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DATE: JUNE 29, 1989
TO: rtAYOR & COUNCILPiEr1BERS
C/0 CITY ADriINISTRATOR JILK �
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FROt1: CITY ENGINEER/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HEFT
�tE: ITEPiS FOR THE JULY 5, 1989 COUNCIL PiEE�ING
DEPARTPiENT HEADS REPORTS/BUSINESS
Diamond Path/Connemara Trail & CSAH42/Shannon Parkway Traffi,c Si�nals
I have received preliminary indication from the County Traffic Engineer, Pete
Sorenson, that he will be presenting to the County Board on July 11, 1989, a
recommendation to install a four-way stop at the intersection of Connemara Traa.l
and Diamond Path. He also informed me that until Diamond Path is widen to
provide the necessary turn lanes, that he would not recommend the installation of
traffic signals.
He also informed me about his recommendation rega�ding Shannon Parkway ancl County
State Aid Highway 42. The tra€fic counts and the accident record at that
intersection does not warrant any �ur�.her consideration fpr tr�f�ie contr�l at
this time. The east-west traffic on County State Aid Highway 42 is about �en
times the north-south traffic on Shannon Parkway. In order to warrant a £our-way
� stop situation, the traffi.c on all legs of the intersection must be approximately
the same and there must be a history of right angle accidents to warrant the
installation of a traffic signal.
At this moment, Staff agrees with rir. Sorensons £indings and recommendations.
However, when pressed about prouiding future funding for the traffic signals, Pir.
Sorenson indicated that he would not program them in the Countys' five year
C.I,P. I asked if he could not at least put them in the last year of the five
year G.I.P. They could be kept in the 5th year of the C.I.P. until the
intersection approach the warrants for the installation of traffic signals.
However, Pir. Sorenson declined to do that because it was not County policy. rtr.
Sorenson indicated that the signals installation funding would have to be
prioritized with all the proposed signal installations for the whole County.
Item 4d. is a result of my conversation with Atr. Sorenson. I'm not sure that the
resolution will ehange anything, however it will indicate to the County the
Citys' concern regarding traffic safety at these intersections. I'm also working
with Apple Valley on the Connemara Trail� signalization because the west leg of
that intersection of 140th Street would involve Apple Ualley.
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CITY pF ROSEMOUNT
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RESOLUTION 1989 -
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING DAKOTA COUNTY TO
PROGRAM FUNDING FOR TRAFFiC SIGNALS AT
THE INTERSECTIONS OF CONN�MARA TRAIL & DIAMOND PATH AND
SiTANNON PARKWAY & CSA1I 42
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount is concerned about vehicular and pedestrian
traffic safety within its corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount is experiencing a great deal of grawth resulting
in increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and
WIIEREAS, the vehicular and pedestrian traffic volume is increasing on City
collector streets, especially Connemara Traii and Shannon Parkway; and
WHEREAS, Connemara Trail intersects with County Road 33 (Diamond Path) , a County
minor arterial highway, and Shannon Parkway intersects with County State Aid
Highway 42, a County major arterial highway; and
WHEREAS, the City sees the need in the future to have funding available for the
installation of traffic signals at these intersections when traffic counts
warrant the installation of them.
� NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby request the Dakota
County Board of Commissioners include funding for traffic signals for the
intersections of Connemara Trail & Diamond Path (County Road 33) and Shannon
Parkway & CSAH 42 in the CounCy Highway Departments 5 Year G.I.P.
ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 1989.
Rollan Hoke, Playor
ATTEST:
Stephan Ji1k, Administrator/Clerk