Outline Process Purpose & Need System Scenarios Open House Comments Next Steps
Study Process Study Began Fall 2014 Open Houses in Fall 2014 & Jan 2015 May 4 Council Meeting Extended study schedule Additional Stakeholder Meetings Detailed assessment of concepts & refinements Open House 9/23/15 Council Updates: 10/5 and 10/12 Information provided at Open House & What We Heard
Purpose MAPO Transportation & Need Plan Look at 20-30 year system needs to develop a shared transportation vision moving forward Proactively plan for the future (NOT building long-term vision today) Allow County and Cities to identify best approach well before growth results in traffic issues Minimize Impacts Minimize Costs Help to ensure investments are wisely made Improvement projects happen when needed
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Purpose MAPO Transportation & Need Plan The Dakota County 2030 Transportation Plan identifies the need for this study: Bridge gap between area of adjacent studies Increase in traffic with proposed planned growth based on City Plans Address the disconnected North/South and East/West County roadway system in study area
AREA STUDIES? A@ %&f( %&c(?±a@ Cliff Rd Mendota Heights Pilot Knob Rd 31 Eagan 31 28 30?cA@ %&c( 32?ØA@ Lone Oak Rd 43 Lexington Ave?tA@?tA@?cA@ Sunfish Lake %&f(? A@ Robert St REGIONAL 70th St W 26 ROADWAY Yankee Doodle Rd Diffley Rd 63 Delaware Ave Argenta Tr W VISIONING STUDY 110th St W 73 14?ØA@ 20 105th St )p Inver Grove Heights 71 73 28 26 )p HIGHWAY 32 (CLIFF ROAD) STUDY 80th Concord St S St E Blvd E Concord 56?éA@ 38 McAndrews Rd Apple Valley 33 125th St W? A@ 73 Rich Valley Blvd PINE BEND AREA STUDY Blaine Ave E Rosemount 145th St W 145th St E 150th St W 42 )p 46 160th St W 46 Coates?éA@ Dodd Blvd Pilot Knob Rd 31 Farmington? A@ ROSEMOUNT/EMPIRE/UMORE TRANSPORTATION STUDY Empire Township Cedar Ave [ 0 1 2Miles 200th St W 66 200th St E DAKOTA COUNTY ARTERIAL CONNECTOR STUDY PINE BEND AREA
System MAPO Transportation Scenarios Plan Scenarios A and C eliminated from further consideration due to safety/mobility considerations Focus on Scenarios B and D Implementation phasing: Short-Term vs Long-Term Cost implications Coordination with stakeholders continues
DAKOTA COUNTY ARTERIAL CONNECTOR STUDY PINE BEND AREA
COUNTY 73 SCENARIO - B REFINED 52 COUNTY RD. 32 CLARK CLIFF RD. COUNTY 71 EY AKRON 73 LL VA COUNTY CH RI AVE. 117TH ST. V BL D. AUG 3, 2015 P R E L I MI N A R Y S U B J E C TT O C H A N G E BONAIRE PATH 0 1000 2000 scale in feet 3000
Area Constraints August 2015 Scenario D Refined Other Alignments Considered - Not Carried Forward
COUNTY 73 SCENARIO - D REFINED 52 COUNTY RD. 32 CLARK CLIFF RD. COUNTY 71 EY AKRON 73 LL VA COUNTY CH RI AVE. 117TH ST. V BL D. JUL 25, 2015 P R E L I MI N A R Y S U B J E C TT O C H A N G E BONAIRE PATH 0 1000 2000 scale in feet 3000
OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEEDS )p Mississippi River?ØA@?tA@ E/F? A@ Eagan G WX GÑWX Inver Grove Heights GÓWX 105th St E Lebanon Hills Regional Park B G WX GÑWX 117th St E? A@ SÈ D Rosemount Bonaire Path Flint Hills?ØA@ 140th St E G±WX 3-Lane County Roadway 4-Lane County Roadway Indicates North-South CR 73/CR 71 Options *Either Scenarios B or D will be reflected in final document once one is selected )p Coates [ 0 0.5 1 Miles DAKOTA COUNTY ARTERIAL CONNECTOR STUDY PINE BEND AREA
Improvement MAPO Transportation Phasing Plan Interim improvements on Akron Avenue: two-lane roadway, left turns, shoulder/right-turn lane, and ditch ** Left- and right-turn lanes key safety elements
Scenario D Option 2 Scenario B and D Option 1 $13 M - $16 M $28.5 M - $39.5 M < OR >
Scenario D Option 1 Scenario B Option 1 $21 M - $23 M TOTAL: $36.5 M - $39 M < OR > $26 M - $36 M TOTAL: $39 M - $49.5 M Scenario D Option 2 $18 M - $21.5 M TOTAL: $46.5 M - $61 M
Open MAPO House Transportation 3 Comment Plan Themes Interim improvement on Akron Avenue Long-Term R/W needs along Akron Avenue Cost estimating Cut-through traffic concerns Access and safety for residents along Akron Avenue (Driveways along county highway) Need for improvements on 117 th Street
Next Steps Study Team Final Assessment & Developing Recommendations: Interim improvements along Akron Avenue Long-term system vision Approach for phasing improvements -- build lane improvements If feasible, Scenario D in the long term is preferable More discussion needed to define the feasibility of Scenario D
Next Steps City Council Updates October 2015 Study Report November-December 2015 City/County Board Meeting Request for Adoption of Study Winter 2016