HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 87-138 - Joint Resolution of Eden Prairie and Bloomington Requesting Immediate Building of County Road 18 from West 108th Street to I-494 - JOINT RESOLUTION OF EDEN PRAIRIE & BLOOMINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 87-138
RE: COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY NO. 18 (TOWN LINE AVE. ) FROM WEST
108TH STREET TO I .494
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie is the governing body
of the City empowered to act on the behalf of the citizens of the City for the
protection of public health, safety and welfare-, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bloomington is the governing body
of the City empowered to act on the behalf of the citizens of the City for the
protection of public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is the governing body of
Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, County Road 18 is located on the common boundary of Eden Prairie and
Bloomington; and
WHEREAS, County Road 18 is on the County Highway System, this resolution is
respectfully submitted; and
WHEREAS, the construction of County Road 18 from I-lest Old Shakopee Road and
Riverview Ave. to I .H.494 is urgently needed to provide adequate access to signi-
ficant existing and proposed residential areas in the cities of Eden Prairie and
Bloomington; and
WHEREAS, the design of subdivisions and developments along County Road 18 has
for several years contemplated the improvement of this county road to high standards
and assisted planning for it through access control , space provisions and structural
setbacks; and
WHEREAS, County Road 18 is of primary importance to the total road system of
the area ; and
WHEREAS, County Road 18 currently functions as an arterial connection to major
east-west streets such as West Old Shakopee Road, Pioneer Trail , Anderson Lakes
Parkway and Bloomington Ferry Road; and
WHEREAS, the existing road is inadequate for the current traffic levels; and
WHEREAS, the existing road has poor visibility on summit vertical curves; and
WHEREAS, the existing road has insufficient width and shoulders; and
WHEREAS, if no improvement is made on the road, the traffic congestion will
become intolerable and traffic accidents will increase; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project is consistent with the current Dlans of other
governmental agencies ; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Statement has been completed on the project;
and
WHEREAS, the right-of-;gay over a large portion of the route has been acquired
or dedicated; and
WHEREAS, construction costs are increasing each year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Councils of the City of Eden Prairie
and the City of Bloomington request that the Board of Commissioners of Hennepin
County take appropriate action to commence the construction of County Road 18 at
the earliest possible date.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified conies of this resolution be forwarded
to each County Commissioner of Hennepin County.
Adopted this day of 1987.
ayor d n P ai ri e
Attes
Cit, er Eden Prairie r
Mayor of Bloomington
Attest:
City Clerk of Bloomington