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November 15, 2004
TO:
TH 5 Task Force Members
FROM:
Bob Lindall, President
RE:
Proposed Resolution in Support of Request for bnprovements to Trunk Highway 5 West of
Highway 41
Thank you once again for your participation on the Trunk Highway 5 Task Force. Over the course of
the summer and fall this group successfully laid out goals for the future of the corridor and identified specific
projects that should be included in MnDOT's planning documents. This is a key time to ensure that the need
for improvements to Trunk Highway 5 is made clear, as the Department is in the process of updating its
Transportation System Plan for the next 20 years.
We have sent a letter of support along with the list of identified projects for Trunk Highway 5 to the Lt.
Governor, area legislators and other key people. We are now asking that Carver County, the Cities of
Chanhassen, Norwood Young America, Victoria and Waconia and Laketown Township each pass a resolution
in support of our goal of having MnDOT include these projects, with the timeline provided, in the new
Transportation System Plan.
A sample resolution is attached for you to use as you see fit. Your assistance with this request will help
strengthen our request for additional investments along Trunk Highway 5. If you need any further information
or assistance, please be sure to let me know. Thank you for your assistance.
Robert J. lindaU, President
470 Pillsbury Center, 200 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 · Phone: (612) 337-9300 · FAX: (612) 337-9310
SAMPLE
Resolution in Support of Improvements to Trunk Highway 5
WHEREAS, the number of households in Carver County is projected to increase by over
110% by 2030, with a population that will have grown from 48,000 in 1990 to 154,540 in 2030;
WHEREAS, development of both housing and new businesses is increasing dramatically in
communities along Trunk Highway 5;
WHEREAS, the current two-lane highway west of Trunk Highway 41 is clearly inadequate to
meet today's needs resulting in congestion and safety problems and will obviously not be
adequate to meet the demands that will be placed on it in the next few years;
WHEREAS, the safety problems on Trunk Highway 5 necessitate immediate improvements
in some critical areas;
WHEREAS, the Trunk Highway 5 Task Force of the Southwest Corridor Transportation
Coalition consisting of Carver County, the cities of Chanhassen, Norwood Young America,
Victoria and Waconia and Laketown Township worked to assess and identify specific
improvements to Trunk Highway 5 needed in the short-term and in the long-term;
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is currently in the process of
updating its 20-year Transportation System Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of the Trunk Highway 5 Task
Force and the Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition believe that the list of projects
identified on Exhibit A is needed to improve the mobility and safety on Trunk Highway 5 and
request the Minnesota Department of Transportation to include those projects in the Metro
District's Transportation System Plan for completion during the years indicated on Exhibit A.
Board of County Commissioners
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Commissioner
Seconded by Commissioner
Attest:
Clerk
Chair
City Council
City of Chanhassen
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Alderman
Seconded by Alderman
Attest:
Clerk
Mayor
City Council
City of Victoria
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Alderman
Seconded by Alderman
Attest:
Clerk
Mayor
City Council
City of Waconia
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Alderman
Seconded by Alderman
Attest:
Clerk
Mayor
City Council
City of Norwood Young America
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Alderman
Seconded by Alderman
Attest:
Clerk
Mayor
Township Board
Laketown Township
Carver County, Minnesota
Date of Approval
Resolution No.
Motion By Supervisor
Seconded by Supervisor
Attest:
Clerk
WCOrridOr
Transportation
Coalition
November 9, 2004
Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
Dear Lt. Governor Molnau:
The Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition's Highway 5 Task Force has been evaluating needed
improvements to the Highway 5 Corridor. We believe that Trunk Highway 5 needs to be substantially
upgraded and/or eventually expanded to four lanes. Due to the pace of development, it is increasingly
important to protect future right-of-way. For that reason, we believe an immediate priority in the
corridor is officially mapping of Trunk Highway 5 and the affected communities are prepared to
cooperate with the project. During the summer, we developed a list of prioritized improvements for
the corridor which spans ITom Highway 41 in Chanhassen through Victoria and Waconia to Highway
212 in Norwood Young America. We are enclosing our evaluation and ask that it be considered by the
Department in updating the Transportation System Plan.
Weare urging MnDOT to upgrade the classification of Highway 5 as part of this plan update. We
believe its classification as a Preservation Corridor has diminished our ability to participate in
opportunities which could assist in funding the necessary improvements. We believe the highway
should be classified as a Management Corridor. This highway is important to our communities. It is
the only road in Carver County that links these four communities together.
This corridor is in need of many safety and access management improvements due to the growth in our
area. Development of both housing and new businesses is increasing dramatically in communities
along Trunk Highway 5. The number of households in Carver County is projected to increase by over
110 percent by 2030, with a population that will have grown ITom 48,000 in 1990 to 154,540 in 2030.
The current highway is clearly inadequate to meet today's needs let alone future needs.
