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News & Events Home Minneapolis holds public hearing on I-35W reconstruction on June 14 The Minneapolis City Council's Transportation and Public Works Committee is holding a public hearing on June 14 to give the public an opportunity to provide comments on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's I-35W reconstruction proposal. The proposal from MnDOT calls for the reconstruction of I-35W from 66th Street in Richfield to 42nd Street in Minneapolis, including a stretch of Highway 62 (the "Crosstown) from Portland to Penn Avenues in South Minneapolis. What: Public Hearing by the Minneapolis City Council's Transportation and Public Works Committee When: 7 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2004 Where: Washburn High School Auditorium, 201 W 49th St., Minneapolis During the public hearing, people will have an opportunity to provide their comments and feedback to the Committee following a presentation by MnDOT. Comment sheets will be available and may be handed in or mailed later to the address provided on the comment sheets. The Committee will keep the Public Hearing record open through July 14, 2004 to accept additional comments. The MnDot proposal includes adding traffic lanes on I-35W, extending the High Occupancy Vehicle lane to 42nd Street, and a provision for a Bus Rapid Transit Station at 46th Street. MnDOT has more information on the project, including the final layout as submitted to the City of Minneapolis, on its Web site at http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/crosstown or by calling John Griffith, MnDOT Project Manager at (651) 582-1206. Bus service to Washburn High School is by Metro Transit Route #18 on Nicollet Avenue. The Washburn Auditorium is accessible at the 50th Street entrance. Information is available in alternative formats by calling Peggy Menshek, Committee Coordinator at (612) 673-2287. Sign language interpreters are available upon request by calling (612) 673-2626 by June 8. Spanish and Somali interpreters will be at the meeting to provide translation services. MnDOT "Crosstown" Proposal: http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/crosstown June 2, 2004 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
