HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2007-467CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-467
TRUNK HIGHWAY 55 FROM PLYMOUTH TO ROCKFORD
CONCEPT PLAN CONCURRENCE
WHEREAS, Minnesota's State Transportation plan recognizes Think Highway (TH) 55 as a
High Priority Regional Corridor that links communities in Western Hennepin County and Wright
County to trade centers in the Twin Cities area; and
WHEREAS, the long term success of the western Hennepin County depends on maintaining the
safe, timely and efficient movement of people and goods on TH 55; and
WHEREAS, the continued growth of the region is leading to increasing travel demand in the
corridor and development pressure adjacent to the corridor which, if unmanaged, can adversely
affect the level of performance, safety and congestion experienced by users of the corridor; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT),
recognizing the potential impact of continued growth pressure on the corridor, completed a
Future Traffic Demand Study along the corridor identify the long-term role that TH 55 will play
in meeting the transportation needs of western Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition includes representatives of communities,
businesses, and individual citizens with the mission to secure right-of-way and related needed
infrastructure for the Highway 55 corridor between I-494 and Annandale, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition has secured federal funding for transportation
and environmental studies, right-of-way preservation and safety improvements projects for the
Highway 55 corridor within Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, based on traffic demand and environmental considerations, the TH 55 project staff
including staff from Mn/DOT and Hennepin County, and their consultants recommend and have
developed a concept plan for the transition of TH 55 to controlled access freeway -hybrid type
facility from I-494 to County Road 116 (Pinto Drive) and the upgrade from a 2 -lane to a 4 -lane
facility from County Road 116 to the Crow River and are completing a federal Environmental
Assessment/State Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA/EAW) to assess the potential
impacts of the proposed improvements; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the concept design development and completion of the EA/EAW is
to (1) designate a corridor to be protected for future Highway 55 right-of-way, (2) to inform local
transportation system and land development planning, and (3) to enable the implementation of
individual improvement projects, consistent with the concept design, as funding becomes
available;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA:
1. Endorses the recommended concept plan for Highway 55 documented in the TH 55 from
Plymouth to Rockford EA/EAW.
2. Endorses the concept that an adequate network of supporting roads is necessary to attain the
TH 55 vision and that the roadway improvements identified in the TH 55 EA/EAW will be
considered as guidance until such time as refinements to these improvements area identified
and developed through cooperation between the Minnesota Department of Transportation,
local governmental units and other state agencies.
3. Recognizes the regional significance of the corridor in supporting the regional economy and
intends to reflect the recommendations of the TH 55 EA/EAW through updates to the City's
land use and transportation plans as well as land development ordinances.
4. Is committed to working in partnership with Mn/DOT and the other partners along the
corridor in order to achieve the vision and implement the recommendations of the TH 55
EA/EAW.
Adopted by the City Council on November 13, 2007.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on November 13, 2007, with the original thereof on file in my office, and
the same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk