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7-4,e_satiy #14Ail / e-) • - .7 & Ary074_Adee,seii-/-- Expressway support by Allison Sunde discussion. Also present were Highway 371 has already been Staff writer representatives from the Minnesota designated a "market artery route" The Paul Bunyan Expressway, a Department of Transportation, by MnDOT and is the only one four-lane highway linking (MnDOT), Bemidji State through the central part of the state. communities from the metro area to University, and the Headwaters Highways with this designation Bemidji, is gaining support from Region Development Commission. have priority for improvements and organizations along the proposed The response was are 10-ton year-round roads that route. overwhelmingly positive listing generate the majority of commercial A group of 25 people from benefits such as improved safety, traffic. communities along the proposed better access to metropolitan The goal of this meeting was to expressway met at Jimmy's markets, and a boost for tourism in encourage these communities to Restaurant in Hackensack on the communities along the document their support before Thursday to discuss the concept. expressway. presenting a unified request for Representatives from Hubbard and What will very likely develop funding from the state legislature. Cass County Boards, members of into a 15-20 year plan involves chambers of commerce,mayors and completing the project in segments Comments or questions on this city councils from Hackensack, along the 371 corridor from Little project should be directed to either Pine River, Jenkins, Walker, Cass Falls to Bemidji. Some of these the Bemidji or Brainerd Lakes Area Lake,Pequot Lakes,Brainerd-Baxter segments are already being Chamber of Commerce. and Bemidji participated in the considered for improvement.