HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2003-45 - Requesting Funding for Construction for New Trunk Highway 212 - 03/04/2003 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,NIINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2003-45
Resolution of Legislative Priority: State Legislative Action in 2003
To Approve Funding for Construction of
New Trunk Highway 212 in the Southwest Metro area
WHEREAS,state Trunk Highway 212 is a critical transportation corridor serving the economic interests
of Southwest Minnesota from the Twin Cities to the South Dakota border; and
WHEREAS,the United States Congress has designated TH 212 as part of the National Highway System
and the Minnesota Department of Transportation has officially identified TH 212 as a critical"inter-regional
corridor"in the state; and
WHEREAS,reconstruction of TH 212 to a four-lane state highway from the Twin Cities to the South
Dakota border has long been recognized as one of the top transportation and economic priorities for Southwest
Minnesota; and
WHEREAS,construction of New Highway 212 in the counties of Hennepin and Carver(CR 147 to CSAH
4)represents a critical component in improving transportation service throughout Southwest Minnesota; and
WHEREAS,the section of New Highway 212 from I-494 to Hennepin County Road 4 has been
completed and opened to traffic; and
WHEREAS,the remaining section of the New Highway 212 project is in the design/build process for
construction; and
WHEREAS,substantially all required right-of-way for the New Highway 212 project has been or is now
been acquired; and
WHEREAS,the remaining section of the New Highway 212 project is scheduled to be ready for
construction in the 2004-05 time period; and
WHEREAS,over$100 million has already been invested in New Highway 212 in acquiring right-of-way,
design and construction,but the full benefit of this investment will not be realized until the remaining section
of the realignment project is constructed and operational; and
WHEREAS,the Minnesota Department of Transportation has designated the New Highway 212 project
as one of the state's top highway expansion projects and one of the first projects to receive necessary state
funding when such funding is available; and
WHEREAS,due to insufficient state highway funding, construction of New Highway 212 is currently
scheduled to begin in 2013,which is a schedule considered unacceptable by this Council and the citizens
it represents; and
WHEREAS,construction of New Highway 212 could be advanced from 2013 to 2004-05 with approval
of sufficient state funding by the 2003 Minnesota Legislature.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,the City has established as its top legislative investment
priority for 2003 approval by the Minnesota Legislature and Governor Tim Pawlenty of sufficient additional
state transportation funding to advance construction of New Highway 212 from 2013 to 2004-05.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 4th day of March,2003.
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ATTEST:
Kahileen Porta, City Clerk