City Council Meeting Date: November 4, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
David Bennett, City Engineer/Public Works Director
Title
Consider Motion Authorizing Submittal of Application for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant Program - TH 246 & CSAH 1 Roundabout.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council authorizes Submittal of Application for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant Program - TH 246 & CSAH 1 Roundabout.
Summary Report:
For background information, please refer to the earlier agenda item on the TA Grant - Lincoln Parkway Walking and Biking Improvement Project. Staff will not provide a separate presentation under this agenda item; however, Council members may ask additional questions related to the project prior to taking public comment. Public comment will be received under this item, even though the presentation was provided as part of the previous agenda item.
Background
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds cost effective construction projects that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. In Greater Minnesota, MnDOT administers two HSIP programs: one focused on safety improvements to local roads and a second focused on safety improvements to state highways. The majority (60 percent) of HSIP funding goes to local roads.
The City of Northfield approved a TH 246 Scoping Study from TH 3 to CSAH 1 within Northfield city limits. The study approved a preferred concept (Attachment 1) for the study area. Included in the preferred concept is the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of TH 246 and CSAH 1 (Attachment 2). The proposed roundabout would be a joint project between the City of Northfield, who would be responsible for the North leg due to the upcoming turnback approval, Rice County, who would be responsible for the East and West legs of the roundabout, and MnDOT, which would be responsible for ...
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