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It-MINNESOTA The Highway 371 Project 371 Partnership is a collaboration between the cities of Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Jenkins, Pine = i_.= %'•__ River, the counties of Cass and Crow Wing to ad- _1=.__i _ 7 --. vocate upgrading Highway 371 to a 4-lane ex- _ 1 1 -.7 - pressway design and enhance local road connec- �^1 r.-.r.�. tions and infrastructure. -'-7--1--I - 1 ! 1 M 1—1 f---.-1 Pmm Lnwtinn ;_.__ 1--T-1 .r The project will continue major investment already _ !.1 i•--1 �•-.-• made on the highway corridor from its source at --1-.-•-1 -1 4--1-1-1 - Highway 10 in the City of Little Falls to the City of 1 1 ^- Hr _`-1 _ _ _ 1 Nisswa. -\-i__!_rrTj"-- Moving Forward.. _� k. _ r--i^1.-� L T-1,..,f '- �7; 7;`1-_`,,'-'-r_?ter= _ Improvements completed include 27 miles of 4- .j _ i.—r_-r -11-._. I-i- 1_ lane expressway between Little Falls and Baxter - i - 1 - ; _ ;- 0 with a bypass of Brainerd and a new Mississippi River crossing, a new Welcome Center and Rest Area, grade separated interchanges at CSAH 46, -ri CSAH 47, and Business 371. Access manage- Pine River• ment improvements have been completed between Baxter and Nisswa including several intersections S Jenkins upgrades and new service roads each side of the Construct four-lane li Nisswa to Pine River highway. — Pequot Lakes( The Highway 371 Project Partnership is committed to moving forward the 4-lane expressway design •Nisswa from Nisswa to Pine River as soon as possible and achieving the project's safety, mobility, recreational Access management and economic goals. The project's environmental Nisswa to Baxter study is complete and design is well underway. Construction can begin in 2012 if funding is se- Brainerd Baxter cured. The project is estimated to create • • r. 210 more than 2600 jobs for this region. Brainerd Bypass \4' Built �QQ\Q ® .interchange Background Information 4' Corridor Built 9 Highway 371 is a Medium Priority Interregional Corridor connecting the Central Minnesota Lakes ® Welcome A rea Center & Rest Area to the Twin Cities. It is a critical link to tour- Built ism and the economic vitality of the Lakes Area Four-lane and is the busiest north-south commuter route to Expressway the cities of Brainerd and Baxter. The corridor par- 115 Built allels the Paul Bunyan Trail for much of its length ili which provides multi-use recreation to thousands of users. Growing traffic demand has severely con- 1 271 • Little Falls strained the capacity and safety of the highway and N has increased the pressure and risk to all road sys- �o N tems in the region.