The Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition is hosting a town hall meeting regarding highway and transit issues in Carver County.  The agenda will include information on Highway 212, Highway 5 and Southwest Metro Transit service. 

AAA projects a slight decrease in the number of Americans traveling during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Nearly 34.38 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day holiday weekend, down 0.9 percent, or almost 320,000 Americans, from the 34.7 million who traveled last year. The Memorial Day holiday weekend also saw a 0.9 percent reduction.

"While we are seeing a drop in travel, it is a small improvement over the Fourth of July holiday when we saw a drop of 1.3 percent.

Possible changes to fare prices

The bulk of SouthWest Transit riders use the express routes: Under the proposed increase, express routes would cost $2.25 for a ride during off-peak hours, $3 for a ride during peak hours.

* Local routes would go from $1.50 to $1.75 for off-peak, $2 to $2.25 for peak.

Emergency repairs require weekend closure

of Highway 5

The grand opening celebration for the final segment of new Highway 212, connecting Eden Prairie to Carver, was held Tuesday afternoon. The roadway will open to drivers on July 14.

AAA Predicts Slight Decrease in Fourth of July Travel

  The opening of the final segment of the new Highway 212 between Highway 41 in Chaska and existing Highway 212 in Carver will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 1 at 12:30 p.m.