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Home My WebLink About6.g. Resolution to Support Designation of CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 as 10-ton County HighwaysG:\Dakota County\10-Ton Road Designations\Council\20151020 CC Dak County 10-ton.docx EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Meeting: October 20, 2015 AGENDA ITEM: Resolution to Support Designation of CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 as 10-ton County Highways AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Patrick Wrase, P.E., Public Works Director / City Engineer AGENDA NO. 6.g. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, Map APPROVED BY: ddj RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Adopt a Resolution of Support for Dakota County Designation of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 and CSAH 46 as 10-ton County Highways ISSUE Dakota County has requested City of Rosemount support for the designation of CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 through the Rosemount City boundary as 10-ton Highways. BACKGROUND In 2012, the Dakota County Board adopted the Dakota County 2030 Transportation Plan (Plan). The Plan includes a strategy to develop and implement a system of 10-ton County highways to provide primary access routes for industrial land uses to State highways or other 10-ton routes. The attached map depicts the 10-Ton system proposed in the Plan. The development of a 10-ton system will benefit the County and Rosemount in a number of ways including: • It provides a system capable of handling repeated use by loads on appropriately designated and managed routes, thereby reducing the damage done due to overweight trucks and reducing trips on local routes; • It places trucks on appropriately designed routes that provide efficient connections; • It results in safety benefits with fewer trucks and truck trips on the road; • It provides environmental benefits with fewer trucks and truck trips consuming less fuel and resulting in less emissions; • It reduces the need for special permits and exemptions from state and local agencies; and • It will help to promote economic development (both commercial and industrial) in the County by giving business owners more options for locating new businesses that are dependent on trucks to deliver goods. 10-ton highways are capable of carrying axle weights of 20,000 pounds per axle year-round. All of the highways in Dakota County managed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation are currently designated as 10-ton highways. Minnesota Statute §169.87 designates all county highways as 10-ton highways as well, unless posted otherwise. Currently, all Dakota County highways within Rosemount are 2 posted at 9-tons, and specific routes may be further reduced during spring load restrictions, depending on their strength. Dakota County could, therefore, designate 10-ton routes by simply removing the 9-ton load postings along the route. The proposed routes on the map were identified due to their ability to provide primary access for concentrations of industrial and commercial land uses to state highways or other 10-ton routes. Over the past few months, Dakota County has completed an assessment of these routes for their ability to handle 10-ton loads. This assessment included strength testing and a review of cross-sectional elements and safety. Through this evaluation, County staff determined that the following County highways, within Rosemount, could be officially designated as 10-ton routes: • CSAH 42 from the west City boundary to Trunk Highway (TH) 55 and • CSAH 46 from the west City boundary to the east City boundary Rosemount staff has verified with Dakota County that CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 are currently meeting all criteria required for 10-ton designation and that no capital improvement project will be required to bring the requested roadways into compliance. The designation of official 10-ton routes is important to identifying year-round roadways capable of carrying heavy truck loads not subject to spring loading restriction. SUMMARY Staff recommends the Council adopt a Resolution of Support for Dakota County Designation of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 and CSAH 46 as 10-ton County Highways. CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2015- A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR DAKOTA COUNTY DESIGNATION OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY (CSAH) 42 AND CSAH 46 AS 10-TON COUNTY HIGHWAYS WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 163.02, Subd. 3, allows local governments to designate any street or highway under their jurisdiction as a 10-ton route; and WHEREAS, Dakota County adopted the Dakota County 2030 Transportation Plan (Plan) in June 2012; and WHEREAS, the Plan identifies strategies and policies that support the development of a 10-ton County highway system; and WHEREAS, the Plan identifies CSAH 42 from the west City boundary to Trunk Highway (TH) 55 and CSAH 46 from the west City boundary to the east City boundary as proposed 10-ton County highways; and WHEREAS, County staff has determined that CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 have adequate pavement structure and cross section design to be designated as 10-ton highways; and WHEREAS, designating CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 as 10-ton routes can benefit the public and the City of Rosemount by:  providing a system capable of handling repeated use by heavy loads on appropriately designated and managed routes, thereby reducing the damage done due to overweight trucks and reducing trips on local routes;  placing trucks on appropriately designed routes that provide efficient connections;  resulting in safety benefits with fewer trucks and truck trips on the road;  providing environmental benefits with fewer trucks and truck trips consuming less fuel and resulting in less emissions;  reducing the need for special permits and exemptions from state and local agencies; and  helping to promote economic development (both commercial and industrial) in the County and the City by giving business owners more options for locating new businesses that are dependent on trucks to deliver goods. 2 WHEREAS, County staff has determined that CSAH 42 and CSAH 46 provide primary access to the state highway system and provide primary access to industrial and commercial development. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Rosemount hereby supports Dakota County designation of CSAH 42 from the west City boundary to TH 55 and CSAH 46 from the west City boundary to the east City boundary as 10-ton County highways. ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 2015. William H. 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