City staff are still holding our breath (not really though) waiting to find out the fate of a number of local road improvement projects. The Governor and the State Legislature approved a plan for $900,000,000 of new money to invest in road improvements. About half of that is supposed to be spent in the metro area and about half of it outstate. MnDOT is changed with the decision to prioritize the projects, which is the same as prioritizing the spending.
We are waiting for MnDOT to make its decisions. We have hopes for the completion of the third lane on 494 from Highway 100 on up to 394; the improvement of the intersections of Anderson Lakes Parkway & Pioneer Trail with 169; and the completion of 312.
If we don’t get at least one of these, I will be shocked and disappointed. I’m hoping for all three (or four, however you count it). It could happen. Our projects have high marks for need and cost-benefit.
Watch the paper. We’ll be seeing the MnDOT list soon.
