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Officials mark groundbreaking for Highway 169/282 K-9 project in Jordan; $62.5M construction bid
Summary
Council members and officials attended a groundbreaking in Jordan for a long-planned Highway 169/282 K-9 project. The construction bid is $62.5 million and the project combines city, county, state and federal sources, including $7 million from the regional solicitation and a RAISE grant.
Council members reported attending the groundbreaking for the Highway 169/282 K-9 project in Jordan on the morning of May 28 and described the event as a milestone for a project decades in the making.
Council member Bridal said the construction bid for the project is $62.5 million and described the funding package as a mix of city funds, county funds, MnDOT state trunk highway funds, congressionally directed spending, $7,000,000 through the council’s regional solicitation, a federal RAISE grant, general fund bonds, and state trunk highway bonds. Bridal and others at the meeting said the project reflects bipartisan and multi-jurisdictional cooperation and emphasized its importance for safety and economic development.
Council members noted attendance at the groundbreaking included federal and state elected officials, local mayors and county leaders, and the governor. The project was described as having taken 20 to 25 years of development and coordination across multiple funding streams to reach construction.
No formal action by the council was recorded on the item in the meeting transcript; the remarks were part of council member reports to the full council.
