The Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization (APO) is in charge of developing a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a federally mandated, annually prepared document that contains highway, transit, and other transportation projects for which federal funds are programmed during a four-year period within the metropolitan area.

APO staff is in the process of completing the fiscal years 2025-2028 TIP and is asking for your opinion on these proposed federally-funded projects.

Please note that sometimes a jurisdiction may be awarded federal funds for a specific future year – like 2028 for example – but the jurisdiction may choose to construct the project sooner – in 2025 for example – and then reimburse themselves with the federal funds when they receive them. This is known as Advanced Construction. This survey does not include projects that have already been constructed and are only waiting on federal reimbursement through the Advanced Construction process.

Thank you.

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City of Sartell 2025-2028 TIP Project Map

City of Sartell projects within the 2025-2028 TIP.

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* 1. The City of Sartell has three roadway projects programmed to receive federal funding during the time period of fiscal years 2025 through 2028. Please reference the above map for the next three questions and tell us how important these projects are to you and to regional transportation.

  Very Important. Important. Somewhat Important. A Little Important. Not Important. No Opinion.
#15: The City of Sartell is proposing to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Pinecone Road and Seventh Street N. The estimated project cost is $550,000 with $400,000 coming from federal funding and $150,000 coming from local sources.
#16: The City of Sartell is proposing to construct a shared-use path on Heritage Drive -- completing the connection from Amber Avenue S to CSAH 1. In addition, the city is partnering with the Sartell-Saint Stephen School District's Riverview Intermediate School to complete some sidewalk connections on school property. The estimated project cost is $637,900 with $389,160 coming from federal funding, $97,290 coming from the state's Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant award, and $151,450 coming from local sources.
#19: The City of Sartell is proposing to acquire right-of-way property for the future construction of the 15th Street N connection between Pinecone Road and 19th Avenue N. The city was successful in receiving Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funding (formerly known as federal earmark funding) to complete this right-of-way acquisition. The estimated project cost is $3,930,000 with $2,200,000 coming from CDS funds, $943,774 coming from federal funding, and $786,226 coming from local sources.

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Sartell Police Vehicle -- photo courtesy of Sartell Police Department

Sartell Police Vehicle -- <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>photo courtesy of Sartell Police Department</em></span>

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* 2. In addition to the three roadway projects, the City of Sartell has one more project programmed during the time period of fiscal years 2025-2028. During the spring 2024 Carbon Reduction Program solicitation, the City of Sartell was successful in receiving federal funding assistance to purchase four electric vehicle (EV) police vehicles. The estimated project cost would be $216,780 with $165,333 coming from federal funding and $51,447 coming from local funding sources. Please tell us how important this project is to you and to regional transportation.

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* 3. If there was sufficient funding for the City of Sartell to add one project to be considered for future federal transportation funding opportunities, what project would you add?

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* 4. In your opinion, please rank the transportation issues in order from 1 being the most important issue to 10 being the least important issue.

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* 5. Do you have any other thoughts or comments about the draft TIP that you would like us to know?

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* 6. If you would like to be kept informed about the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) or other APO planning activities, please enter your email below. The APO DOES NOT sell or provide your personal information to anyone else, ever.

The following questions are OPTIONAL, but completing them will help us understand if we are reaching all segments of the population.

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* 7. What is your gender?

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* 8. In what city do you reside?

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* 9. What is your age?

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* 10. With what ethnicity do you most identify?

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* 11. How many people live in your household?

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* 12. What was your total household income last year?

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* 13. Do you have a physical disability?

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* 14. Where were you born?

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* 15. What is the primary language spoken in your home?

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