02-023CITY OF SHOREWOOD
Hennepin County, Minnesota
0 RESOLUTION NO. 02 - 023
RESOLUTION REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS ON
TRUNK HIGHWAY 7 FROM MINNEWASHTA PARKWAY TO
ONE MILE EAST OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 41
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood, in partnership with the City of Chanhassen, desires to
support safe and efficient transportation corridors; and
WHEREAS, State Trunk Highway 7 is a primary transportation corridor on the border between
Shorewood and Chanhassen; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous safety concerns on State Trunk Highway 7 between Minnewashta
Parkway and one (1) mile east of the intersection of State Trunk Highway 41, which are
highlighted by four (4) fatalities in separate accidents along this segment of the highway
within the past six months; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over this section of
roadway.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood,
0 Minnesota:
1. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hereby requested to designate this section of
roadway an Accident Reduction Zone and post appropriate signage for such designation.
2. City Staff is directed to work in cooperation with the Staff of the City of Chanhassen and the
Minnesota Department of Transportation to identify and address safety concerns in this
segment of roadway including but not limited to a Signal Justification Report considering a
signal at the Intersection of Minnewashta Parkway and State Trunk Highway 7.
3. City Staff is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the City of Chanhassen and to the
Minnesota Department of Transportation as a show of the City's commitment to a safe and
efficient State Trunk Highway 7.
ATTEST:
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Adopted by the City Council March 11, 2002.
Woody Love,