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<br /> Traffic safety and congestion has been shown to &
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<br /> have a direct effect on quality of life. Traffic vol- 0 pin a - a1Pat:tstlaolnjaty
<br /> umes will double by 2030 and fatal crashes will Rive "..
<br /> continue to occur at an unacceptable rate. The j t,"<
<br /> quality of life of area residents, businesses and C t^, ,;,,`
<br /> visitors will decline significantly unless Highway
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<br /> 371 is upgraded to 4-lanes and intersections are Fatal-5 ® „
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<br /> constructed to modern standards. Upgrading the �`" m -a;
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<br /> highway will reduce traffic crashes, travel times, l Jenkins r, hiapactating In;ury it
<br /> improve multi-modal and recreational mobility and p� "" '
<br /> safety, improve access to economic centers and �-
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<br /> protect exceptional environmental resources. Fatal-3
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<br /> In the sixteen years prior to the 4-lane upgrade be- Traffic Gashes Pequot Lakes Bleenti
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<br /> tween Little Falls and Brainerd, 26 people were 1986-2008 to-IncalsviatingInjury
<br /> killed on Highway 371. Since the 4-lane, ZERO --- ,�
<br /> fatal crashes have happened. PeguotLakestoNmewa L,,,
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<br /> Between 1986 and 2008, 20 people were killed on f,,,,. r
<br /> Highway 371 between Nisswa and Pine River. ;<_9) Nlrewa ""Nlsswa
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<br /> Hwy 371 Existing 2030 i L40.4.,- 1 ,® ,. y
<br /> Nisswa to Pequot Lakes 12,200 24,300
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<br /> Pequot Lakes to Pine ,; a- ,
<br /> 8,300 16,400 al__ :7, :";"1:-t
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<br /> Mn/DOT began studying the corridor in 2002 with i "
<br /> the preparation of an Environmental Impact State- 0 I ,5 Lght
<br /> ment (EIS) which included several alignment stud- I - ~' a -
<br /> ies. The final EIS was approved in 2005. Mn/DOT
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<br /> began preparing final layouts of the preferred align- j lt itkjts t�,1--s' °�'-:
<br /> ment for Municipal Consent. The preferred alterna- j L ,© " ,7i-, �b" I`
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<br /> tive followed the existin hi hwa corridor and in- � `e °pCO �� «-'•"',,,..,,,. .,
<br /> cluded a relocation of the historic depot in Pine ©Existing Alignment • r
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<br /> River. The project was proposed to be built in 2 EequmLk Bypass U a Lakes 4 "'"-
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<br /> segments, Nisswa to Jenkins and Jenkins to Pine hPeg
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<br /> River. Segment 1 was programmed for 2011 and 0 F�tsi,gAlig aktsn 0 ,_• •`` Pohi,
<br /> Segment 2 in 2014. In 2007 the City of Pequot and Jenkins Bypass '` ® ''---- 1-1-
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<br /> '", t.. i,,, - ii.,Lakes requested the bypass option of the city be _ Study Corridor ,
<br /> reconsidered and requested Mn/DOT amend the
<br /> EIS. Mn/DOT has determined that the Pequot by- Alignment e `t
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<br /> pass and through town option both meet the project "A wa fi — r',
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<br /> goals, have very similar benefit to cost ratios (more
<br /> than 3.5), and has amended the EIS for final ap- (from 371 EIS)
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