{"id":726,"date":"2025-09-04T17:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2025-09-05T03:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:52:23","slug":"project-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/project-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Project Overview<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"mkd-separator-holder clearfix  mkd-separator-center mkd-separator-full-width\">\n\t<div class=\"mkd-separator\" style=\"border-color: #c9c9c9;border-style: solid;border-bottom-width: 4px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Sherburne County, in partnership with the City of Zimmerman and MnDOT, is constructing an interchange at the intersection of Highway 169 at County Road 4. Local roadway improvements will also be constructed as part of this project to ensure all users can travel through the area safely and efficiently.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2023\/09\/169-CR-4-Layout_2023-09-26_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review the approved design layout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_707\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/169-4-Project-Area-Map_2025-05-27.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-707\" class=\"wp-image-707\" src=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/169-4-Project-Area-Map_2025-05-27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to review larger version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647959720024{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Project email\/text updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MNBOLTONMENK\/subscriber\/new?topic_id=MNBOLTONMENK_175\"\n   target=\"_self\"  class=\"mkd-btn mkd-btn-solid mkd-btn-medium mkd-btn-hover-solid\"  >\n\t<span class=\"mkd-btn-text\">Sign me up!<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Project Email &amp; Hotline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:help@hwy169andcr4.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">help@hwy169andcr4.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(763) 463-7818<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Liaison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:greg.weber@bolton-menk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greg.weber@bolton-menk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(763) 248-1697[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Project Goals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Safely accommodate all users (motor vehicles, freight, transit, pedestrians, bicyclists)<\/li>\n<li>Provide efficient and reliable mobility and access for all modes of travel, from daily commuters to recreational tourists<\/li>\n<li>Develop plans for a connected and recognizable community<\/li>\n<li>Design resilient infrastructure improvements compatible with the natural and built environment<\/li>\n<li>Keep the public and partners engaged at each step toward realizing the vision<\/li>\n<li>Serve the commercial land uses with a transportation network that promotes economic viability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Project Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>The below timeline below provides a detailed overview of the project&#8217;s journey since it first began in 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704\" class=\"wp-image-704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-scaled.png\" alt=\"The project design was developed between 2022 and 2025. During that timeframe, four open houses were held and agency and property owner engagement was ongoing throughout the entire process.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-1024x223.png 1024w, https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-768x167.png 768w, https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hwy169andcr4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2025\/07\/Schedule_2025-07-08-1536x334.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image to view larger version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Project Overview [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Sherburne County, in partnership with the City of Zimmerman and MnDOT, is constructing an interchange at the intersection of Highway 169 at County Road 4. 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