HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 61-36BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by ~the City Council of the City of Columbia
Heights, that
WHEREAS, it has become necessary and expedient due to traffic volumes
in the City of Columbia Heights, to plan for additional signalized
intersections primarily on Trunk Highway ~$, and
WHEREAS, The Department of Highways of the State of Minnesota has
indicated their willingness to cooperate in the planning, design
and financing of additional signalized intersections, and
WHEREAS, Present road developements and access routing necessitates
immediate action,
THEREFORE, the City CoSncil of the City of Columbia Heights hereby
agrees to enter into a contract with the Department of Highways
of the State of Minnesota for the purpose of:
Re-v~nping the existing semaphores at 40th Avenue N.E.
and Central Avenue, into a multi-dial system.
Replacing of the School signal at 41st Avenue N.E. and
Central, with standard traffic control signals.
Installing a multi-dial traffic control signal for 44th and 45th
Avenues N.E. on Central Avenue synchronized to facilitate smooth
traffic flow on Central Avenue.
Interconnecting of the foregoing signalized intersections
along Central Avenue from 40th ~ ~6 45th Avenues.
Installing of a fully traffic actuated signal at the County
Road intersection at 49th Avenue N.E. and Central Avenue, and
WHEREAS, Two of these signalized intersections involve the Village
of Hilltop as well as the City of Columbia Heights, that the fin-
ancing of the signals owned jointly by the two communities, includ-
ing maintenance and power supplied, shall be handled by separate
contractural agreements between the two communities.
Passed this
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call -
10 day of
Nawrocki
King
Ail Ayes.
July 1961
City Council