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HPDP 1 ScopiRg 1 S�bJect Guidance MinnEsota E?epa�tmeni of Transportation <br />Municipal Consent <br />Gontact <br />5teve Ryan, P_ E. sie�e_ an sfaie_�nn.us <br />Project ancf Proces5 Guidance Erogi��er <br />Offiee of Technica! Support <br />395 John Irelar�d Bo�rlevard, MS 676 <br />Sf. Paul, MN 55�55 <br />�851 } 366-4675 <br />F O Ct7�S <br />For a generic iayaut-approval resolution for �se by a municipaliiy, see Sample Resolution in fhe <br />Apper�dix. <br />Threshold Cri�eria <br />Municipat consent should anEy be requested fro�n a ci#y �f it is requ�red. <br />When Required <br />M�r�icipat appro�af i5 required for a�y trunk �ighway projecf thai results in any of ihe <br />followir�g within a municipality: <br />- Afte�s access, <br />• Increases or reduces tca�c capacity, or <br />• Requires acquisitian oi permanent right-of-way. <br />+ (Changing capacity means adding or reduci�tg the number oF through lan�s_ �or <br />example, adding auxiliary lanes is nat a change in capaaty). <br />Exceptions <br />Municipal consent is NOT required (regardless of irnpacts to access, ca�acity, ar R/VV) for <br />projects needed for ar�y af #he following: <br />- Regu[ate iraffic, ar <br />• i�stall tra�fic control devices, or <br />- Ofher safety measures <br />• �he term "other safety meas�res" rEfers to tra�c safety measures. For example, <br />the addition of a t�rn Eane �s a tra�c safety measure; the replacement of a <br />structuralfy-detic�ent or fracture-critica! bridge is no#_ <br />1of5 <br />