Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Maplewood Council tables MnDOT Highway 5 municipal consent after residents raise tree and privacy concerns
Summary
After MnDOT described a four-to-three lane conversion and an east-side trail on Trunk Highway 5 (Stillwater Road), residents near Stillwater Road objected to possible removal of large Amur maples and loss of privacy; the council voted to table municipal consent and asked MnDOT for design options to preserve trees.
Mayor Abrams opened a public hearing May 12 on Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to reconfigure Trunk Highway 5 (Stillwater Road) between McKnight Road and Lakewood Drive and to build an east-side trail.
Michael Corbett, MnDOT North Area Engineer, said the project would convert an existing four-lane segment to three lanes (one travel lane each way and a two-way left-turn lane), replace signals, add a trail and make ADA upgrades to pedestrian crossings to reduce a crash rate MnDOT described as “above normal.” He told the council the construction window runs into 2026 and that the project is part of a safety-focused approach to calm traffic and reduce rear-end and left-turn crashes.
The hearing drew two residents from the same corner lot who objected strongly to the trail alignment and the potential removal of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