The four communities and Carver County have prioritized the various improvements by dates when the
improvements are needed. Attached is a copy of the list that has been developed. The list includes
Short Tenn, Near Term, and Long Term improvements. The Short Term Improvements are planned or
need to be completed within the 2005 to 2007 timerrame. The Near Term Improvements need to be
completed between 2008 and 2014. Long Term Improvements would be accomplished between 2015
and 2024. Many of these improvements are driven by development that has occurred, is occurring and
will occur along the corridor.
Task Force members understand that the Department is facing a growing need for transportation
improvements throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area with limited dollars. We appreciate the
Department's willingness to look at smaller projects with safety implications in addition to the major
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highway projects needed in the metropolitan area. With so many competing needs, we are prepared to
work with the administration to support financing options so that improvements such as those we
envision for Trunk Highway 5 can be accommodated in MnDOT's budget. The Coalition greatly
appreciates the commitment of the administration and MnDOT to this part of the metropolitan area,
including the Department's decision to accelerate the completion of the New Highway 212 project
through the transportation bonding bill passed during the 2003 Legislative Session.
We look forward to an on-going discussion with MnDOT about the status of the Highway 5 corridor.
We appreciate your interest in this issue and would welcome an opportunity to discuss how we can
partner to further these objectives.
Sincerely,
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION
Trunk Highway 5 Task Force
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Robert J. LindaU
President
(The Highway 5 Task Force consists of representatives of Carver County, the cities ofChanhassen,
Victoria, Waconia and Norwood Young America and Laketown Township)
cc: Peter Bell, Chair, Metropolitan Council
Pat Hughes, MnDOT District Engineer
Senator Julianne Ortman
Representative Joe Hoppe
Representative Paul Kohls
Coalition Members
Robert J. Lindal!, President
470 Pillsbury Center, 200 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 · Phone: (612) 337-9300 · FAX: (612) 337-9310
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Exhibit A
State Highway 5
TH 212 to TH 41
2004 Corridor Review
Groupin2 and Prioritization of Perceived and Documented Needs
Short Term (2005 throu2;h 2007)
· Official Mapping of TH 5
The following are not listed in priority order.
· Reconstruction TH 5
o Realign TH 5 in area of Lake Waconia Regional Park
Documented
· Traffic Signal Upgrades
o CSAH 30 West Leg Intersection
o TH 284 / CSAH 57 Intersection (Waconia)
o CSAH 13 Intersection (Victoria)
Documented
Documented
Documented
· Intersection Upgrade
o CSAH 11 East Intersection (Victoria)
Documented
· Left and Right Turn Lane Construction
o CSAH 34 (NY A)
o 5th A venue NE / Tacoma A venue (NY A)
Documented
Documented
· Right Turn Lane and Bypass Lane Construction
o 2nd Street SW (NY A)
Documented
· Pavement Marking
o Consistency in marking Crossing Intersection having Right Turn Lanes
· Traffic Signal Installation
o CSAH 30 East Leg Intersection
o Minnewashta Parkway / Arboretum Drive Intersection (Chanhassen)
· Elimination of Existing Access
o CR 110 (Waconia)
· Access Management / Frontage Road Plan
o Norwood Young America
o Waconia
· includes elimination of 10th Street and 5th Street accesses
o Victoria
· Consider "Depressed" TH 5 Construction Option (CSAH 11 West to 78th Street
· Intersection Street Light Installation
o CSAH 33
o CSAH 51/ CR 151
· Tree and Brush Control
o Entire Corridor
· 4-lane Roadway Construction
o Designated Locations based on Corridor Study
· Double Left Turn Lane Construction
o East Bound at TH 41 (Chanhassen)
Near Term (2008 throue:h 2014)
· Left and Right Turn Lane Construction
o All Intersections through Downtown Victoria
Documented
· Traffic Signal Installation
o CSAH 11 West Intersection (Victoria)
o Kochia Lane Intersection (Victoria)
o Arboretum Drive / Crimson Bay Road Intersection (Chanhassen)
· Wider and Paved Shoulders (2-lane Roadway)
o Along all Segments with existing Narrow Shoulders
· lO-ton Structural Capacity Upgrade
o Applicable to entire Corridor
· 4-lane Roadway Construction
o Designated Locations based on Corridor Study
Lonl! Term (2015 throue:h 2024)
· Intersection Reconstruction
o TH 25 / Salem A venue Intersection Area
Documented
· Interchange Construction
o TH 212 / TH 5 & 25 / CSAH 33 Area (NY A)
o Frontage Road Access at CSAH 33 (NY A)
Documented
Documented
· 4-lane Roadway Construction
o Entire Corridor
Other Priority Items:
· Bypass Lane Construction
o 102nd Street (westbound)
· Left and Right Turn Lane Construction
0 CSAH 33 (NY A)
0 4th Avenue SW (NY A)
0 Central A venue (NY A)
0 Rome A venue
0 CSAH 51/ CR 151
0 Orchard Road
0 Island View Road
0 Scandia Road
0 Parley Lake Road
0 Laketown Road
0 Krey A venue
0 Maple Drive
0 Auburn Drive
· Elimination of Existing Accesses
o 94th Street
o Lone Cedar Lane
· Traffic Signal Installation
o Maple Street Intersection