City Council Meeting Date: September 1, 2020
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Consider Resolution Approving MnDOT Local Partnership Program (LPP) Grant Application for 2022/2023 for Trunk Highway (TH) 3 Traffic Signal Modifications.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the attached Resolution for LPP Grant Application for 2022/2023 for Trunk Highway 3 Traffic Signal Modifications.
Summary Report:
LPP is a statewide transportation partnership with local agencies that construct MnDOT highway improvements that are mutually beneficial, and are not programmed on State Highways. MnDOT has indicated for 2022/2023 they have $1.3M available ($400,000 in 2022 and $900,000 in 2023).
Staff has identified upgrading the traffic signals on TH 3 with Emergency Vehicle Preemption, Flashing Yellow Arrows, and LED lights as proposed improvements. These signal improvements currently aren't in MnDOT's 10-year plan for improvements. Therefore, this grant is an opportunity to make improvements on the Trunk Highway, that will benefit Northfield and MnDOT.
The EVP will decrease response times for police, ambulance, and fire. In decreasing response times, it will benefit Northfield and surrounding rural service area by getting emergency responders to the seen sooner. In addition, EVP's prewarn the public of emergency responders arriving at signalized intersection therefore allowing the intersection to clear and get emergency responders through. This for example would have reduced the likelihood of a recent squad car crash at a signalized intersection.
The total project cost for this improvement is $540,000. Staff also included the EVP cost for TH 3 at County 1 and TH 3 at Hester St. in Dundas. Those costs are estimated to be $35,000. The local share of that is $20,000. The Rice County Engineer has indicated they will fund...
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