HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-021 Supporting Corridors of Commerce Application for I-35 and 50 -Lakeville - finalCITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 23-
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION
TO THE CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION
OF THE INTERSTATE 35 AND DAKOTA COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 50
INTERCHANGE
WHEREAS, The Minnesota Department of Transportation is providing funding through
the Corridors of Commerce program, and
WHEREAS, the funding is intended to provide additional transportation investment in state
highways through projects that support creation of additional highway capacity, eliminate
congestion, improve the movement of freight, remove barriers to interstate commerce and
maximize economic growth and development; and
WHEREAS, a total of $250 million is available statewide for projects in the 2022-2023
Corridors of Commerce program; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Lakeville, submitted a project
recommendation of the Interstate 35 and County State Aid Highway 50 Interchange
Reconstruction for Corridors of Commerce funding; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is requesting $77,485,640 in Corridors of Commerce funding;
and
WHEREAS, Dakota County secured $5,040,000 in federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2023
federal budget to complete planning, design, and environmental analyses to ensure the project is
shovel-ready and support efforts to explore funding options and leverage bonding/grant
opportunities at the federal, state, and regional levels; and
WHEREAS, to demonstrate the City of Lakeville's support and community consensus for
the project, the City is submitting this Resolution of Support; and
WHEREAS, this project will strengthen citizens' quality of life, advance public safety
initiatives and contribute to the success of local, regional, state and national economy.
WHEREAS, this project will provide long-term sustainable travel for all motorists and
transit by reducing congestion, improving safety, improving travel times and create a future
MnP ASS corridor; and
WHEREAS, this project will help to improve highway performance and enhance interstate
commerce, of this Tier 1 regional freight corridor, essential to local businesses and the region; and
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WHEREAS, the current interchange is deficient in capacity and geometry, and a new
interchange is necessary to address long-standing traffic congestion and safety concerns. The City
has invested or $20M along the CSAH 50 corridor in preparation for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby supports an
application to the Corridors of Commerce program for the reconstruction of the I-35 and Highway
50 Interchange.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 21st day of February 2023.
BY: _______________________
Luke M Hellier, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann Orlofsky, City Clerk