2003.02.18 RESO 2003-0013 - Laserfiche WebLink

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CITY OF HUGO RESOLUTION 2003 —13 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MAIN STREET INTERCHANGE AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS; Frenchman Road/145'" Street in the City of Hugo, Minnesota is Washington County State Aid Highway 8 (CSAR 8); and WHEREAS; upon entering Anoka County CSAH 8 becomes Anoka County State Aid Highway 14 (CSAH 14/Main Street) providing a direct connection between the cities of Hugo, Lino Lakes, and Centerville; and WHEREAS; this minor arterial roadway provides access to the primary residential, business, commercial, and recreational areas of Hugo, Lino Lakes, and Centerville; and WHEREAS; the CSAH 14/CSAH 8 corridor has an interchange access to Interstate 35E (1-35E), a route on the National Highway System (NHS); and WHEREAS; the CSAH 14/CSAH 8 corridor will be reconstructed from the 1-35E interchange area to Trunk Highway 61 as a four -lane divided highway; and WHEREAS; CSAH 14 will be reconstructed from 1-35W to 1-35E as a four -lane divided highway; and WHEREAS; the current interchange and bridge are insufficient to meet capacity demands today; and WHEREAS: upon completion of the CSAH 14/CSAH 8 corridor reconstruction the existing bridge will act as a two-lane bottleneck connecting two four -lane divided highways; and WHEREAS; Washington County, in partnership with Anoka County, the City of Hugo, and the City of Lino Lakes have programmed the improvement of CSAH 14/CSAH 8 corridor east of 1- 35E in their 2003-2007 Capital Improvement Plans; and WHEREAS; Anoka County, in partnership with the Cities of Lino Lakes and Centerville has programmed the improvement of CSAH 14 corridor west of 1-35E in their 2003-2007 Capital Improvement Plan; and WHEREAS; this interchange provides the only access to the Interstate Highway System within the 6 mile north/south boundary of the City of Hugo; and WHEREAS; the upgrade of this interchange is essential to the economic health and welfare of the City; and WHEREAS; this project will protect and enhance Interstate mobility, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HUGO that; the Anoka County Interchange Improvements at 1-35E and Anoka County State Aid Highway 14 be authorized as a High Priority Project (HPP) during Re -Authorization of TEA -21, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that funds be authorized for the Federal partnership in this project.