HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 08-08 Maplewood Okays 3M Street Project DISPATCH Maplewood Okays
M Street Project
A $317,000 contract lanes _mostly near the
for street i m p r o v e- intersection of Mc-
ments in the vicinity of Knight Road and Con-
the Minnesota Mining & way Avenue.
Manufacturing Co. The widening will be
(3M) complex was ap- on Conway Avenue to a
proved last Thursday point 700 feet cast of
by the Maplewood Vii McKnight Road and on
lage Council. McKnight from Conway
The project, expected to just south of Avenue
to begin - later this
month, includes widen- j.Maplewood's Village
g, signalization and Council has pledged
construction of turning $160,000 to the project
— $50,000 which will be
assessed to 3M and -
$110,000 from state road
aids.
Tie remaining costs
will be assumed by
Ramsey County.
Village engineer Bob-
by D. Collier said the:
widening was necessary
because of increased
traffic in thesouth Ma-
plewood arca.
The contract went to
Alexander Construction
Co.. Minneapolis, ' the
apparent low bidder.