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Environmental Process -Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
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<br />The purpose and need of the project, alternatives considered, and anticipated social, economic, and
<br />environmental impacts of the Highway 169 Project are documented in an Environmental
<br />AssessmenUEnvironmental Assessment Worksheet (EA/EAW). The EA/EAW is a joint Federal/State
<br />document prepared to fulfill environmental review requirements. At the federal level, the EAlEAW is Highway 1s9
<br />used to provide sufficient environmental documentation to determine the need for an Environmental ~VER'JIEW
<br />Impact Statement (EIS) or that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. At the state
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<br />the EA/EAW is used to provide sufficient environmental documentation to determine the need
<br />level FRO.fECT STATUS
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<br />for a state EIS or that a Negative Declaration is appropriate. SOHEDt1LE 1 STAGES
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<br />The EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation are available for download by selecting the links DO~CUh{ENTS
<br />below. The comment period for the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation will begin on E.l~1'VIRC~MMENTAL PR40ES5
<br />November 1, 2010. Comments will be accepted through December 20, 2010. SAFETY CONOERNS
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<br />EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (full document) (11.5 MB PDF)
<br />• EAlEAW Document (No Appendices) (921 KB PDF)
<br />• Appendix A (Figures) (2.1 MB PDF)
<br />. Appendix B (Alternatives Development, Evaluation and Selection of Preferred Alternative)
<br />(172 KB PDF)
<br />• Appendix C (Interchange Concepts) (1.2 MB PDF)
<br />. Appendix D (Agency Correspondence) (2.0 MB PDF)
<br />• Appendix E (traffic Operations Analysis) (1.9 MB PDF)
<br />• Appendix F (Floodplain Assessment) (110 KB PDF)
<br />• Appendix G (Traffic Noise Analysis) (486 k6 PDF)
<br />• Appendix H (Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement) (275 KB PDF)
<br />• Appendix I (Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation) (1.3 MB PDF)
<br />• Appendix J (ROW Tables) (41 KB PDF)
<br />Copies of the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation are also available for public viewing at the
<br />following locations during normal business hours:
<br />• Mn/DOT District 3 Offices, 7694 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, MN 56425
<br />• Mn/DOT District 3 Offices, 3725 12th Street North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
<br />• .Elk River City Hall, 13065 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330
<br />• Zimmerman City Hall, 12980 Fremont Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398
<br />• Livonia Town Hall, 11162 265th Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398
<br />• Sherburne County Public Works, 425 Jackson Avenue, Elk River, MN 55330
<br />• Elk River Public Library, 13020 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330
<br />• Great River Regional Library, 1300 W St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN 56301
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<br />Comments: Written comments on the EA/EAW and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation can be mailed, prior
<br />to the close of the public comment period on December 20, 2010, to Jim Hallgren, Project Manager,
<br />Mn/DOT District 3, 7694 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, MN 56425, Email
<br />lames hallgren~a state.mn.us.
<br />http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/srf/I 69ell~river/environment.html 11/12/2010
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