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3 <br /> x <br /> n <br /> t <br /> s <br /> Leverage the The redesign of Highway 169 through Elk River(at the time <br /> 169 Redefine" Project of the drafting of the Comprehensive Plan)addresses many <br /> of the concerns by eliminating all at-grade crossings.The <br /> The"169 Redefine"project is a partnership between the new highway includes new interchanges at Main Street, <br /> City,Sherburne County,and MnDOT to redesign and School Street/Elk Hills Drive,193rd Avenue,and 197th <br /> reconstruct three miles of the roadway between Highway Avenue which will improve traffic flow and increase user <br /> 10 and 197th Avenue in Elk River.The project is intended to accessibility and safety.Other key design elements include <br /> resolve problematic conditions that currently exist in the single-point signalized intersections with pedestrian <br /> project area.Ultimately,the project transforms Highway walkways to improve overall safety.The City must continue <br /> 169 through Elk River,providing access with highway inter- to work alongside the County and MnDOT to ensure <br /> changes,replacing bridges,enhancing pedestrian acces- the project does not divide the east and west side of the <br /> sibility across Highway 169,and upgrading underground community but rather stiches it together to create a safer <br /> infrastructure such as storm sewer systems. and better connected City. <br /> Final design plans are currently under development by <br /> MnDOT and construction is expected to occur during the m DEPARTMENT OF <br /> TRANSPORTATION <br /> 2022-2024 timeframe.With this improvement and the <br /> current interchange in place at CSAR 33,Highway 169 will <br /> operate like a freeway through the developed portion of Elk Hwy 169 Elk River Future Freeway <br /> River. <br /> Elk River <br /> The community has a unique opportunity to improve its 16 9 <br /> transportation network by leveraging the 169 Redefine <br /> project to address key mobility and safety concerns along Q� <br /> this corridor.Driving Forward:The Sherburne County <br /> Transportation Plan,completed in November 2019,noted <br /> several concerns related to intersections in Elk River. <br /> These concerns primarily revolve around congestion and About project <br /> driver <br /> . - <br /> driver safety in the corridors immediately adjacent to the <br /> Highway 169 corridor. ^•• 169 Redefine:Elk River 2022-2024 <br /> P - xERe�a�r Reconstruct Hwy 169 into a new freeway <br /> system from Hwy 10 to 197th Ave.,includes: <br /> • All road connections <br /> Elk River <br /> • Four new interchanges <br /> • All pedestrian connections <br /> • Underground utilities,road drainage <br /> s. <br /> • Improve access at Hwy 10/169/101 <br /> MNDOT 169 Redefine Presentation <br /> 82 Transportation&Mobility Plan•Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br /> DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY <br />