Oakdale council adopts resolution to redesignate two roadways as municipal state aid routes

The City of Oakdale City Council on April 8, 2025, adopted Resolution 2025-32 to amend the city’s municipal state aid route designations, adding “40 Fifth Street from 120 to Granada” and “Granada Avenue from 40 Fifth up to Fiftieth Street.”

City engineer Brian Bachmeier told the council the city has about 1.2 miles of state-aid mileage available and that redesignating the two roadways will help Oakdale “maximize our allocation,” referring to the state aid gas-tax distribution the city receives.

Bachmeier said the two routes were previously designated as state aid but were removed in 2017 to allow designation of Hadley Avenue for the Hadley–36 interchange project. With development in areas such as Willowbrook the city now seeks to place the mileage back into the local network. He described the total length involved as “about 1 mile of designation” and noted the city is requesting redesignation “as soon as we can.”

Council members moved to waive reading and adopt the resolution; the motion passed on a voice vote with the council voting in favor. No roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.

The resolution restores municipal state-aid status to the two segments identified by staff; Bachmeier said doing so allows the city to use its full allotment of state-aid mileage for maintenance and improvements funded in part by the state gas tax. The council did not discuss specific project schedules, engineering estimates, or immediate construction work tied to the redesignation at the April 8 meeting.

The resolution is effective immediately upon adoption and directs staff to update the city’s municipal state aid route records and pursue any administrative steps required by the state transportation agency.

Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; the council adopted the resolution without further amendment.