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Chisago County details Highway 8 study, warns of wetlands mitigation and 2027–29 construction window
Summary
Chisago County Public Works Director Joe Triplett told the Wyoming City Council the Highway 8 study is examining roundabout and realignment options, that environmental review shows over 20 acres of wetland impacts needing costly mitigation, and that construction is tentatively targeted for 2027–2029.
Chisago County Public Works Director Joe Triplett told the Wyoming City Council on July 15 that the county is studying several alternatives for the Highway 8/Casa 22 area, including roundabouts and a possible realignment of Kettle River Boulevard to serve a proposed development.
Those alternatives are still in early modeling, Triplett said. He added the Trunk Highway portion of the project would be handled by MnDOT and would require outside funding; “if they indeed want that, they’ll have to bring funding to the table,” he said.
The study is also in…
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