County Project 42-163
Dakota County is planning and designing improvements to County Road 42 from Redwood Drive to Pennock Avenue. The project's design will be based on concepts discussed with the community as we completed the
County Highway 42 Management Plan.
Goals and design concepts
The project goals are to best serve pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and nearby residents and businesses. The concepts include new traffic signals, improved multi-use trails, better turn lanes and new intersection controls. The planned changes will improve safety and help keep County Road 42 at four through lanes. From west to east, the design concepts include:
- Redwood Drive – Little or no change anticipated (maintain and monitor the intersection as side-stop controlled with full access)
- Elm Drive and Redwood Park – Remove the traffic signal at Elm Drive and reconstruct the median to reduce left turns, concurrent with a new structure under County Road 42 for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross to each side of Redwood Park
- Garden View Drive – Replace the traffic signals, improve turn lanes and safety with short center medians, and improve the pedestrian crossings
- Trails and frontage roads – Improve the continuity of multi-use trails, including new sidewalks at all frontage road properties and shared bicycle use on the frontage roads
- Frontage Road on south side from Garden View Drive to 147th Street – Build a new retaining wall from Kent Lane to 147th Street, including closure of the Kent Lane opening to County Road 42 and improvements at the 147th Street opening.
- Hayes Road – Replace the traffic signals, improve turn lanes, improve pedestrian crossings, and build pedestrian ramp improvements into the retaining wall
- 147th Street to Pennock Avenue – Reconstruct the median at 147th Street to reduce left turns and improve multi-use trails and frontage road east to Pennock Avenue
- City utility work – Replace water and sewer utility lines at all nearby properties with roadway and sidewalk construction
Public open house #3 - June 3, 2025
The last community meeting was held June 3, 2025 at the Apple Valley Senior Center.
Open House #3 Display Boards
Open House #3 Presentation Slides
Open House Presentation Video
Public open house #2 - June 17, 2024
Open House #2 Presentation (June 2024)
Public open house #1 - Nov. 15, 2023
Open House #1 Presentation (November 2023)
Design Options
You can also sign up for project emails and provide comments and questions online.
Sign up for project emails and give feedback
Tentative project schedule
- 2025 and 2026: Final engineering design and right-of-way process — we will reach out if there are easement needs at your property
- 2027: Construction
For assistance or more information
Please contact the county's project manager if you have questions or need assistance with posted information.
Doug Abere, Project Manager
952-891-7101
doug.abere@co.dakota.mn.us