Annual Project Summary Report - March 1, 2012 (388K pdf)

• The St. Croix River Crossing Project Layout 12/11(960k pdf)
• Total Project Cost Estimate - 2/12 (575k pdf)
• Summary of Preferred alternative Mitigation Items - Implementation Status - 2/6/12 (33k pdf)

President Obama signs bill on 3/13/12 that allows St. Croix River Bridge construction
U.S. House, on a 339 to 80 vote, approved the St. Croix River Crossing Project on 3/1/12
Minnesota Governor Dayton sets deadline of March 15, 2012 - 2/21/12
U.S. Senate Passes S.1134 - 1/23/12
Committee on Energy & Natural Resources - Business Mtg on S.1134 - 11/10/11
Committee on National Resources - Markup on H.R. 850 - 10/5/11
Subcommittee on National Parks Legislative Hearing on S.1134 - 7/28/11
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 850 - 5/4/11

Annual Project Summary Report - March 1, 2011 (2,352K pdf)

Preferred Alternative on Aerial (927k pdf) Total Project Cost Estimate - 2/2011 (1,236k pdf) Summary of Preferred alternative Mitigation Items - Implementation Status - 2/4/11 (74k pdf) Status of Cultural Resources Mitigation chart - 1/5/11 (209k pdf) Mn/DOT Suspension strategies chart - 2/18/11 (134k pdf)

One Page Summary - 1/3/11 (103k pdf)

Mn/DOT outlines next steps for St Croix River Crossing Project - 10/25/10

E-Updates - June 2010 - (193k pdf)

Foundation Load Test Project - (1,381k pdf) to gather New River Crossing Bridge design data - project was planned for March - June 2010 but is now suspended, pending Corp of Engineer's permitting which considers, the NPS's new section 7(a) review

Foundations Information from 2004 Bridge Type Report - December 2004 - (123k pdf) Oak Park Heights Mayor's Request for Contested Case Hearing on Mn/DNR Permit - 2/8/10 (91k pdf) Mn/DOT's Request to City to Withdraw Hearing - 2/16/10 (366k pdf) Mn/DOT's Request to City to Withdraw Hearing - 2/18/10 (119k pdf) Sierra Club's Request for Intervention - 2/22/10 MN/DNR's Denial of Intervention Request - 3/3/10 EQB Monitor Notice of Pre-hearing Conference - 3/22/10 (644k pdf) Oak Park Height’s Mayor’s Request to Delay Hearing - 4/12/10 (46k pdf) Mn/DOT’s Response to Delay Request - 4/16/10 (119k pdf) Contested Case Hearing set for August 11, 12, 13, 2010 - (51k pdf) Oak Park Height’s Mayor’s Withdrawal of Permit Objection - 8/11/10 (53k pdf)

St Croix River Crossing Project Revised Construction Dates - 6/2008 (13k pdf)

Sierra Club Complaint against FHWA and NPS:

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief - by Sierra Club - 6/5/07 (1,063k pdf) Motion to Dismiss and Memo of Support - by Department of Justice - 12/20/07 (28k pdf) Plaintiff's Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - by Sierra Club - 1/17/08 (127k pdf) Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Dismiss - by Dept. of Justice - 1/25/08 (85k pdf) U.S. District Court summary judgment hearing scheduled for 2/22/08 (11k pdf) Memorandum of Law & Order - 5/15/08 (230k pdf) Order Allowing Intervention of Mn/DOT & Wis/DOT - 7/8/08 (29k pdf) Administrative Records - Submittal Letters - 11/08 (63k pdf) Order for Modified Briefing Schedule - 1/15/09 (13k pdf) Mn/DOT's Memo of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment - 5/29/09 (1,290k pdf) Summary Judgment Hearing - 9/14/09 - (10k pdf) Memorandum of Law and Order - 3/11/10 - (384k pdf) New Section 7 Request Letter - 4/6/10 - (93k pdf) Sierra Club appealed Judge Davis's ruling - 5/25/10 (67k pdf) Sierra Club Appeal Dismissal - 6/29/10 (40k pdf) NPS Section 7(a): - 1) Press Release - 10/15/10 (39k pdf) - 2) Stakeholder Letter - 10/15/10 (62k pdf) - 3) Transmittal Letter - 10/15/10 (181k pdf) - 4) Evaluation and Determination Report - 10/15/10 (9,290k pdf) A complete listing of documents will remain on file with the FHWA's attorneys office - MIlton.hsieh@dot.gov

City of Oak Park Heights Complaint against State of Minnesota-Mn/DOT:

Summons and Complaint - by City of OPH - 10/10/06 (335k pdf) Defendant's Answer to Complaint - by State of Minnesota-Mn/DOT - 11/3/06 (183k pdf) Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents - by City of OPH - 12/29/06 (57k pdf) State of Minnesota's Answers to Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents - by State of Minnesota-Mn/DOT - 1/26/07 (109k pdf) Amended Summons by City of OPH - 6/4/07 (351k pdf) Motion to Dismiss - by State of Minnesota-Mn/DOT - 6/6/07 (24k pdf) Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss - by State of Minnesota-Mn/DOT - 6/6/07 (622k pdf) Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of it's Motion for Summary Judgment - by City of OPH - 6/20/07 (79k pdf) Affidavit of Dennis Postler, Bonestroo, Consulting Engineers for the City of Oak Park Heights - by City of OPH - 7/9/07 (148k pdf) Notice of Entry - Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order - by Judge William Ekstrum - 10/18/07 (203k pdf) Municipal Consent and Letting Status - Mn/DOT - 6/30/08 (105k pdf)

A complete listing of documents will remain on file thru 10/18/10 at the Minnesota State Attorney Generals Office, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1800, St. Paul, MN 55101

Next Steps

The project schedule is shown at: St Croix Crossing Updated Schedule - Feb. 18, 2010 (28k pdf)

Next steps for the DOT’s include acquiring right of way, developing the project's final design and implementing the project's "Prior to Contracts" mitigation items.

The Stakeholder Problem-Solving Process