Discussion:
Adams Street and Marystown Road (CSAH 15) serve as the primary connection between rural Scott County and the more urbanized City of Shakopee. The roadway has an interchange with TH 169. The city would like to upgrade the existing ramp terminals on Marystown road to roundabout intersections (see attached exhibit). The intersections are currently side street (ramp terminal) stop controlled. Historically, this has resulted in a few severe crashes, including a fatality.
Vierling Drive is a city street that parallels TH 169 and serves a significant amount of local development and regional destinations. The city is upgrading Vierling Drive between CSAH 69 and Taylor Street to make it more consistent with the rest of the corridor and to bring the roadway up to current roadway and utility standards (see attached exhibit). The project will include upgrading the roadway to a 9-ton standard and construction of a roundabout to serve redevelopment that is occurring in the project area. This project is scheduled to begin spring 2018.
To aid in the financing of these projects, the City of Shakopee is applying for the 2017 LRIP grant offered by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.