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July 30, 1981 <br /> <br /> The Honorable Dave Durenberger <br /> United States Senator <br /> 353 Russell Senate Office Building .. :- <br /> l.:ashtngton, D.C. 20510 ' ' <br /> <br /> Dear Senator Durenberger: i'.' <br /> <br /> I am writing to you on, what I consider to be, the most critical capftal.~:_-.=.-~' . <br /> improvement issue in front of the County Board. Specifically, ! am <br /> asking for.your assistance in funding of the Rum River Bridge Crossing _ <br /> in the Cities of Anoka, Ra~ey and Andover. For your information, I._. <br /> have enclosed a copy of the basic project which was produced in 1977.' . . <br /> <br /> Senator, I need not tell you of my long standing Support for you and' ' <br /> your proposals. 'Both A1 Y, ordtak and I feel extremely fortunate to have ..= <br /> the kind of relationship that we do with. you. It is not very often that <br /> we take the liberty to make a request like I am doing today, however, I <br /> feel strongly about this project and I know that you will share my '~-~ ~':"--': <br /> concern for the critical need for funding of a bridge across the..Rum. <br /> <br /> . , ... ,. ~... -,,-.~,.;.. '~ .~:,'/ -.~.T~-' ~ . .'..~_'.. .,..f ..' -...~.._~' ?.. _~' ~' .-. <br /> ~s"Ind~ted?':in"the'-sUim~r~;~' the P'rtnctpal'~n-~ed fO~: <br /> because of the' extremely hazardous traffic situation created, at the 'at <br /> grade' crossing of the double'mainline Burlington Northern <br /> tracks On Highway 47. This route is heavily traveled by,the so'me IO, ODO <br /> Ramsey City restdent's 'and oftentlmes'a traffic delay of up to tWe'ntyl <br />:- _. mfnu~es is incurred at this railroad crossing. Dozens of school buses <br />:-' : drive thousands of niles-each'year tO'avoidthtSlratlroad-c'roSst~i~g'=and <br />~-i." " ........ ambulance, .police and fire vehicles'are often held for/life thre'at'enln <br />' ....i :' minutes at this fntersectton~=' Th~'bddttt'°n of ~'~n~W.~b~tdgei'Cr~'sing o: <br />;':-- ' ::' " the Rum RiVer'wobld clearlY all6vi~te tht~'~-extremely'~hazard6us sttuatt~ <br />*' ...... :' : ' ' and be 'a real benefit for all 'of the' residents of Ramsey' AndoveF'aiid~J <br /> · "" ' <br /> ..,~' ,., .' , .-..~- . .~-.~:.¥.~.~,,~ <br /> <br />'~ , ....... "' ,~le are advised 't Department that the Env' ronmen <br /> <br /> '"' 'i r'i .... ~'~ devel6P~ent stage ~rlthtn'th6' h~_xt few '~on-thS'~" 'Co6's'~i U6ntly, 'it]is' <br />~ .... r~':-'.','":.';.-..' ~' ...... crStical for- us to t ,~&' fundlng'~ob'r'ce 'f6r <br /> <br />~.< -..-..- ;-~ ~ · <br />.... ,. ~ ., . ..- .~ .., .~. ~. - .~:. , <br /> <br /> <br />