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Sad to see the trees taken

Kyle Thill — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:00:33 -0500

Sad to see the trees taken down, especially the oak tree. Hope it's all worth it in the end.

The full story is in today's

Mathias Baden — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:53:45 -0500

The full story is in today's print edition.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Actually they still ended up

sfiecke — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:05:46 -0500

Actually they still ended up going the full route, despite the cost of gas.

It was the World’s Largest

Ruth Anne Maddox — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:45:28 -0500

It was the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics -- a fund-raiser that takes place at various locations nationwide in September (and a few spots in October) throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The event is a project of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

Due to the cost of fuel, the route was shortened from 25 miles last year to 3 miles this year.

That was the World's Largest

Jason Allen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:01 -0500

That was the World's Largest Truck convoy. They came through town last year as well. They all stopped at Canturbury Downs for the weekend. I think I heard 320 trucks this year. Its done for something like Cancer research I think. Quite a site to see going down the highway.

Trucks on Hwy 169, what was

Kyle Thill — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:36:59 -0500

Trucks on Hwy 169, what was the happening this past Saturday [Sept. 13th]? Lots of trucks, lots of horn blowing and absolutely no idea why. Traffic slowed, on ramps policed for it, but I've seen nothing in the press saying anything about what looked like some sort of demonstration?

Every major artery in the

swansonmej — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:35:07 -0500

Every major artery in the Twin Cities metro is unpredictable from day to day and even hour to hour. 169 has been bad lately due to the roadwork they have been doing. They have reduced it down to one lane at times when traffic is normally high, making it even worse. The result of the work is great -- the pavement was pretty beat up. We have had a population growth south of the river (Scott County). The result is more cars/traffic to deal with.

169 traffic volume is too

bucky — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:46:36 -0500

169 traffic volume is too high to create any predictability in travel going very far North. If you are traveling from Jordan to Shakopee or south from Jordan, it's pretty constant. The roads that are unpredictable are those that fill up with commuter traffic, such as 494, 394, 169 north of Hwy 13, County Road 42, you get the idea.

It's a big highway, which

Kyle Thill — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:12:25 -0500

It's a big highway, which part are you referring to? I'd break it into four parts, North of 494 to 394, 394 North to Champlin, [North of that can be crazy as well but lets ignore that], South of 494 prior to the Marshall Road Exit, then from there to LeSeure.

Only the highway project's

Mathias Baden — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:28:48 -0500

Only the highway project's timeline is unknown at this point.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

It would be a big surprise

Mathias Baden — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:24:57 -0500

It would be a big surprise if the project did not happen. This is the question: When? To that, we have no answer yet. Be patient, friends.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

In a previous article

Kyle Thill — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:06:15 -0500

In a previous article http://www.jordannews.com/node/2835, it was reported that funding had been approved; maybe the plans are just the next phase of the project. I know I haven’t been contacted yet regarding the land acquisition involved. Here is small part of that previous news item:

... the intersection plan must first by approved by the state aid review process.

"We also need to accomplish the necessary land acquisitions during the review process," Caron said.

I'll keep an eye for you, I'm at ground zero anyway.

I didn’t know it was still

Brandon — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:47:19 -0500

I didn’t know it was still up in the air. I thought the project was a done deal, the way I had been hearing about it.

Speaking of Highway 282,

Mathias Baden — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:31:21 -0500

Speaking of Highway 282, today I received a voicemail from Jordan City Engineer Carol Caron, who said the Minnesota Department of Transportation hasn't approved the plan for reconstruction yet.

There is no timeline for bidding the project or getting the work done, Caron said in the message.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

The thing that I find funny

Ray Sandey — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:53:53 -0500

The thing that I find funny is Hwy 282 will be torn up in a few weeks.

That was a waste of paint, labor, etc.