Development Information And Trends

Study of the Hwy 210/Washington Street hall between Baxter Dr. and Pine Shores Rd in Brainerd, Crow Wing County. Results of the study will inform plans for the long run reconstruction project. Reconstruct eleven miles of highway floor, widen shoulders and upgrade drainage infrastructure.

The pavement on Hwy 169 from Broadway Avenue to Union Street is deteriorating more shortly than the next sections of Hwy 169. MnDOT accomplished a maintenance project in 2019 that extended the life of the pavement on this section, gaining about 5-7 years before a future project will tackle a extra important pavement repair and other accommodations. Convert three miles of Hwy 169 to a new freeway system by way of Elk River from Hwy a hundred and one/Hwy 10 to 197th Ave, Sherburne County. Widening shoulders, resurface highway, add flip lanes and update drainage. ADA pedestrian ramps and sidewalk improvements alongside St. Anthony Avenue and Concordia Avenue Periodic enhancements will occur along the project area. Resurface I-ninety four between Hwy 120/Century Ave. and the St. Croix River. Build underpass beneath Hwy seventy seven connecting 77th Street in Richfield to 66th Street; construct ramps, construct trail, sidewalk.

Improve access and safety at three intersections along a busy stretch of Hwy 371 with use of reduced battle intersections between Gull Lake Dam Road and Green Gables Road , contains access to Birchdale Rd . Reconstruct the highway, upgrade the sign and improve pedestrian access from Greenwood Street to Joseph Street in Brainerd; Resurface highway from 70th Avenue in Barrows to Greenwood Street Work requires detours. MnDOT, along with FHWA, Hennepin County and the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park and Minneapolis, are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the Hwy 252/I-94 project. The project partners will address the purpose and need for the project in the EIS document and develop transportation alternatives. Improve 12 miles of concrete road surface and restore/exchange pipes on Hwy 210 from Hwy 6 in Deerwood to Ninth Avenue West in Aitkin. Reconstruct or resurface highway and enhance pedestrian access from the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center to west of Sixth Ave. in Ironton.

Hwy 60 by way of the City of Windom is being studied to create a long-time period imaginative and prescient for the corridor that incorporates community values, financial growth, safety, and bicyclists and pedestrians. Reconstruction of roadway, base, pedestrian services, drainage and city utilities. Update and restore pavement, add path and redeck or repair bridges within the project area. Reconstructed Hwy fifty five via the cities of Brooten and Belgrade, Stearns County, included highway surface, storm sewer and pedestrian sidewalks. Work included construction crossovers, concrete overlay, upgraded guardrail, installed cable median barrier, up to date alerts and repaired joints on two bridges. The project follows along Hwy 52, from roughly 2 miles south of Cannon Falls and ends at Zumbrota.

Reconstruct and improve safety on Hwy 71 in Sauk Centre, Stearns County. Several crashes occurred at this RCI intersection in spring and summer season 2020, and some are nonetheless underneath review by the State Patrol. In the meantime, MnDOT engineers are reviewing all available historical crash data to identify patterns, and might be taking short term steps to enhance safety of the intersection. MnDOT continues to work intently with the City of East Bethel and Anoka County to understand the community’s wants and issues. Interchange improvements including alternative of the Hwy sixty three bridges, and security and vehicle traffic capacity improvements to the ramp geometrics and visitors operations inside the corridor. The work included pavement work, drainage updates, right turn lanes, safety and pedestrian improvements.