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Interchange at Trunk Highways 10, 101, and 169 ration herburne Co., Elk River, Minnesota, the county seat for Sherburne County, is situated at the intersections of the Mississippi River, Trunk Highway (TH) 10, TH169, TH101, and the BNSF rail line. The population of Sherburne County and our surrounding region has more than doubled in the past 25 years. What is the problem The population growth of our entire region and that of the state has led to increased demand on these important corridors through Elk River. The increased demand has created unparalleled congestion resulting in delays and safety concerns for Elk River residents and highway users. In the same span of time where we have seen the population of the region double, very limited mobility improvements have been made on these corridors to handle this demand. The impacts are realized by far more than our local residents, emergency service providers and businesses. TH10 and TH169 serve as two of state's "Big 4" corridors connecting vacationers to their recreation destination in northern Minnesota. The TH10, TH169, TH101 intersection carries the highest volume of traffic in Sherburne County. Proposed Solution The proposed legislation would fund the first project in a series of improvements aimed at converting the TH10 and TH169 corridors to freeway designs through Elk River. This larger freeway vision has undergone a city -funded $1 million preliminary geometric layout and environmental review process. As a stand alone project, the necessary full improvements to complete the freeway concept are immense. The proposed interchange project represents a smaller bite -sized piece to begin implementation. As proposed, the interchange project would increase mobility with the elimination of two at -grade intersection points. An estimate of costs for the implementation of this project is $32,000,000.