HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2023-13 TH 55 Corridors of CommerceCity of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2023=13
Motion By: Schultz
Seconded By: Vehrenkamp
February 9, 2023
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE FUNDING REQUEST
TO RESURFACE HIGHWAY 55 FROM CR 118 TO CR 19,
WITH TWO-LANE TO FOUR -LANE EXPANSION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has approved $200 million or more in Trunk Highway bond
funds for the 2022-2023 Corridors of Commerce program (COC); and
WHEREAS, resurfacing Trunk Highway (TH) 55 from County Road (CR) 118 TO CR 19, with two-
lane to four -lane expansion is eligible for funding in the fiscal year 2022 COC program; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition, in partnership with coalition membership, is
requesting $43 million in funding for reconstruction of TH 55 from a two-lane undivided to a four -
lane divided roadway and access consolidation in Hennepin County from Arrowhead Drive in the
City of Medina to CR 19 north of Loretto; and
WHEREAS, TH 55 provides for safe and efficient movement of goods, services, and people
between Hennepin and Wright counties as well as communities and industries across
northwestern Minnesota.; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corcoran confirms its support for the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition's
request for $43 million in 2022 Corridors of Commerce program funding to resurface TH 55 from
CR 118 to CR 19 with expansion from a two to a four -lane highway; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that th
Highway 55 Corridor Coalition funding reque�
Transportation's 2022-2023 Corridors of Commerc
enaineerina services necessary to resurface TH 55
lane expansion.
VOTING AYE
� McKee, Tom
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Bottema, Jon
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Nichols, Jeremy
® Schultz, Alan
® Vehrenkamp, Dean
City of Corcoran does hereby support a
through the Minnesota Department Of
program for construction, right-of-way, and
From CR 118 to CR 19 with two-lane to four -
VOTING NAY
❑ McKee, Tom
❑ Bottema, Jon
❑ Nichols, Jeremy
❑ Schultz, Alan
❑ Vehrenkamp, Dean
Whereupon, said Resolution is hereby declared adopted on this 9t'' day of February, 2023.
ATTEST:
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Michelle Friedrich —City Clerk
m McKee —Mayor
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