution No. 01-241 (April 9, 2001). Per Agreement 01-05, the Cities pay costs associated with street lighting as well as 25% of energy costs each, with the County paying the remaining energy costs, maintenance, an...
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