Cass County Board: Trail group gets additional $50,000 for highway underpass proposal The proposed underpass will allow residents utilizing the Shingobee Connection Bike Trail to cross highways 371 and 200 safely. Written By: Kyndra Johnson | Cass County Correspondent | 2:00 pm, Feb. 3, 2021 × Cass County Courthouse BACKUS — A proposed underpass under highways 371 and 200 south of Walker received an additional financial boost Tuesday, Feb. 2, from Cass County. Steve Bilben, representing the Shingobee Connection Trail Task Force, requested a commitment of $50,000 from Fund 73 to provide matching funds for Phase VI for the Shingobee Connection Bike Trail. The funds requested would be used in conjunction with a grant the task force would apply for from the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternative Program to construct an underpass to safely cross highways 371 and 200 at the south edge of Walker. Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk inquired whether this was a separate underpass than the current one located within city limits of Walker. Bilben stated that this is going to be a separate underpass to allow citizens utilizing the trail to cross a busy highway safely.