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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE STATE COMPENSATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND ROAD LIFE CONSUMED BY THE T.H. 23 DETOUR.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit A, with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to provide compensation to the city of Duluth in the estimated amount of $1,060.06 for maintenance and road life consumed as part of the T.H. 23 detour, S.P. 6910-102 (T.H. 23 = 185).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: MnDOT is about to perform grading, bituminous surfacing, lighting and bridge construction on T.H. 23 in 2023, which will require a detour of traffic to West Gary Street. This agreement provides compensation for maintenance and road life consumed by the detour. Both are calculated based on the “gas tax method” formula. This formula, as set forth in the detour management study final report dated January 1991, and updated by Technical Memorandum TM10-09-TS-03, multiplies the combined tax factor of .00513 per mile times the average daily traffic count times the city (MSA) street length in miles times the duration of the detour in days to determine the state’s cost for the maintenance and road life consumed by the detour.