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<br /> <br />Item 5.5. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />January 4,2005 <br />File: 226-001G <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: Transportation Issues Update <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />This correspondence is intended to give you an update of the various State, County, and <br />local transportation issues that we are currently working on. The list includes the following: <br /> <br />1. MnDOT Spring Tour <br /> <br />At a previous meeting, the City Council had indicated an interest in restarting the <br />tradition of a spring tour with MnDOT personneL I have placed a call to Jim Povich of <br />MnDOT and asked him to provide a few dates in the spring when key personnel from <br />MnDOT St. Cloud and Baxter offices could attend a spring tour. These tours typically <br />start about 9:30 a.m. at City Hall with some light refreshments and introductions, and is <br />followed by a bus tour of key issues we want to show to the MnDOT officials, followed <br />by a lunch at a local establishment. Normally, the event is over by 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. I <br />will get back to you when I have the tentative dates for a spring tour to check the <br />Council's calendars. <br /> <br />2. TH 169 Environmental/Geometric Study <br /> <br />I have recently discussed with Craig Robinson, the Project Manager for MnDOT, the <br />status of the 1H 169 Environmental/Geometric Study. Craig has informed that <br />MnDOT has selected SRF Consulting Group to head this study for them. A contract <br />has been negotiated and is currently at MnDOT Central Office being reviewed. He does <br />not expect a contract to be approved by MnDOT until the first part of February. <br />Therefore, he anticipates a kick-off meeting with all interested parties along the 1H 169 <br />corridor for late February or early March. As we have discussed before, this study will <br />take from 12 - 18 months and will involve a significant amount of pubic involvement. I <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fax: 763.635.1090 <br /> <br />www.ci.elk~river.mn.us <br />