Post in Fw: Relocation of the interstate bridge

Jun 20 15:37 UTC

Interesting routing - the drawing makes it much clearer.

My prime question and concern relates to the impact on the dike. Is it
built to support that traffic volume - is there room on top for 4-lanes?
How will the bridge approach be engineered relative to the dike? Could
this have the potential to endanger one critical element of our
infrastructure to rebuild another?

Second, I wonder about extending Ewing St. as an auto route from the
west - Ewing is a one lane street and require complete rebuilding to be
practical. Also, this will bring significantly increased traffic through
residential areas (From Huff along Broadway as well as Ewing).

I can't help thinking the optimal location would be coming off Mankato
Ave. Mankato is already 4-lanes for the greatest part, already
designated a truck route, already carrying bridge-bound traffic as far
as Sarnia and it offers a straight shot to the river. It also has the
advantage of channeling traffic coming off and heading to the bridge
right through our prime retail district - with through streets to the
historic downtown and Winona State.

Jerome Christenson
Online Editor
Winona Daily News
601 Franklin St.
Winona, MN 55987
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