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. Item # 4 . 4 . MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council Scott Harlicker, Planning Assista..~'/ March 15, 1999 FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Update on Northstar Corridor Project At the March 4th meeting of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority, the Authority approved a report regarding different transportation alternatives considered and screened during the first phase of the Major Investment Study (MIS). The Authority also discussed the work schedule for phase 2 of the MIS and received updates on the Burlington Northern capacity modeling and legislative activity. . The study of alternatives, which is included in your packet, involved reviewing as many possible alternatives as could be identified. Transit technologies considered included bus system improvements and seven different rail systems. The commuter rail, bus and light rail transit were the three transit technologies to be studied further. Highway improvement options were also evaluated. Highway options ranged from minor signal and intersection improvements to the construction of freeways and bypasses. Highway options recommended for further study included additional Mississippi River crossings, access management and minor improvements to Highway 10. BRW presented their work schedule for completing the MIS and the EIS. The schedule, which is included in your packet, includes Phase 2 of the MIS, special projects, which includes station design, ridership projections and capacity modeling, environmental clearance, and conceptual engineering. The scheduled complete date for phase 2 of the MIS is December 1999. Most of the special studies are scheduled to be completed by December 1999. Environmental clearance is to be completed by December 2000 and conceptual engineering completed by July 2000. Burlington Northern capacity modeling is moving forward and it looks like the State will be providing the necessary funding to leverage future federal funding. .