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Council hears update on Trunk Highway 7 TMO; agrees to continue participation for now
Summary
Council members received an update on a multi-city Traffic Management Organization (TMO) studying safety and long-term improvements for Highway 7, including an unfunded list of MnDOT recommendations and a contested median proposal; members agreed to continue attending meetings but raised concerns about committing city funds or a JPA.
President Kathleen Rufkin told councilors the Trunk Highway 7 traffic-management effort has operated about 18 months with roughly $200,000 in seed money to study corridor improvements tied to a 2029 MnDOT mill-and-overlay project.
"There was essentially $200,000 of seed money that allowed us to study Trunk Highway 7," Rufkin said, describing the group of west-metro cities that have participated and noting most recommended…
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