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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 92-44RESOLUTION NO, 92-44 SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSION OF.A MODIFICATION OF THE COON RAPIDS BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE IN THE FIRST PHASE OF ANY T.H. 610 CONSTRUCTION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH METRO MAYORS ASSOCIATION WHEREAS: The North Metro Mayors Association organization comprised of eighteen communities, and (NMMA) is an North Metro WHEREAS: The North Metro Mayors Association has identified the construction of the T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN as the highest transportation priority project in the North Metro area, and WHEREAS: The Construction of T.H. ]0 and T.H. 610 to T.H. 65 is scheduled for construction in phases through 1996, and WHEREAS: Existing T.H. 610 interchanges at Coon Rapids Boulevard and at East River Road in Coon Rapids provide no access on T.H. 10 or egress westbound on T.H. 10 within Coon Rapids, and WHEREAS: Alternative access egress to T.H. 10 from Coon Rapids traffic is circuitous, and WHEREAS: Several discussions have taken place with MnDOT relative to a modification of the Coon Rapids Boulevard interchange into a full movement folded diamond, and WHEREAS: Present plans for T.H. 10 construction do not include this interchange construction, and WHEREAS: A Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for T.H. I0 CROSSTOWN does not include the modification of the Coon Rapids Boulevard interchange, and WHEREAS: The modification of the Coon Rapids Boulevard interchange is essential to efficient accessibility to T.H. easterly of Coon Rapids. Resolution No. page 2 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, which is a member of the North Metro Mayors Association, hereby requests that any plans for T.H. 610 construction westerly of T.H. 10 include a modification of the Coon Rapids Boulevard interchange to provide full traffic movements, and that these improvements be included in the first phase of any T.H. 610 construction. Passed this 14th day of December, 1992. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: NAWRO C K I CLERKIN ALL AYES Student ,- Counci 1 Secretary Mayoz~'Donald J./'M~'rzy~, Jr.