MNDOT & WisDOT welcomes public input on the Osceola Bridge/Highway 243 Project Share your ideas! What updates do you want to see on the Osceola Bridge? MNDOT and WISDOT have developed a draft purpose and need statement on the Osceola Bridge/Highway 243 project and are asking for the public's feedback beginning Wednesday, May 19. The purpose and need statement are part of the environmental review process and outlines the purpose of the project and the anticipated social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed action. It is used as a guide to evaluate alternatives and eventually select a preferred option. The Osceola Bridge was built in 1953 and is an important interstate crossing over the St Croix River. MNDOT and WisDOT are evaluating bridge reconstruction proposed for 2025. The proposed work will improve the bridge connection between Washington/l Chisago counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy243osceola A 15-day comment period is available for written comments from the public through Friday, June 4, 2021. You may submit your comments to jono.cowgill@state.mn.us or send your comment via mail to Dmitry Tomasevich/MNDOT 1500 W. County Road B-2 Roseville, MN 55113-3174 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MNDOT & WisDOT welcomes public input on the Osceola Bridge/Highway 243 Project Share your ideas! What updates do you want to see on the Osceola Bridge? MNDOT and WISDOT have developed a draft purpose and need statement on the Osceola Bridge/Highway 243 project and are asking for the public's feedback beginning Wednesday, May 19. The purpose and need statement are part of the environmental review process and outlines the purpose of the project and the anticipated social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed action. It is used as a guide to evaluate alternatives and eventually select a preferred option. The Osceola Bridge was built in 1953 and is an important interstate crossing over the St Croix River. MNDOT and WisDOT are evaluating bridge reconstruction proposed for 2025. The proposed work will improve the bridge connection between Washington/l Chisago counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy243osceola A 15-day comment period is available for written comments from the public through Friday, June 4, 2021. You may submit your comments to jono.cowgill@state.mn.us or send your comment via mail to Dmitry Tomasevich/MNDOT 1500 W. County Road B-2 Roseville, MN 55113-3174 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION