HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2000-58 - Requesting Carver and Hennepin Counties to Adopt and Implement a Schedule for Upgrading Th 101 - 03/21/2000 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,
HENNEPIN COUNTY,IVIINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-58
RESOLUTION REQUESTING CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES
TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A SCHEDULE FOR
UPGRADING TH 101
WHEREAS, TH 101, between West 78th Street and CSAH 62 is in desperate need of
reconstruction and has an accident rate exceeding twice the average accident rate for similar
roadways in Hennepin County;
WHEREAS, TH 101 is in a process of turn-back from MnDOT to the counties of Carver and
Hennepin;
WHEREAS,Hennepin County has completed a turn-back agreement with MnDOT for TH 101;
WHEREAS, Carver County is negotiating with MnDOT to complete an agreement for turn-back
of TH 101;
WHEREAS, completed turn-back agreements will specify that MnDOT provide a unique
revenue source to restore the function of the roadway to current standards;
WHEREAS, the affected agencies of Carver County, Hennepin County, Chanhassen and Eden
Prairie have been engaged in a process to develop conceptual design alternatives for improving
TH 101;
WHEREAS,public meetings have been held in Eden Prairie and Chanhassen for the purpose of
soliciting input from affected residents in the corridor regarding six design concepts for
improvement to the roadway;
WHEREAS, consensus has not been reached on a preferred design concept for improvement to
the roadway;
WHEREAS, growth in the traffic service area tributary to the corridor is ever increasing, the
roadway pavement continues to deteriorate and safety is of paramount concern.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Eden Prairie City Council that, Hennepin
County and Carver County as the recipient agencies to the turn-back of TH 101, are implored to
take a visionary leadership role in a proactive process to adopt and engage in a schedule to
improve TH 101 based on the following criteria:
1. That the priority design criteria be safety(including stopping sight distances, entering
sight distances, signals and intersection geometrics) to implement a solution that
reduces the accident rate on the roadway to one consistent with (or below) similar
corridors in the metro area.
2. That pedestrian and bicycle transportation facilities be provided in the corridor.
3. That the functional classification in the approved Transportation Plans of affected
agencies for TH 101 and parallel routes be the basis for predicting future traffic
volumes and design criteria.
4. That expected growth in the service area and regional transportation needs be fully
considered in the planning and design process.
5. That a simple overlay and minor maintenance will not adequately address safety and
design issues in the corridor and therefore be eliminated from consideration.
6. That even though it is unlikely a two-lane roadway will adequately address the
criteria above, key environmental impacts and specific transportation needs be more
fully developed for:
• Concept Design 2 — two lanes with intersection and signal improvements and
trails on both sides
• Concept Design 3 — similar to Concept 2, but with a continuous center-left turn
lane
• Concept Design 4 — four lane undivided with intersection and signal
improvements and trails on both sides.
7. That details developed as indicated in 6. above, be the basis of additional public
meetings with a goal of narrowing the scope to one preferred design concept by
September,2000.
8. That final environmental documentation necessary to obtain layout approval be
developed by January,2001.
9. That after Step 8, a working committee with staff and citizens be established to meet
on a periodic basis to review final design details, review compliance with layout plan
approval and provide input on mitigation details with a goal of final design
completion by January,2002.
10. That a Spring, 2002-construction start be scheduled.
11. That the entire process maintain rigorous attention to communication and a schedule
of public meetings to keep area residents fully informed of progress and decisions.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on March 21,2000.
jean .Harris,Mayor
ATTEST: SEAL
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thle A. Porta, City Clerk