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Map of Prioritized TH 8 Projects
Table of Prioritized TH 8 Projects
2004 SAFETEA-LU
In 2004, Federal law “SAFETEA-LU” provided $480,000 for an environmental review for Highway 8 upgrade to 4 lanes from Forest Lake to Chisago City.
In 2004, this Federal law also provided $5.76 million for capacity and safety improvements to Highway 8 from west of 306th to the eastern limits of Lindstrom. These funds, along with state and local funds will be used to construct this project.
2003 Unfunded Projects Identified in the TH 8 Studies
The Unfunded Needs spreadsheet shows projects identified through: the Highway 8 Scoping Document, URS, September, 2002; Highway 8 Corridor Study, Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., May, 1995; and the Highway 8 Task Force.
These project recommendations were updated and prioritized by a Highway 8 Task Force Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and approved by the Highway 8 Task Force. The Task Force submitted the top priority projects to Congressman Oberstar for funding consideration in the 2004 Federal Transportation bill.
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click here to see a PDF listing of unfunded projects.
1998 TEA-21 Funded Projects and Studies
In 1998, Federal Law TEA-21 provided $12.475 million in High Priority Project (HPP) funds to implement Highway 8 corridor related projects. These funds are part of the Federal Highway Transportation bill passed every six years in Congress. The Funded Needs map and spreadsheet show those projects selected for completion with this funding.
Projects and studies using TEA-21 high priority (HPP) funds
To see a PDF spreadsheet containing the High Priority Projects
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