HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 86-222 - Requesting MnDOT to Include Pedestrian Overpass Over TH5 with Proposed CR#4 TH5 Improvement Project - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY , MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 86-222
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INCLUDE A
PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS OVER STATE HIGHWAY 5 WITH THE PROPOSED COUNTY ROAD 4/STATE
HIGHWAY 5 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS , the City of Eden Prairie has constructed a 8' wide bituminous
walkway/bikeway adjacent to County Road 4 , and
WHEREAS, this hikeway/bikeway receives a high amount of pedestrian and
bicycle use , especially during the school year, due to the proximity of the
high school and the middle school , and
WHEREAS , County Road 4 is a major segement in the pedestrian/bicycle
transportation system for the City, and
WHEREAS , the existing intersection is extremely dangerous for pedestrian
or bicycle use , and
WHEREAS, the proposed improvement will precipitate this dangerous
condition for individuals using the trail system, and
WHEREAS, the existing grades in this location will facilitate a
pedestrian crossing with a minimum amount of undue up and down movement , and
WHEREAS, the projected amount of increased traffic on Highway 5 will
create an even higher degree of intolerable conditions for a pedestrian
crossing in this location ,
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Eden
Prairie does hereby request the Minnesota Highway Department to include a
pedestrian bridge as part of the intersection improvement of State Highway 5
and County Road 4;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie
does hereby request the Department of Transportation share in the cost of this
bridge to an amount not to exceed 75% of the cost of the structure, as per
Highway Department basic policies and procedures 5-105.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 2nd day of
September, 1986.
,,-Gary D: Pe- erson, Mayor
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/ . Frane , City Clerk SEAL