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Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 19-026
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 42
AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL
Motion By: Braid Second By: Erickson
WHEREAS, The 1964 Metropolitan Transportation Plan first recognized a need for an east-west
principal arterial in Scott and Dakota Counties; and
WHEREAS, County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 is an important east west Principal Arterial
Corridor in the south metropolitan area from Trunk Highway (TH) 41/169 to TH 55;
and
WHEREAS, a Corridor Study was completed in 1996 that included the cities of Shakopee, Prior
Lake, Savage, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Lakeville, Scott County,
Dakota County, Met Council, MVTA, and Mn/DOT that identified key supporting
tactics for the CH 42/CH 78 Corridor; and
WHEREAS, CSAH 17 and TH 13 from TH 169 to the southern County border was identified as
a north south Principal Arterial corridor in a study that included MnDOT, the County
and the Cities of Shakopee and Prior Lake as well as all townships in Scott County
abutting these corridors was completed in 2009; and
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
the 2009 Scott County Transportation plan identified all of CSAH 42, CSAH 17, and
CSAH 78 as future principal arterials; and
the CSAH 17/TH 13 Corridor Study provided a vision for a future Principal Arterial
Corridor on CSAH 17 and identified tactics for redeveloping the corridor to support
this principal arterial function; and
in 2011- 2014 the County, Cities and SMSC invested in series of three major
projects that removed five public streets and twenty one direct accesses, built
critical frontage road connections and a grade separated intersection at CSAH 42
and CSAH 17 intersection to support the long term solution to traffic demands and
recognizing the intersection of two future principal arterials; and
the 2013 City of Prior Lake County Highway 42 Study of Land Use and
Transportation acknowledged the future principal arterial designation of CSAH 42
in all of Prior Lake, and planning for local street connections accordingly; and
the City of Shakopee has completed its West End planning Study to support the
future function of CSAH 78 as a principal arterial in support of the transportation
plan; and
the County and City will continue to work together to remove all direct private
accesses from CSAH 42, CH 17 and CH 78 were feasible through supportive land
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WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
use planning and development controls, frontage road extensions and connectivity
and access control where necessary; and
the 2018 Draft Scott County Transportation Plan identifies all of CSAH 42 as a
principal arterial; and
the National Highway System provides funding for pavement quality and
performance measurement monitoring that benefits the County; and
CSAH 42 from CSAH 17 to CSAH 83 is currently designated as a Minor Arterial;
and
CSAH 21 from CSAH 42 to Trunk Highway 169 is currently designated as a
Principal Arterial; and
extending the Principal Arterial designation of CSAH 42 to CSAH 17 and north on
CSAH 17 to TH 169 requires CSAH 21 to be designated a minor arterial; and
Designation of all of CSAH 42, all of CSAH 78 and a portion of CSAH 17 from 42 to
TH 169 will provide clear guidance on addressing future corridor needs.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City of Prior Lake hereby supports the designation of CSAH 42, CSAH 78 and a portion
of CSAH 17 to Principal Arterial and designating CSAH 21 an A-Minor Arterial Expander.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 4th day of February 2019.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Erickson
Aye ☒ ☐ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Frank Boyles, City Manager