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Highway 36 Construction News.
Work through North St. Paul on the bike trail has been delayed and will now be open in the late Summer of 2008.
(1) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises that they now have sufficient funds to begin construction in 2009 of a bridge over Manning Avenue and the Gateway Trail. This is a joint effort by the DNR and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDot) to reuse an historic bridge Number 5721, errected in 1937 to carry traffic over the Little Fork River in Koochiching County. The posted speed limit on Manning Ave is 55 mph so the overpass will make for a safer crossing.
_________________________________________________________ (2)The Minnesota Legislature passed a bonding bill during the April 2007 session. Included in this bill is initial funding to create a grade separation at Minnesota Highway 36 and Century Avenue. These funds will be matched by Federal funds to create either an overpass bridge or an underpass. This is a very busy intersection so the grade separation will be welcomed by trail users. ________________________________________________________
Celebration of Art on the Gateway Trail, Collaboration Brings Culture of the Community to the Gateway State Trail Below are pictures from the Jun 28 initiation: Pergola with decorative art tiles and entrance to community garden.
(Left to Right) Penny Rendall, Mississippi School for the Creative Arts;Dan Collins, DNR; Noreen Farrell, Gateway Trail Association; Nichole Alberg, DNR; David Vang, Center for Hmong Art and Talent (CHAT) & child; Kathy Mouacheupao, CHAT.
Dan Collins,DNR, being interviewed by KSTP Television news. ________________________________________________________
Over 1/3rd of grades 3 through 6 from the Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet School participated in a project led by visiting artist David Vang and sponsored by the DNR, the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent and the Gateway Trail Association.The students created over 300 ceramic tiles which are installed at the Arlington Ave parking lot. The parking lot, trail and garden are a short distance from the school and will help promote the trail's historic position as a community recreational resource by using art drawn from the community.
The tiles should make for a prettier ride, run, walk or roller blade to and or from downtown St. Paul. ___________________________________ Photo Contest Rules
1. Contest runs from June 1st to September 30th, 2008. 2. Members and non-members are eligible. 3. Submit digital pictures only to tkluznik@gatewaytrailmn.org. 4. Pictures of any subject should be taken along either the Gateway Trail or Vento Trail. 5. Three (3) picture limit per person. 6. Provide location on trail (closest intersection for example) & your phone, email, mailing address.
The first 20 pictures submitted by Gateway Trail Association members will receive a $5 gift certificate to Midwest Mountaineering.
First Prize $50, Second $30, Third $20. If you chose to spend your prize at Gateway Cycle, they will match your gift up to the total value of the prized.
All winners will be notified in early October. Midwest Mountaineering certificates will be sent out this summer.
Winning pictures will be featured on the web site.
The Gateway Trail Association publishes 2 newsletters per year. Beginning with the latest issue, Spring/Summer 2008, we will begin to publish these newsletters on-line in addition to the paper version mailed to members. Future news letters and a two year archive will be posted on our webpage "History of the Gateway State Trail".
