HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-069 Resolution Requesting the MN Dept of Transportation to Perfrom Speed Zone Study for 185th Street from Kenwood Trl to Dodd Blvd CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 25-069
Resolution Requesting the Minnesota Department of Transportation to
Perform a Speed Zone Study for 185�`Street from Kenwood Trail to Dodd Boulevard
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner is authorized to
designate speed limits on public roadways per Minnesota Statute 169.14; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to State Statutes, local authorities may request that the Minnesota
Department of Transportation perform an engineering and traffic investigation speed zone study
when they believe the existing speed limit is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under existing
conditions; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County has jurisdiction over 185�'Street (County State Aid Highway 60) and
the City of Lakeville supports a Speed Zone Study;and
WHEREAS, 185`''Street between Kenwood Trail and Dodd Boulevard is being reconstructed and
expanded from a two-lane undivided rural highway to a four-lane divided urban highway in 2025;
and
WHEREAS, the speed limit along the corridor will need to be reviewed once construction is
completed as conditions along the corridor will have sufficiently changed such that an engineering
study and traffic investigation is appropriate to determine reasonable and safe speed limits.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lakeville,Minnesota
requests that the Minnesota Department of Transportation perform an engineering study and
traffic investigation for 185�' Street from Kenwood Trail to Dodd Boulevard.
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 5`�day of May 2025.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE:
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Luke M. Hellier, Mayor
Ann Orlofsky, City Clerk