01-23 Resolution No. 11471 RESOLUTION NO. 11471
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION BY
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S 2018 CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in 2013 the Corridors of Commerce program was created and authorized $300
million in bonding for projects not already in the State Transportation Improvement Program. In 2014
an additional $31.5 million was authorized, and now the 2017 the Minnesota Legislature funded the
Corridors of Commerce program by authorizing up to a total of $400 million for the construction,
reconstruction, and improvement of trunk highways for this round of the program; and
WHEREAS, the following projects affecting the City of Richfield are not currently included in .
the State Transportation Improvement Program:
• I-35W/I-494 Interchange (Phase I).
• 1-494 Bridges and Auxiliary Lanes from I-35W to Highway 77
• 1-494 Bridges and Auxiliary Lanes from I-35W to Highway 100
• TH 62 Auxiliary Lanes in each direction from Portland Ave. to Highway 77
• TH 62 Auxiliary Lanes in each direction from Penn Ave. to Highway 169
• Ramp modifications at Crosstown/TH 77 Interchange; and
WHEREAS, the above projects meet the two major goals established by the Corridors of
Commerce program of: (1) providing additional highway capacity on segments where there are
currently bottlenecks in the transportation system, and (2) improving the movement of freight and
reduce barriers of commerce.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Richfield supports the submittal of
the following projects and funding to the maximum extent possible under the 2018 Corridors of
Commerce Program:
• I-35W/I-494 Interchange (Phase I)
• 1-494 Bridges and Auxiliary Lanes from I-35W to Highway 77
• 1-494 Bridges and Auxiliary Lanes from I-35W to Highway 100
• TH 62 Auxiliary Lanes in each direction from Portland Ave. to Highway 77
• TH 62 Auxiliary Lanes in each direction from Penn Ave. to Highway 169
• Ramp modifications at Crosstown/TH 77 Interchange.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 23rd day of January, 2018.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
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Eliza eth VanHoose, City Clerk