Hwy 169
Eagles Nest Lake area
Location
- Six Mile Lake Road to Clear Lake
Tentative Schedule
- Fall 2014 to fall 2015
Cost
- $13 million to $15 million
Hwy 169 Reconstruction Project public meeting scheduled February 12
The public is invited to attend a meeting to learn more about the Hwy 169 reconstruction project.
The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Vermillion Community College, 1900 East Camp Street, Ely, Minnesota 55731. There will be a short presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Representatives from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and will be available to answer questions and provide information about the project.
To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter, or other reasonable accommodation, call Janet Miller at 651-366-4720 or 1-800-657-3774 (Greater Minnesota); 711 or 1-800-627-3529 (Minnesota Relay). Alternatively, send an email to janet.rae.miller@state.mn.us. Please request at least one week in advance.
Traffic impacts
- No current traffic impacts.
- Anticipate need for a detour for through-traffic during construction
What will be done
- Improve 5.5 miles of Hwy 169
- Complete reconstruction in areas to be realigned, other areas will be resurfaced and widened.
Preliminary project layout
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Improvements include
- Eight-foot-wide shoulders (six-feet paved, two-feet gravel)
- Turning lanes
- Flattened hills
- Straighter curves
- Improved ditching and drainage
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Benefits
- Flattening hills and straightening curves on Hwy 169 improves passing safety.
- Wider shoulders provide motorists with safer pull-off areas and may help reduce the chance of run-off-the-road crashes.
- Flatter slopes along the edges of Hwy 169 will help reduce the severity of run-off-the-road crashes.
- Minimize wetland impacts and rock excavation