2016-88 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,MINNESOTA
DATE: December 12,2016 RESOLUTION NO: 2016-88
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Tjornhom
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A FASTLANE GRANT APPLICATION FOR
HIGHWAY 212 IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS,Highway 212 serves a critical role in connecting the Twin Cities to South
Dakota and beyond and has been designated a High Priority Interregional Corridor in the Twin
Cities, while also being placed on the National Highway System;
WHEREAS, Carver County, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of
Transportation(MnDOT), is seeking FASTLANE funds to expand Highway 212 from a two-lane
highway to a four-lane highway between the cities of Cologne and Carver;
WHEREAS,this two-lane gap poses a number of safety, access and mobility issues, while
negatively impacting freight movement and economic development initiatives;
WHEREAS,to address these issues, Carver County and MnDOT have completed an
extensive planning effort to determine innovative ways to expand the two-lane highway to a four-
lane highway while reducing cost;
WHEREAS,the two-lane gap has been officially mapped and an Environmental Assessment
has been approved;
WHEREAS, a four-lane highway will remove barriers to efficient freight movement, provide
economic development opportunities at key locations, preserve existing infrastructure, and improve
the corridor's mobility and safety for all users;
WHEREAS, forty-one communities and local Chambers of Commerce have passed
resolutions supporting improvements to Highway 212 to expand the capacity of this highway and
the Board of Commissioners of every county along the corridor has passed such a resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chanhassen City Council strongly
supports this project and Carver County's application for funding under the FASTLANE Grant
Program.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 12th day of December, 2016.
ATTEST.
To d Gerhardt, City Manager Denny Laufe urger, 11ayor,
YES NO ABSENT
Laufenburger None None
Campion
McDonald
Ryan
Tjornhom