7. SR 11-15-2010_~ ~ ~~
Highway 10 ElkRiver and Highway 169 (Elk River to Zimmerman) l l ~~ ~~- ~~
Preliminary Design and Environmental Documentation
Elected Officials Meeting
Elk River City Council
November 15, 2010 - 6:45 PM
Elk River City Hall
13065 Orono Pkwy NW
Elk River, MN 55330-5600
(763) 635-1000
AGENDA
'I . WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
2. PROJECT UPDATE AND PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING
3. HIGHWAY 169 (ELK RIVER TO ZIMMERMAN)
• Meeting Packet
• Project Overview
4. HIGHWAY 10 ELK RIVER
• Meeting Packet
• Project Overview
S. EA PROCESS/PUBLIC HEARING
• TH 169 EA/EAW Public Hearing
Wednesday, December 1 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM (Livonia Town Hall)
Thursday, December 2 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM (Elk River City Hall)
• TH 10 EA/EAW Public Hearing
Thursday, December 2 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM (Elk River City Hall)
6. NEXT STEPS
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Elk River to Zimmerman
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The purpose and need of the project, alternatives considered, and anticipated social, economic, and
environmental impacts of the Highway 169 Project are documented in an Environmental
AssessmenUEnvironmental Assessment Worksheet (EA/EAW). The EA/EAW is a joint Federal/State
document prepared to fulfill environmental review requirements. At the federal level, the EAlEAW is Highway 1s9
used to provide sufficient environmental documentation to determine the need for an Environmental ~VER'JIEW
Impact Statement (EIS) or that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. At the state
the EA/EAW is used to provide sufficient environmental documentation to determine the need
level FRO.fECT STATUS
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for a state EIS or that a Negative Declaration is appropriate. SOHEDt1LE 1 STAGES
f+>EED t BENEFITS
The EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation are available for download by selecting the links DO~CUh{ENTS
below. The comment period for the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation will begin on E.l~1'VIRC~MMENTAL PR40ES5
November 1, 2010. Comments will be accepted through December 20, 2010. SAFETY CONOERNS
MAP'S
C7DNTA.~TS
EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (full document) (11.5 MB PDF)
• EAlEAW Document (No Appendices) (921 KB PDF)
• Appendix A (Figures) (2.1 MB PDF)
. Appendix B (Alternatives Development, Evaluation and Selection of Preferred Alternative)
(172 KB PDF)
• Appendix C (Interchange Concepts) (1.2 MB PDF)
. Appendix D (Agency Correspondence) (2.0 MB PDF)
• Appendix E (traffic Operations Analysis) (1.9 MB PDF)
• Appendix F (Floodplain Assessment) (110 KB PDF)
• Appendix G (Traffic Noise Analysis) (486 k6 PDF)
• Appendix H (Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement) (275 KB PDF)
• Appendix I (Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation) (1.3 MB PDF)
• Appendix J (ROW Tables) (41 KB PDF)
Copies of the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation are also available for public viewing at the
following locations during normal business hours:
• Mn/DOT District 3 Offices, 7694 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, MN 56425
• Mn/DOT District 3 Offices, 3725 12th Street North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
• .Elk River City Hall, 13065 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330
• Zimmerman City Hall, 12980 Fremont Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398
• Livonia Town Hall, 11162 265th Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398
• Sherburne County Public Works, 425 Jackson Avenue, Elk River, MN 55330
• Elk River Public Library, 13020 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330
• Great River Regional Library, 1300 W St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN 56301
Notice
MEETING ! QPEN flOt1SE
NEWS RELEASES
NEWSLETTER
PUBLIC Lh11~'DLVEMEWT
Quick Links
PROJEGTBACKGROUND
PRQJECT PA4~T~RS -
FINAtdGING
QUESTttI~NS t FAQ
t7THER F'FtQ,lECTS
Comments: Written comments on the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation can be mailed, prior
to the close of the public comment period on December 20, 2010, to Jim Hallgren, Project Manager,
Mn/DOT District 3, 7694 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, MN 56425, Email
lames hallgren~a state.mn.us.
http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/srf/I 69ell~river/environment.html 11/12/2010
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Plan Documents
Environmental Assessment/Environmental Assessment Worksheet
Documentation
+ Executive summary
+- Cover. signature p_aae figures. text and tables
Appendices
+ Appendix A -Figures
• Aooendix B -Agency Correspondence
+ Aooendix C -Traffic Analysis Technical Memorandum
+- Aooendix D -Traffic Noise Analysis
Appendix E -Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement
s Appendix F -Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation
Appendix G -Right of Way Impacts
Environmental Assessmenf/Environmenta/Assessment Work Sheet - tiighray 10 Etk. River
Minnesota Department of Transportab"on -District 3 - Released: Augus< 20T 0
Study funded by the city of Elk River
Web oo: J Seelen
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/hwy l Der/docs.html
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