Res 2015- 76 Designation of CSAH 31 as 10-ton RdCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, INNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2015-76
SUPPORT FOR DAKOTA COUNTY DESIGNATION OF COUNTY STATE AID
HIGHWAY 31 (PILOT KNOB ROAD) AS A 10 -TON COUNTY HIGHWAY
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 163.02, Subd. 3, allows local governments to designate certain 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 County State Aid Highway (CSAR) 31, commonly referred to as
Pilot Knob Road, from Trunk Highway (TH) 13 to the south City boundary as a proposed 10 -ton County
highway; and
WHEREAS, County staff has determined that CSAR 31 has adequate pavement structure and cross
section design to be designated as a 10 -ton highway; and
WHEREAS, designating CSAR 31 as a 10 -toil route can benefit the public and the City of Mendota
Heights by:
• providing a system capable of handling repeated use by heavy loads on appropriately designated and
managed routes, thereby reducing the damage done by overweight trucks, reducing trips on local
routes;
• placing trucks on appropriately designed routes that provide efficient connections;
• 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;
• 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; and
WHEREAS, County staff has determined that CSAR 31 provides primary access to the state highway
system and provides primary access to industrial and commercial development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights
hereby supports Dakota County designation of CSAH 31 from TH 13 to the south City boundary as a 10 -ton
County highway.
Adopted by the Mendota Heights City Council this 6"' day of October 2015.
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk