(From The I-35W Access Project Recommendations to the Kingfield Neighborhood Association e-mailed to me this morning)
"The (35W Access) project has a current price tag of $150 million, including $40 million to rebuild the freeway to accommodate MN/DOT's proposed HOV lanes. This amount will increase if the freeway needs to be rebraided to eliminate weave problems created by the new Lake Street ramps. It may also increase if additional mitigation measures are needed. "MN/DOT has committed to paying for the largest share of the cost, but has no money. It has said that it will only fund the project if new transportation dollars are provided by the legislature (e.g., gas tax increase), meaning that project funding is far from a sure thing. Hennepin County may, however, bond to provide up-front funding." Avidor: Last year I sat through a half a dozen dreary meetings as a member of a parents advisory council to the Minneapolis Schools. The big topic all year was budget cuts...they kept saying there was no money for schools...none whatsoever...but here is a source of money they may have overlooked..."Up Front Funding" from Hennepin County. Ken Avidor http://www.stride-mn.org Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
