2001 St. Cloud Southwest Beltline Alignment Study

in association with:
City of St. Cloud, City of Waite Park, City of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township, St. Cloud Area Planning Organization, Minnesota Department of Transportation.Prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

Table of Contents

I.Introduction (17 kb PDF file)


Figure 1 - Study Area (114 kb PDF file)


Figure 2 - Study Process (48 kb PDF file)
II.Transportation Assessment (15 kb PDF file)


Figure 3 -APO Growth Areas (1 Mb PDF file)


Figure 4 - Facility Spacing (106 kb PDF file)


Figure 5 - APO Concept Plan (89 kb PDF file)


Figure 6 - Stearns County Transportation Plan (549 kb PDF file)


Figure 7 - City of St. Cloud Plan (135 kb PDF file)


Figure 8 - City of Waite Park Plan (1.3 Mb PDF file)
III.Alignment Identification (25 kb PDF file)


Figure 10 -Major Constraints (197 kb PDF file)


Figure 11 - Corridor Alignment History (154 kb PDF file)


Figure 12 - December Open House Alignments (1.5Mb PDF file)
IV.Evaluation of Alignment Alternatives (10 kb PDF file)


Figure 13 - Evaluation Segments (96 kb PDF file)


Table 1 - Impact Matrix - St. Cloud Southwest Arterial Alternatives (7 kb PDF file)


Figure 14 - Refined Alignment Area (95 kb PDF file)


Figure 15 - Preferred Alignment (137 kb PDF file)
V.Study Findings and Recommendations (20 kb PDF file)

Appendices (71 kb PDF file)


Appendix A - Public Involvement Information


Appendix B - Environmental Findings


Appendix C - Facility Characteristics and Alignment Information


Figure C-1 - Typical Urban Cross-Section (171 kb PDF file)


Figure C-2 - Typical Rural Cross-Section (188 kb PDF file)


Figure C-3 - Right-of-Way Acquisition Areas (1.22 Mb  PDF file)