Thursday, January 24, 2013
A local church is selling 11 acres of land to help build the last leg of Highway 610.
It has taken decades for Highway 610 to be built, and even after years of construction, one piece still remains unfinished. The 2.5-mile stretch from County Road 81 to Interstate 94 is the last leg of the highway. While it is not slated for construction for years yet, the City of Maple Grove is preparing for the completion of the highway. The City of Maple Grove plans to purchase about 11 acres of land from Maple Grove Lutheran Church for the highway project. According to city documents, the city will cut the church a check for $520,000 for land that sits at 14401 99th Avenue. The land, which doesn’t have any buildings on it, will provide dirt and material to build the last stretch of the highway. The road itself will not go through the …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The updated design “will allow the project to compete for future state and federal funds as they become available.”
After observing a moment of silence for the Newtown, CT community, members of the Maple Grove City Council addressed several items at a Dec. 17 meeting – including Highway 610. Details of the revised layout for the Highway 610 extension from County Road 81 to Interstate 94 were first unveiled at a Dec. 11 public meeting (see attached PDF). “This revised layout is the product of a study and follow up design project funded by some of the federal monies for TH [Highway] 610,” Maple Grove Traffic Engineer Marc Culver wrote in a memo to the council. The 18-month study included work between the city, Hennepin County and Minnesota Department of Transportation “to design a project that meets the needs of current and future traffic volumes while …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Alexandra Renslo of Channel 12 provided a live update from the Highway 610 expansion meeting Dec. 11, 2012.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The plan for the proposed expansion of Highway 610 in Maple Grove was on display for the public Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at the Maple Grove Government Center. Channel 12 broadcasted live from the meeting and provided an update about the project.
Monday, December 10, 2012
The public open house at the Maple Grove Government Center will have an updated design of a project to expand Highway 610.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Editor's note: The following was provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Area residents and business owners are invited to attend an open house to learn about the updated design of a project to expand Highway 610. The design for the proposed county road extension from County Road 30 to I-94 will be presented. The open house will be held Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City of Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway. Open house attendees will be able to learn the details of the project, view project layouts and ask questions of MnDOT, Hennepin County and Maple Grove project staff. To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter, call 651-366-4720. To request …
Olene Bigelow
8:44 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I've noticed several grammatical errors lately such as the incorrect use of the apostrophe in this article. While I realize that electronic journalism requires rapid output, a quick, final editorial review to check for such errors might be advised. more ›