Connect Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Roads On the South Side
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Larry P Young
4 years ago
Build Merrifield bridge first and build it high. The route is uncontested and the interchange at I29 has already been cleared by the DOT interchange justification process.
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Kent McCauley
7 years ago
Get it done.
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Jim Carlson
7 years ago
The amount of heavy truck traffic that is now on 81, Columbia Road, South Washington, and Co Rd 6. would be down by an alarming amount to the local residences. LONG overdue, the overpass is there!
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Dean Gorder
7 years ago
Long overdue. It is beet harvest time again and the risk to humans and machines would be decreased if the bypass was in place
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Mark E Bishop
7 years ago
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The nearest ramp from the interstate to the business I deliver too, routes my big heavy truck thru the main commercial retail center of town, then thru a residential suburb then onto a secondary rural grid road. All for the lack of a simple diamond interchange ramps at that secondary county grid road. Bridge over interstate is already in place. Just add the ramps. Simple cheap, no challenging engineering or environmental impact studies needed.
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Jay Bushy
7 years ago
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Living in the Point Area of EGF, I see the need for a new S bridge between GF/EGF daily as I work in GF W of I-29. A new bridge would cut my commute to work in half and also give the cities another connection to even out traffic levels on all the bridges. It’s not a want, it’s badly needed!
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Kristin Bateman
7 years ago
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We need another option to cross the river for agricultural purposes that doesn’t co-mingle large equipment and trucks with general residential traffic...it is a huge safety hazard the way it is presently.
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marten
7 years ago
The rate both cities continue to grow southward, there is need for the connection and an ease traffic through both downtown areas.
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Jess Bina
7 years ago
This is necessary. Both cities are expanding south. We have two schools on the EGF side. Commutes would be shorter and traffic would be less on the other bridges.
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Steve Howe
7 years ago
Merrifeild Road is best choice, IMO, for bridge and 29th exit/entrance.
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Marcia Lund
7 years ago
It would be great for business!
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Dan Gowan
7 years ago
Bridge at Merrifield would make good sense to farming and industrial groups. Trucks, harvesters, and rest of agricultural related equipment will have bad results if placed further into town.
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Nancy Krogstad
7 years ago
Definitely needed at the Merryfield road over the Red River. There had been talk of that for years. Let’s get it done
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Beau Bateman
7 years ago
A trans-state bridge option, without engaging city traffic, provides a safer regional solution for residents, travelers, major manufacturers, and agriculture.
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Pamela Peterson
7 years ago
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To travel from the south end of EGF (middle school) to the south end of GF to shop takes a ridiculous amount of time! These cities have grown tremendously in the past 40 years, but the traffic routes between the two cities has not. Time to address more bridges to serve these communities is long overdue!
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Rick Else
7 years ago
Focus on this project needed now!
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Richard Axvig
7 years ago
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Needs immediate attention as it is a great need for the community. As a water manager several projects have been built to divert water around the city of Grand Forks. It is now the time to divert this large flow of traffic around the city on the south side by pass project...
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John Samdahl
7 years ago
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any time we have a hiccup on any of the existing bridges, it taxes the other 2 to the point it creates 30 min+ delays multiple times per day -( 7:45 am, 11:30, and 4:30.) even with 3 bridges, travel is delayed and difficult. It's time and we have to be real about it's location - a mile from the other ones is not a viable option, 47th or CR 6 are options that fit south end traffic and commercial traffic. other options exclude this segment.
Build Merrifield bridge first and build it high. The route is uncontested and the interchange at I29 has already been cleared by the DOT interchange justification process.
Get it done.
The amount of heavy truck traffic that is now on 81, Columbia Road, South Washington, and Co Rd 6. would be down by an alarming amount to the local residences. LONG overdue, the overpass is there!
Long overdue. It is beet harvest time again and the risk to humans and machines would be decreased if the bypass was in place
The nearest ramp from the interstate to the business I deliver too, routes my big heavy truck thru the main commercial retail center of town, then thru a residential suburb then onto a secondary rural grid road. All for the lack of a simple diamond interchange ramps at that secondary county grid road. Bridge over interstate is already in place. Just add the ramps. Simple cheap, no challenging engineering or environmental impact studies needed.
Living in the Point Area of EGF, I see the need for a new S bridge between GF/EGF daily as I work in GF W of I-29. A new bridge would cut my commute to work in half and also give the cities another connection to even out traffic levels on all the bridges. It’s not a want, it’s badly needed!
We need another option to cross the river for agricultural purposes that doesn’t co-mingle large equipment and trucks with general residential traffic...it is a huge safety hazard the way it is presently.
The rate both cities continue to grow southward, there is need for the connection and an ease traffic through both downtown areas.
This is necessary. Both cities are expanding south. We have two schools on the EGF side. Commutes would be shorter and traffic would be less on the other bridges.
Merrifeild Road is best choice, IMO, for bridge and 29th exit/entrance.
It would be great for business!
Bridge at Merrifield would make good sense to farming and industrial groups. Trucks, harvesters, and rest of agricultural related equipment will have bad results if placed further into town.
Definitely needed at the Merryfield road over the Red River. There had been talk of that for years. Let’s get it done
A trans-state bridge option, without engaging city traffic, provides a safer regional solution for residents, travelers, major manufacturers, and agriculture.
To travel from the south end of EGF (middle school) to the south end of GF to shop takes a ridiculous amount of time! These cities have grown tremendously in the past 40 years, but the traffic routes between the two cities has not. Time to address more bridges to serve these communities is long overdue!
Focus on this project needed now!
Needs immediate attention as it is a great need for the community. As a water manager several projects have been built to divert water around the city of Grand Forks. It is now the time to divert this large flow of traffic around the city on the south side by pass project...
any time we have a hiccup on any of the existing bridges, it taxes the other 2 to the point it creates 30 min+ delays multiple times per day -( 7:45 am, 11:30, and 4:30.) even with 3 bridges, travel is delayed and difficult. It's time and we have to be real about it's location - a mile from the other ones is not a viable option, 47th or CR 6 are options that fit south end traffic and commercial traffic. other options exclude this segment.
Long overdue
I support this petition!