Hitting the road to Plymouth

July 24, 2014 at 6:13AM
On a service road near the entrance to Begin Oaks Golf Course, Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik, fifth from right, and other dignitaries participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the project.
On a service road near the entrance to Begin Oaks Golf Course, Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik, fifth from right, and other dignitaries participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the project. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Construction on a third lane of Interstate 494 has started in Plymouth — something the city has anxiously awaited and pushed for at the state level for the past 15 years. It's the only segment of 494 throughout the west metro that doesn't have three lanes.

Kainalu Lazarus, 3, listened to speakers as they addressed the group.
Kainalu Lazarus, 3, listened to speakers as they addressed the group. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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