Politics & Government
More Sound Walls Coming to Burnsville?
Residents have veto power over the construction of barriers along Interstate 35 north of the County Road 46 interchange.
Residents living along Interstate 35 in southern Burnsville are contemplating whether they want noise walls erected between their homes and the highway.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has proposed building noise the barriers along I-35 between 157th Street West and the County Road 46 interchange in 2015.
According to the Star Tribune, 25 homes—12 on the west side and 13 on the east side—would benefit from the noise reduction barriers.
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MnDOT conducted a public information meeting at Nativity Episcopal Church, near the proposed site of the walls, this past Thursday. There, residents were able to view the project’s design and layout and ask MnDOT representatives questions.
Residents impacted by the walls have been provided with a postcard on which they can state their opinion, as they have the option to veto construction, says the Star Tribune. Those cards are due back to MnDOT in two weeks.
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Estimated cost of the walls is about $1 million, of which the would pay 10 percent.
Some of the city’s share would come from the city’s allocation of state gas tax revenues, City Engineer Ryan Peterson told the Star Tribune.
Sound walls have been installed along a noticeable portion of Burnsville’s frontage to I-35W in the past two years, as MnDOT has constructed the MnPASS Lane.
