Friday, December 3, 2010

City Holds Open House on MNDOT Highway Widening

The City of Grand Rapids will hold an open house on the widening of Highway 169 south of  the Mississippi River. Among the elements the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)  is proposing is eliminating the traffic light at River Road and 169. They also propose closing the intersections and eliminating the existing unmarked crosswalks at SW 3rd Street and SE 3rd Street and second street.

People can  learn more about the proposal and provide input at an open house on Monday December 23rd from 1 to 4 at the Grand Rapids City Hall, 420 North Pokegama, Grand Rapids Minnesota. The open house will be followed by a public hearing before the CIty Council at 6PM. 

The complete meeting notice can be downloaded from  http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/file/1596-2010-12-03T191427Z