Phase Three: Securing Funds

Completing all the steps in the environmental review process will allow Stearns County to pursue right-of-way preservation and official mapping for the proposed roadway corridor.

Only a segment of the Southwest Beltline is programmed for construction in the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization’s financially constrained 20-year transportation plan, due to development and unique environmental issues.

However, selecting and preserving a future corridor will allow affected local jurisdictions to protect the roadway alignment from encroaching land uses or non-compatible development.

As we schedule meetings, focus groups, and other events, we’ll post the agenda and all pertinent information here.