> A rumor that has been floating around the Wedge for decades: MNDOT, during > the 1950s had preliminary plans to tear out 26th Street, 28th Street and > everything in between, to run a freeway from I-35W to Hwy 100.
I think it is more than just a rumor. According to a website on MN highways (see http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/minnesota/state/mn280.htm and http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/minnesota/cancelled/cedar-ave.htm), plans were for highway 280 to be extended across the river and run parallel to Lake Street as the 28th Street Expressway. There used to be bridges and ramps at the I-94/280 interchange leading to the southwest in preparation for the eventual extension. Like many of the proposed freeways in the area, it was never built. === Nathan Hunstad CARAG Minneapolis, MN PGP DH/DSS public key -- http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower/nhpubkey.txt ________________________________________________ Do you Gonzo?! http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower 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
