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Alternative 4 — Existing Alignment with Pequot Lakes and Jenkins Bypass This build alternative would reconstruct Highway 371 North as a four -lane divided roadway on its existing alignment from just south of CSAH 18 in Nisswa to just north of County Road 107/168 intersection in Pequot Lakes. At that location, Highway 371 would be reconstructed on a new alignment extending along the east edge of the downtown Pequot Lakes area crossing CSAH 11 approximately 0.6 miles east of the existing Highway 371 /CSAH I1 intersection. The bypass would continue northwest and cross CSAH 16 immediately west of the existing Highway 371 /CSAH 16 intersection and extend around the west side of downtown Jenkins on a new alignment crossing County Road 151115 approximately 0.3 miles west of the existing Highway 371 /CSAH 15 intersection. The alignment then returns to the current Highway 371 corridor near the Crow Wing/Cass County line and continues along the existing alignment north through Pine River. This alternative was dropped from finther consideration because it required additional acquisition of right- of-way and a greater number of residential and commercial relocations, compared to the Selected Alternative and lacked support from the City of Jenkins. Additionally, this alternative is more costly compared to Alternative 3MOD, would result in increased environmental impacts including more impacts to wetlands, farmlands, and vegetation. Alternative 5 — Existing Alignment with Jenkins Bypass This build alternative would reconstruct Highway 371 North as a four -lane divided roadway on its existing alignment from just south of CSAH 18 in Nisswa to just south of the CSAH Road 16 intersection in Jenkins. At that location, Highway 371 would be reconstructed on a new alignment extending around the west side of downtown Jenkins on a new alignment crossing County Road 15 /115 approximately 0.3 miles west of the existing Highway 371 /CSAH 15 intersection. The alignment then returns to the current Highway 371 corridor near the Crow Wing/Cass County line and continues along the existing alignment north through Pine River. This alternative was dropped from further consideration because it required a greater number of residential and commercial relocations compared to the Selected Alternative and lacked support from the City of Jenkins. Additionally, this alternative would result in increased environmental impacts including more impacts to wetlands, farmlands, and vegetation. C. SECTION 4(f) Title 49 Section 303 of U. S. Code, commonly referred to as Section 4(f), places responsibility on the Federal Highway Administration, and state agencies using federal transportation funds, to avoid Section 4(f) properties. These properties include parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. The Selected Alternative has been designed to avoid Section 4(f) resources, to the extent possible, and minimize harm where avoidance was not possible. A Revised Final Section 4(f) Evaluation was prepared in conjunction with the SFEIS. The Revised Final Section 4(f) Evaluation identified ten Section 4(f) properties: Paul'Bunyan Regional Trail, Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Corridor, Molstad Property, Drew Cabins, Pequot Fire Lookout Tower, Bobberland Park, Jenkins Park, Edna Lake Boat Landing, East Twin Lake Boat Landing, and Pine River Depot. The Selected Alternative (Alternative 3MOD) will impact the following three Section 4(f) properties; TH 371 Adequacy Determination Nisswa to Pine River 7 October 2010