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RESOLUTION N0.92-145
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INTERIM
THIRD LANE PROJECT FOR I-35W
WHEREAS,. the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan
Council, and the Federal Highway Administration have been preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for I-35W South for several years; and
WI~REAS, MN/DOT has programmed construction of an interim third lane on
I-35W between I-494 and Trunk Highway 13 in 1993 and 1994; and
WHEREAS, this interim third lane will temporarily relieve the
intolerable delays which occur daily to 35W users; and
WHEREAS, additional capacity would have to be added to meet the demands
expected to occur by the year 2010; and
WHEREAS, a group of citizens and elected officials from South
Minneapolis have prepared an additional Report entitled "I-35W Change Plan:
Economic Solution," which proposes o~ the addition of Light Rail Transit
(LRT) to the 35W corridor; and
• WHEREAS, this report is woefully incomplete, provides no relief for the
most congested portions of the freeway, and does not even begin to meet demand.
NOW, TI~REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Lakeville urges Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner James Denn
to continue the plan to construct a third lane on 35W in 1993- and to avoid any
additional delays...
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville
this 8th day of September, 1992.
D ane Zaun, M o
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, City erk
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