15-11150r RESOLUTION NO. 11150
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY TO INCLUDE A FULL MEDIAN
WITH AN ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT JAMES AVENUE FOR THE
DESIGN OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY (CSAH) 53
HENNEPIN COUNTY PROJECT NO. 1011
WHEREAS, Hennepin County and the City of Richfield are in the final design phase for
the reconstruction of County State Aid Highway 53 (66th Street S) between Xerxes and 16th
Avenue S; and
WHEREAS, Construction of the above mentioned improvements will be accomplished
under Hennepin County Project Number 1011 (State Aid Project Number 027-653-021); and
WHEREAS, A project value engineering study was completed on October 9, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Recommendations from the study included additional medians along 66th
Street to provide an increased safety benefit to road users; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield:
That the City actively supports Hennepin County in the design of an additional full
median at James Avenue, including an enhanced pedestrian crosswalk, as part of the
proposed County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 53 roadway reconstruction project.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 8th day of
December, 2015.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST.
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Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk