HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2007-92 TRUNK HIGHWAY 55 FROM PLYMOUTH TO ROCKFORD CONCEPT PLAN CONCURRENCE City of Corcoran
County of Hennepin �
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-9z
Motion By: H i i r1 n k
SeC011ded By: G r a b o w s k i
TRUNK HIGHWAY 55 FROM PLYMOUTH TO ROCKFORD
CONCEPT PLAN CONCURRENCE
WHEREAS,Minnesota's State Transportation Plan recognizes Trunk Highway(TH) 55 as a
High Priority Regional Corridor that links communities in Western Hennepin County and Wright
County to trade centers in the Twin Cities area; and
WHEREAS,the long term success of the western Hennepin County depends on maintaining the
safe,timely,and efficient movement of people and goods on TH 55; and
WHEREAS,in continued growth of the region is leading to increasing travel demand in the
corridor and development pressure adjacent to the corridor which, if untnanaged, can adversely
affect the level of performance, safety and congestion experience by users of the comdor; and
WHEREAS,Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation(Mn/DOT),
recognizing the potential impact of continued growth pressure on the corridor, completed a
Future Demand Study along the corridor identify the long-term role tha.t TH 55 will play in
meeting the transportation needs of western Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS,the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition includes representatives of communities,
businesses, and individual citizens with the mission to secure right of way and related needed
infrastructure for the Highway 55 corridor between I-494 and Annandale, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS,based on traffic demand and environmental considerations,the TH 55 project staff
including staff from Mn/DOT and Hennepin County,and their consultants recommend and have
developed a concept plan for transition to the TH 55 to controlled access freeway-hybrid type
facility from I-494 to County Road 116(Pinto Drive)and upgrade from a 2-lane to a 4-lane
facility from County Road 116 to the Crow River and ha.ve completed a federal Environmental
Assessment/State Environmental Assessment Worksheet(EA/EAV�to assess the potential
impacts of the proposed improvements; and
WHEREAS,the purpose of the concept design development and completion of the EAlEAW is
to(1)designate a corridor to be protected for future Highway 55 right-of-way, (2)to inform local
transporta.tion system and land development planning, and(3)to enable the implementation of
individual improvement projects,consistent with the concept design, as funding becomes
available.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the City of Corcoran of Hennepin County
endorses the recommended concept plan for Highway 55 documented in the TH 55 from
Plymouth to Rockford EA/EAW.
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� City of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Corcoran of Hennepin County endorses the
concept that an adequate network of supporting roads is necessary to attain the TH 55 vision and
that the roadway improvements identified in the TH 55 EA/EAW will be considered as guidance
until such time as refinements to these improvements are identified and developed through
cooperation between the Minnesota Department of Transportation, local governmental units and
other state agencies.
FURTHERMORE BE IT RESOLVED, the city of Corcoran of Hennepin County recognizes
the regional significance of the corridor in supporting the regional economy and intends to reflect
the recommendations of the TH 55 EAlEAW through updates to the City of Corcoran's land use
and transportation plans as well as land development ordinances.
FURTHERMORE BE IT RESOLVED,the City of Corcoran of Hennepin County is
committed to working in partnership with MnDOT and the other partners along the corridor in
order to achieve the vision and implement the recommendations of the TH 55 EA/EAW.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Corcaran of Hennepin County intends ta bring
forward the following issues as thev relate to the limited access points along TH SS within the
Citv of Corcoran and nei�hborin�communities for resolution and discussion with the TH 55
project team:
➢ The need to provide for north/south corridor connections
➢ Study the impacts to residential and gravel collector roads outside of the Corridor
caused by the Corridor improvements
➢ Plan for access points utilizing Backage and Frontage road options
➢ Coordination with Corcoran in area transportation planning to assure safe and e�cient
access points
VOTING AYE VOTING NAY
X Guenthner, Ken Guenthner, Ken
�_Grabowski, Chuck Grabowski, Chuck
X Hudok, Christopher Hudok, Christopher
X Jacobs, Paul Jacobs, Paul
�_Thomas, Ron Thomas, Ron
Whereupon said Resolution is hereby declared adopted
this 19`" day of November 2007.
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Ken Guenthner, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Barb Larson, City Clerk