HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5City of Lakeville
Public Works – Engineering Division
Memorandum
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Zach Johnson, City Engineer
Copy: Justin Miller, City Administrator
Paul Oehme, Public Works Director
Date: January 27, 2020
Subject: County Road 9 and 179th Street Corridor Study
City Council Action Requested
None. City staff will provide a project update and submit a future resolution adopting the plan.
Overview
The 2003 Dakota County East-West Corridor Preservation Study identified the 179th Street
alignment as a preservation corridor to address disjointed and inefficient east-west roadway
mobility between Interstate 35 and Trunk Highway 3. Lakeville and Dakota County recently
partnered on the County Road 9 and 179th Street Corridor Study to coordinate planning efforts and
identify required improvements to County Road 9 (Dodd Boulevard) and 179th Street between
Highview Avenue and Pilot Knob Road. Key study objectives were 1) traffic analysis; 2) public
outreach/engagement; and 3) design recommendations. The study serves as framework for a
future jurisdictional transfer of roadway segments between the City and County, and future
capital improvement planning.
179th Street and Dodd Boulevard contribute to economic development and quality of life and are
important elements of the City and County transportation systems. Future improvements and a
jurisdictional transfer will provide for improved safety, traffic operations and increasing traffic
levels to beter serve the area. Due to geographical significance and future traffic demands, 179th
Street is more appropriately County-controlled and Dodd Boulevard City-controlled. City and
County staff continue to coordinate efforts in evaluating the timing, roadway and intersection
improvements and costs necessary for these capital improvements.
Planned Roadway Improvements Construction Year
179th Street (Future CSAH 9) 2020
• Cedar Avenue – Fieldfare Way CP 20-08
179th Street (Future CSAH 9) 2020
• Fieldcrest Avenue – Eventide Way Knob Hill of Lakeville
Dodd Boulevard (Future City Street 2022
• Gerdine Path – Dodd Lane CP 21-05
179th Street (Future CSAH 9) 2022
• Highview Avenue – Cedar Avenue CP 23-04