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Chapter 6: Transportation / 63 Elk River Comprehensive Plan ·Auxiliary lanes and collector-distributor road between Main and School Streets and School Street and 193rd Avenue. ·US 169 is lowered (reduces reconstruction of local roadways that cross over the highway) ·US 169 shifted slightly to the east near BNSF Railway ·BNSF Railway shifted ·Existing interchange at US 10/US 169/TH 101 is upgraded to better channel all movements ·Interchange at Main Street ·Interchange at School Street ·Interchange at Jackson/193rd Avenue and 197th Avenue (split diamond) ·Interchanges at 205th Avenue/CSAH 33 (already constructed) ·Interchange at 221st Avenue ·Frontage and backage roads ·Accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross both US 10 and the railroad ·Pedestrian and bicycle trails/sidewalks along crossings and frontage roads All other public street and driveway access will be eliminated from the corridor, with access provided at the interchange locations. It should also be noted that there is an existing pedestrian bridge located north of School Street that is used by both pedestrians and bicyclists to cross US 169. This bridge connects to local trails on both sides of the highway. This pedestrian bridge could remain in place with proposed improvements. Implementation Because no timeframe has been developed, most of the changes identiﬁ ed for US 10 and US 169 will occur incrementally as funding becomes available, although some portions of the project need to be coordinated with one another. In general, construction of proposed frontage and backage roads can occur before interchanges are constructed and right of way for them can be preserved as parcels develop and/or redevelop. The City of Elk River should work with MnDOT and others to identify funding sources and to move the various projects forward. Partners should also consider low-cost- high beneﬁ t improvements that can be implemented ahead of ﬁ nal implementation of the freeway vision. US 10 US 10 has been identiﬁ ed for conversion to a freeway over the long-term between US 169 and CR 44. The improvements identiﬁ ed by MnDOT and its partners also require shifting the BNSF Railway in order to create grade separations with both US 10 and the railroad. The grade separations will enable vehicles (as well as pedestrians and bicyclists) to cross the railroad and US 10 without having to be stopped by trains or mainline trafﬁ c on US 10. It is anticipated that these changes will take 20 years or more to implement. Proposed improvements include: ·Four travel lanes (2 in each direction) with shoulders and a median barrier ·Interchange at Main Street ·Interchange at Proctor Avenue ·Interchange at Upland Avenue ·Underpass at Jackson Street ·Frontage road system between Upland Avenue and Main Street ·Access at Lowell Avenue is eliminated and will be served by the frontage road ·Accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross both US 10 and the railroad ·Pedestrian and bicycle trails/sidewalks along crossings and frontage roads In addition to these improvements, the 171st Avenue Focused Area Study recommends constructing a new interchange between 165th and 171st Avenues. This interchange will require frontage road connections to eliminate other existing at-grade intersections. This interchange is also shown in Figure 6-8 Proposed Highway Improvements (long-term). US 169 Like US 10, US 169 has also been identiﬁ ed to be converted to a freeway facility by MnDOT, Sherburne County, the City of Elk River, Livonia Township and the City of Zimmerman. Other improvements identiﬁ ed for US 169 include: ·Ultimate six-lane facility (initially constructed as a four-lane freeway that can be modiﬁ ed by converting the inside shoulders)