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$44.5 million in grants to improve safety, mobility at four intersections

Sun, 01/23/2011 - 9:34am

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Transportation Commissioner Tom Sorel announced $44.5 million in grants towards the construction of highway interchange projects that will promote safety and reduce congestion at four dangerous intersections in Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area. These projects will replace existing signalized intersections with interchanges and ramps. The Safety and Mobility Interchange Program grants are funded through a bond appropriation made by the 2010 Legislature and designated specifically for interchanges. “The grants will enable these projects to be constructed earlier than they otherwise would have been, reducing both crashes and congestion sooner,” Sorel said. The grants awarded under this program are for interchanges at:

  • Hwy 10 at Benton County Hwy 2 in Rice - $14.5 million
  • Hwy 169 at Scott County Hwy 69 in Shakopee - $12.2 million
  • Hwy 101 at Hennepin County Hwy 144 in Rogers - $ 9.2 million
  • Hwy 52 at Goodhue County Hwy 24 in Cannon Falls - $8.6 million

 Each of these projects has funds from other sources committed to them as well. The total value of the construction on these four projects exceeds $70 million.

Comments

35W North bound & County Rd I

Anonymous - 09/01/2011 - 2:59pm

This ramp needs some rework and quickly. I've almost been killed serveral times trying to get on the freeway. No one will let you in and the lane ends at the hwy 10 merge. HELP!!!!



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