Northfield Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Date: October 21, 2026
To: Members of the Northfield Transportation Advisory Committee
From: David Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Consider recommendation to the Mayor and City Council formation of a stakeholder committee for MnDOT upcoming 2032 Trunk Highway (TH) 3 Bridge Replacement over the Cannon River, 2033 TH-3 Bridge Replacement over the Railroad, 2034 TH-19 Bridge Replacement over the Cannon River.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield Transportation Advisory Committee recommends to the Mayor and City Council the formation of a stakeholder committee for MnDOT upcoming 2032 Trunk Highway (TH) 3 Bridge Replacement over the Cannon River, 2033 TH-3 Bridge Replacement over the Railroad, 2034 TH-19 Bridge Replacement over the Cannon River.
Summary Report:
MnDOT has three upcoming bridge projects, and at the July 2025 NTAC meeting MnDOT presented on the two TH-3 bridge replacements and the City has more recently learned about the 2034 TH-19 Bridge Replacement over the Cannon River (Second St. Bridge). MnDOT is currently in the preliminary design/scoping layout phases for all three bridge replacement projects.
It is critical that these bridge replacement projects meet our local and regional transportation needs. Bridges only get replaced 50-75 years, so it is important that these replacements not only address motor vehicles, but other transportation choices. These bridge replacement projects cannot be done in a vacuum. They need to look holistically along the corridor, the land-use context, how it connects, and what the future corridor could look like.
With NTAC’s recommendation to City Council, Council passed resolution 2026-022 requesting MnDOT provide safety solution for walking and biking at grade and below the upcoming bridge projects on TH-3. It is important for the community to be connected to help shape these upcoming bridge replacement projects. Understanding this, a sta...
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