Meeting information

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 -- 12:30-3:30pm

MN State Conference Room
900 Minnesota Highway 34
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

CIMS Powerpoint presentation

Detroit Lakes summary - 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- 1:00-4:00pm

Pennington County/State Joint Use Facility
250 125th Avenue NE
Thief River Falls, MN 56701

CIMS Powerpoint presentation

Thief River Falls summary - 2012

Corridor background

The corridor runs 125 miles from Detroit Lakes to MN-11 at Karlstad. Major cities on the corridor are Thief River Falls and Mahnomen. This corridor is an important North-South freight route for Northwestern Minnesota. MN-32 north of Thief River Fails is also mapped as part of this corridor due to its importance in moving freight in the area.

Current corridor characteristics

Highway

• 2009 AADT: 1,200 – 12,600
• 2009 HCADT: 75 – 920
• Key Highway Connections: US-2, US-10, MN-34
• Number of lanes: 2

Public Transit

• Mahnomen County Heartland Express
• Becker County Transit
• Tri-Valley Heartland Express

Key Airports

• Thief River Falls

Rail

• BNSF line (South Dakota to Willmar)
• Canadian Pacific (South Dakota to New Ulm)

Major Industries

• Agricultural production, small manufacturing, DigiKey