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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1.1.1. NO-BUILD AL TERNA TIVE <br /> <br />As part of Phase II of the Northstar Corridor Major Investment Study (MIS) and Environmental <br />Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Commuter Rail Service, a number of transportation <br />alternatives will be evaluated. One such alternative is the refinement of a "No-Build" <br />alternative. This alternative includes fixed facilities and transit improvements included in the <br />Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) along the corridor. <br /> <br />The No-Build alternative encompasses roadway and bus system improvements specified in the <br />appropriate agency Transportation Improvement Plans and Long Range Transportation Plans for <br />which funding has been committed. Committed or programmed transportation projects and <br />existing transit services/facilities along the TH 10 and 1-94 corridors are identified in the <br />following sections. <br /> <br />Roadway Projects <br /> <br />St. Cloud Metropolitan Area <br /> <br />The St. Cloud Metropolitan Area roadway system radiates out from and around the core <br />development in the area. These roadways serve local travel demand in addition to demand <br />generated from outside the area. Travel demand between St. Cloud and the metropolitan area of <br />the Twin Cities continues to increase as the population and economic growth within the corridor <br />Increases, with limited highway expansion expected. Roadway improvement projects <br />programmed for completion by the year 2000 in the St. Cloud Metropolitan Area include the <br />following: <br /> <br />St. Cloud Metropolitan Area Pro2rammed Transportation Projects <br /> <br />Implementation Agency Facility or Route Project Description <br /> <br />Mn/DOT MUN 9 / South Street Install signal and gates at RR crossing at <br />MUN 9 in Rice <br />7m A venue N. @ I st Railroad crossing signal replacement and <br />Mn/DOT / City of St. Cloud Street N. interconnection with traffic si}U1al in St. Cloud <br /> <br />Source: Transportation Plan Update for the St. Cloud Metropolitan Area 1995-2020; Minnesota State Transportation <br />Improvement Program (STlP) 1999-2001; Draft State Transportation Improvement Program (STlP) 2000-2002; <br />Stearns County Transportation Plan; Benton County Highway Department. <br /> <br />Mn/DOT District 3 - Benton/Sherburne Counties <br /> <br />Benton County includes the Cities of Rice and portions of St. Cloud along the Northstar <br />Corridor. Although there are few committed roadway improvements identified for the area, the <br />County is taking part in a safety improvement corridor study to improve railroad-crossing areas. <br />The main objective is to limit the number of existing railroad crossings; those infrequently used <br /> <br />Phase II Northstar Corridor Major Investment Study <br />Draft - No-Build Alternative <br /> <br />1 <br />June 10, 1999 <br />