Highway 23


Highway 23 Project

Paynesville, Minnesota


MnDOT Project Page


STORIES:

Highway 23 work going on schedule (07.28.10)

Highway construction to start (04.21.10)

MnDOT awards bid for Highway 23 bypass (03.17.10)

City council sends comments to MnDOT about Highway 23 (05.02.07)

City council continues discussion with MnDOT over airport/highway issues (02.28.07)

City council meets with MnDOT branches over Hwy. 23 (11.15.06)

City, township question Cemetery Road changes (9.6.06)

MnDOT adjusts alignment of proposed Highway 23 (3.15.06)

MnDOT secures another $22 million for Paynesville project (2.8.06)

MnDOT's response (2.1.06)

Council's letter to MnDOT (1.18.06)

Council sends another letter to MnDOT (1.4.06)

MnDOT adds full interchange to west end (12.21.05)

Minute with Mike: Does Highway 23 in Paynesville really need to be a freeway? (12.21.05)


MnDOT plan expected at council tonight (12.14.05)

MnDOT expected at city council next week (12.7.05)

City council gives messages to MnDOT (11.30.05)

Council discusses Highway 23, sets meeting with MnDOT (11.16.05)

MnDOT's goal: 55 mph from Willmar to St. Cloud (11.16.05)

Willmar to St. Cloud: A drive on Highway 23 to analyze speeds (11.16.05)

Minute with Mike: What MnDOT really wants (11.16.05)

Business backers spar with MnDOT over speed, access (11.9.05)

MnDOT announces west route as 'preferred alternative' (9.28.05)

Map of West Route

Minute with Mike: Real battle on Highway 23 just beginning (9.28.05)



Draft EIS attracts wide array of comments (8/17/05)

$7.1 million in federal funds designated for Highway 23 (08/10/05)

City council backs west alignment to MnDOT (7/20/05)
Letter to MnDOT

Highway 23 study draws comments at public hearing (7/6/05)

Public hearing on Highway 23 scheduled for Tuesday (6/22/05)

Draft EIS released on Highway 23 (6/8/05)

Public hearing scheduled for Highway 23 on June 28 (5/25/05)

Highway 23 study delayed until June (3/16/05)

Draft EIS delayed until at least March (2/2/05)

Highway 23 to be resurfaced and restriped next summer (2/2/05)


Detailed schedule released for Highway 23 draft EIS (10/27/04)

Draft EIS expected for Highway 23 in January (10/06/04)

New cost estimates released for Highway 23 (05/19/04)

MnDOT sets timeframe for Highway 23 project (4/14/04)

Federal funds possible for Highway 23 project (3/31/04)

Task force recommends west bypss to MnDOT (3/10/04)

Highway 23 study delayed until summer (2/25/04)


MnDOT opts to keep far west bypass in EIS (10/15/03)

Highway task force discusses bypass routes(10/1/03)

City council backs dropping bypass route (9/3/03)

City Council asks MnDOT to drop far west bypass (8/27/03)

City Council favors west bypass (8/13/03)

Option reconsidered for Highway 23 (7/23/03)

Businesses prefer thru-town Highway 23 (7/9/03)

Day remains to comment on route choices for Highway 23 (6.25.03)

Week remains to comment on route choices for Highway 23 (6.18.03)

Highway options officially pared to five (6.11.03)

Scoping meeting on Highway 23 to be held June 4 (5.21.03)

Highway choices narrow slightly (3.19.03)

Highway 23 gets $1 million in federal funding (3.19.03)

Mayor goes to Washington, D.C., to lobby for Hwy. 23 (3.12.03)

Informational Meeting (3.5.03)

Paynesville Township discusses routes (2.26.03)

Traffic analysis of Highway 23 (2.19.03)

Study of Highway 23 continues (2.5.03)

Highway 23 seeks priority status (1.22.03)


Highway 23 opens four lanes by Rockville (12.11.02)

Highway 23 seeks priority status (1.22.02)

MnDOT concerned about highway access (5.29.02)

Five highway options to be studied (5.1.02)

Study of Hwy. 23 proceeding (4.3.02)

Neighboring mayors share insights into Hwy. 23 (3.20.02)


Study of Hwy. 23 continues (10.03.01)

Voters pick Hwy. 23 as second worst (9.12.01)

weekend traffic study held on 23 (8.22.01)

Traffic count, bypass study to start on Hwy. 23 (7.18.01)


COLUMNS:
Community Perspective

Zion Township needs to be heard on Highway 23 - Carolyn Reeck (6.22.05)

Concentrate on Highway 23 exits to city - Paul Bugbee (5.25.05)

Public input needed for highway decision - Jeff Bertram (8.6.03)

Highway should not go next to school - John Janotta (4.23.03)

Through-town highway route is best - Peter Schoell (4.16.03)

Highway to affect school - Howard Caldwell, superintendent (4.16.03)


Minute with Mike by Michael Jacobson
Real battle on Highway 23 just beginning (9.10.05)

Community must continue to discuss highway (4.16.03)

Analyzing the highway route options (2.26.03)

Lessons on road building from PNG (02.19.03)

Chamber of Commerce conducts survey on Highway 23 (2.20.02)

Community needs to decide about Highway 23 (12.5.01)




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