Discussion:
MnDOT has released the 2022 Metro District Local Partnership Program (LLP) grant for funding in 2024. The LPP was created to provide statewide transportation partnership opportunities with local agencies and construct highway improvements that are mutually beneficial at locations that are not currently programmed on state highways.
The Marystown Road/Adams Street Improvement Project is included in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan (see attached CIP summary sheet CIF-23-004). This project is expected to be a competitive project for consideration due to the qualifying scoring criteria and growing traffic safety concerns in this corridor. With new area development and in preparation for expected grant opportunities, the city completed a Marystown Road/Adams Street Corridor Study, which was authorized by City Council on November 6, 2019. SRF Consulting Group, Inc. completed the study.
Note: the project scope has been amended to exclude the County Road 15/16 intersection, as the county has advanced a traffic signal project for that intersection. Eliminating the county's portion of the project from the project scope is also expected to increase the competitiveness of the city's grant application for this project.