8.1 SR 04-21-2025The Elk River Vision
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Request for Action
To
City Council
Item Number
8.1
Meeting Date
April 21, 2025
Prepared By
Justin Femrite, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Item Description
Corridors of Commerce Readiness Advancement
Solicitation
Reviewed by
Justin Femrite
Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, Corridors of Commerce Readiness Application.
Background/Discussion
The State of Minnesota, through the Department of Transportation (MnDOT), has an open solicitation for
funding to cover project development costs to better prepare projects for future construction funding.
Different from past years and past applications we have made, this opportunity will only provide funding for
administrative project development costs, not construction costs.
In the last Corridors of Commerce solution, the City Council directed that the application be written to fund
the design and construction of two new interchanges along TH 10 at Twin Lakes Road and Adams Street,
consistent with the long-term vision outlined in the TH 10 Corridor Study. That project did not score high
enough to receive funding.
If the Council affirms the previously submitted project as the highest priority, staff recommends the
opportunity in this solicitation to help complete project development items such as
Environmental/Sustainability analysis and Engineering/Design.
Financial Impact
N/A
Mission/Policy/Goal
Responsible for every dollar - good stewards
Attachments
None
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