Virtual meeting on Highway 7 shares improvement ideas ranging from no changes to many

Community members got an inside look at the ideas percolating within the Minnesota Department of Transportation as officials brainstormed ways to potentially make Highway 7 safer.

MnDOT, among other project partners, hosted the virtual community meeting via Zoom on May 20. Representatives shared possible solutions for the safety issues that have chronically plagued the 18-mile length section of Highway 7, split along two sections east of Highway 41 and west of Highway 41.

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Nike Missile Base MS-70 – Cold War History in St. Boni

Just outside the quiet town of St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, sits a relic of the Cold War: Nike Missile Base MS-70. Built in the 1950s, this site was part of a nationwide air defense system meant to intercept Soviet bombers before they could reach major U.S. cities.

MS-70 was one of several Nike sites encircling the Twin Cities. Each site had two parts: a radar and control area, and a missile launch area. At its peak, the base housed Nike Hercules missiles—nuclear-capable weapons designed to stop incoming threats mid-air. Continue https://mywestonka.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7367&action=edit

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