Comments on: But Where Does the Bridge Go?

By: Locally Grown - Podcasting the issues and people of Northfield, MN » Highway 19 By-Passed?

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:04:02 +0000

[...] Kathleen Doran-Norton commented on my blog entry (”Now Where was that Transportation List?‘) by raising the Rice County Transportation Plan’s study of an east-west corridor study, mentioned by Tracy Davis in an earlier blog entry (”But Where does the Bridge Go?“). Kathleen’s comments actually raises an even bigger issue…the State’s transportation plans may have passed Highway 19 by. [...]

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:15:21 +0000

If I’m reading the proposed maps correctly (and it’s quite possible I’m not!) and an east-west corridor is the main concern, why does the upgraded road end in the middle of 115th Street at the Bridgewater Heights addition?

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:13:24 +0000

As long as we’re projecting out to 2025, when I’ll likely be “back to nature” in a VERY direct way, it seems to me an east-west route should be part of a greater plan to open up this area to better access to outstate Minnesota -- particularly the northern 2/3rds. The only practical way now involves fighting twin cities traffic. Does this make sense, or is it more like all my other dumb ideas??

By: Stephanie Henriksen

Stephanie Henriksen — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:07:51 +0000

I attended the corridor study presentation Friday morning, Oct. 13. Most interesting was the big chart that showed cost estimates for the various routes, ranging from about $26 million to $36 million, with some routes shaving off costs in anticipation of charging the developments as they come in. Earlier choice of route by the Dundas Planning Commission had no cost info.

The Harold Paulson “Bridgewater Heights” development got in without proper road improvements, something that continues to haunt us in the township. Many township residents resent having to bear the burden of the car and truck traffic from Dundas’ ill-planned developments. We will see how Dundas residents view what has been going on when we see election results for Dundas mayor and council seats.

Stephanie Henriksen, Bridgewater Township

By: Michael Christopherson

Michael Christopherson — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:45:25 +0000

Thanks for posting this Tracy. It is troubling that the presentation includes Underpass of Railroad as a challenge, but does not mention the Greenway Corridor or the Mill Towns Trail.

By: Ross Currier

Ross Currier — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:34:00 +0000

Yo Tracy:

Sweet blog posting.

Maybe we could get Betsey Buckheit and Galen Malecha to weigh in on this topic.

See ya downtown,

Ross