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City of <br /> Elk City of Elk River <br /> River City Council <br /> Resolution 18- <br /> A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Supporting Corridors of <br /> Commerce Funding of Safety and Mobility Improvements on TH 169 in Elk River <br /> WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 169 from the Mississippi River to CSAR 33 in Elk River carries in <br /> excess of 47,500 vehicles a day with an additional 40,000 side street movements served; and <br /> WHEREAS, the safety and performance of this corridor continues to decline every year; and <br /> WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and the Metropolitan Council has identified this segment of <br /> Principal Arterial roadway at the highest level of need for conversion to grade separation of the <br /> intersections; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Elk River has vested over $1 million in local funding to complete the <br /> preliminary design and environmental review that have received a Find of No Significant hnpact from <br /> the Federal Highway Administration; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is recognized,beyond the daily commerce and local trips served, this is an <br /> important corridor that serves the many recreational users of northern Minnesota and beyond. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Elk River City Council supports a project that <br /> would provide grade separation for the five existing at-grade signalized intersections (TH10 ramp, <br /> Main Street, School Street, 193Td Avenue, 1971h Avenue) on TH169/101 corridor; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED should funding be insufficient for the full project the City of Elk <br /> River supports a smaller project that would provide grade separation for three existing at-grade <br /> signalized intersections (TH10 ramp,Main Street, School Street) on the TH169/101 corridor,with <br /> the remaining intersections (193Td Avenue, 1971h Avenue) to be considered in the future; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City of Elk River supports MnDOT allocating funding of <br /> the above-described improvements through the current Corridors of Commerce project solicitation. <br /> Passed and adopted this 161h day of January, 2018. <br /> John J. Dietz,Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Tina Allard, City NATUREJ <br />