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1 <br />Daily Profile <br />Trip type also effects the timing and direction of traffic using the Highways 101, 169 and 610 Mississippi River <br />crossings. Commute trips using a NW Twin Cities Metro river crossing generally travel inbound during morning <br />peak hours and outbound during afternoon peak hours. As a result, between 60 and 70 percent of morning <br />crossings are southbound on Highways 101 and 169 or westbound on Hwy 610. A similar pattern occurs in <br />the afternoon, with 60 to 70 percent of crossings occurring on Hwy 101 northbound, Hwy 169 northbound or <br />Hwy 610 eastbound. <br />Number of vehicles Per river crossing <br />Peak Period Hi hwa 101 Hi hwa 169 Highway 610 <br />AM peak N N N <br />10am y ' ' . 10,300 5,000 6,500 4,100 20,900 11,800 <br />■ <br />to � # � <br />6am S S S <br />PM peak <br />■ 3pm <br />• � ' to <br />7pm <br />N <br />8,600 r1131500 5,000 <br />S <br />i <br />8,500 17,600 1279600 <br />S I S <br />Image uses clocks to identify the morning peak hours of 6-10 and the afternoon peak hours of 3 to 7. (Arrows are <br />used to illustrate direction of trips.) <br />Holiday Weekend Travel <br />The Hwy 101 crossing supports four times as many interregional trips on holiday weekend Fridays <br />compared to typical weekdays. <br />The Highway 101 bridge supports 4 times as many long-distance <br />a <br />trips on Fridays before holiday weekends than typical weekdays. <br />Fishing Opener --- <br />4th of July ■■■■■� <br />r *J1 11� Labor Day <br />Y <br />Memorial Da INA ■ slim�_ <br />►'rr _ — - <br />Image is a calendar identifying the major summer weekends, including Fishing Opener, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day. <br />Overview and Need Context and Land Use Traffic Analysis Improvement Concepts Next Steps <br />page <br />