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City engineer outlines multi-year road, trail and utility projects including Highway 97 full closure and North Shore lead-line work
Summary
City engineer Ryan Goodman detailed several major projects affecting Forest Lake over the next several years: Stage 2 of Highway 97 (full closure, a Fenway roundabout and new trail connections), County Road 50 corridor study, the Forest Road realignment tied to a $5 million award, Highway 8 reconstruction with regional trail links, ongoing wetland delineation work and a concentrated lead-service-line replacement effort on North Shore Drive.
City engineer Ryan Goodman told the EDA that Forest Lake will see a series of multi-year transportation, trail and utility projects that will affect travel patterns and neighborhood access over the next several years.
Goodman outlined Stage 2 of Highway 97, which is expected to be a full closure from Falcon to Forest Road and will include construction of a roundabout at Fenway and Highway 97 and continuation of a trail on the south side of 97 that will connect into the Hardwick Creek Trail. He said project…
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