Meeting information
Monday, May 14, 2012 -- 2:30-6:00pm
MnDOT District office - Mankato
2151 Bassett Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
CIMS Powerpoint presentation
Mankato summary - 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- 4:00-7:00pm
Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association
1725 US Highway 12 East
Litchfield, MN 55355
CIMS Powerpoint presentation
Litchfield summary - 2012
Corridor background
The corridor runs 154 miles, between St. Cloud in the north and the Iowa State Line in the south. It connects the cities of Fairmont, Madelia, New Ulm, Hutchinson and St. Cloud.
Current corridor characteristics
Highway
- 2009 AADT: 1,900 – 20,300
- 2009 HCADT: 145 – 1,200
- Number of lanes: 2-4
- Key highway connections: MN-23, MN-60, US-12, US-14, US-212, I-90, I-94
Public Transit
- Brown County Heartland Express
- Martin County Express
- Meeker County Public Transit
- St. Cloud Metro Bus-Fixed Route and Bus-Dial-A-Ride
- Trailblazer Transit (McLeod and Sibley Counties)
- Tri-CAP Transit Connection (Stearns County)
- Watonwan Take Me There
- Dial-a-ride and deviated route service along corridor
Bicycle/Pedestrian
Rail
- DME line (West Mankato – Tracy)
- DME line (Albert Lea – Fairmont)
- UP line (Butterfield – State Line)
- UP line (St James – Twin Cities)
- BNSF line (UP line (State Line – Twin Cities)
- BNSF line (St Cloud – Twin Cities)
- SOO line (Twin Cities – Glenwood)
Key Airports
- St. Cloud Regional Airport
