HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-002 Dakota County Mobility and Safety Improvements: Interstate 35 and CSAH 5/50 Interchange and Bridge Reconstruction Project CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 26-002
Resolution Supporting Dakota County's Application for Funding Through the Fiscal Year
2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Federal Grant Program for the
Dakota County Mobility and Safety Improvements: Interstate 35 and County State Aid
Highway 5/50 Interchange and Bridge Reconstruction Project
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding
opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development
(BUILD) Grant Program;and
WHEREAS, the funding is intended to provide additional investment in locally or regionally
significant transportation infrastructure projects that improve safety, enhance economic growth
and development of interstate commerce, and remove barriers to community access; and
WHEREAS, funding for the BUILD program is provided by the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act and/or additional funding that may become available under the Fiscal Year 2026
Appropriations Act; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County, with support from the City of Lakeville, is applying for funding for
the Dakota County Mobility and Safety Improvements: Interstate 35 and County State Aid
Highway 5/50 Interchange and Bridge Reconstruction project,including transportation safety and
community access improvements; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is requesting $25,000,000 in BUILD 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 local support and community consensus for the project, the City of
Lakeville is submitting this Resolution of Support; and
WHEREAS, the project will advance public safety initiatives, bolster the success of the local,
regional, state, and national economy, and strengthen citizens' quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the project will help to improve regional highway and bridge performance and
enhance interstate commerce of this Tier 1 regional freight corridor, essential to local businesses
and the region; and
WHEREAS, the project will provide long-term sustainable travel for all motorists and transit by
reducing congestion, improving safety, improving travel times and creating a future MnPASS
corridor; and
WHEREAS,the current interchange and bridges are deficient in capacity and geometry,and a new
interchange and bridges are necessary to address long-standing traffic congestion and safety
concerns; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville has invested more than $20 million along the Dakota Counry
State Aid Highway 5/50 corridor in preparation for this project.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby supports an application
to the Fiscal Year 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant
Program for the Dakota County Mobility and Safety Improvements: Interstate 35 and County State
Aid Highway 50/5 Interchange and Bridge Reconstruction project.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 5�''day of January 2026.
BY:
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L e M. Hellier, Mayor
ATTES ED:
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Ann Orlofsky, City Clerk