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OBJECTIVES AND ASSUMPTIONS business for the community. In the future a broad commercial redevelopment area is planned for portions of the gravel mining area further north along Highway i69. Regionally, an new commercial center anchored bySuper-Target (relocated from Elk River) was recently developed across the Mississippi River in Otsego. At the intersection of Highway ~o~ and Interstate 94 in Rogers a broad area of commercial and retail uses exists. Existing transmission lines and gas main are likely fixed. Due to the extensive costs of relocating major utilities and the lengths these utilities extend through the site the master plan assumes it is unfeasible to relocate these utilities through the project area. Any new river crossing (bridge) in Dayton or Ramsey would not substantively change development strategies for the study area. The location of the proposed future river crossing is situated too far south along Highway ioj~6g to have any major development impact on the site. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ASSUMPTIONS The i7ist Avenue FAST is situated at the nexus of major regional roadway corridors in the northwest metro which have a significant impact on the future of the study area and the community of Elk River. The following are the regional transportation assumptions for the master plan: Highway improvements planned by the State will be key determinant in timing and type o f redevelopment in the t7~st Focused Area Study. Understanding the timing and scope of future changes for the corridors will allow for the appropriate planning and level of investment relative to the future improvements in the corridor. Transportation will guide development strategies and vice versa. Location of a future interchange location will have the significant impacts land use surrounding the interchange. Elk River can influence transportation investments with plans for development. Through the preparation of this master plan and subsequent studies, the City has the ability to influence MN DOT for the locations and timing of transportation improvements which will have the broadest benefit for the FAST. MN DOT has three key transportation studies: Inter-regional Corridor Management Plan (zooz): This plan identi fees alternatives for upgrading Highway ~o/~6g to a limited access freeway south of the Highway ~o~ & ~0/~69 interchange through Elk River, Ramsey and Anoka. Construction and funding are not currently in MNDOT's zo-year program. Highway X69 Preliminary Design and Environmental Documentation Study (underway): This study identi fees preferred plan for ~o~/~6g interchange as well as the preferred reconstruction plans for the Main Street and School Street interchanges north. Construction and fundingare not currently in MN DOT's zo-year program. Highway ~o Preliminary Design and Environmental Documentation Study (underway): This study will identify a pre ferred plan for Highway ~o upgrades f rom just west o f ~o/poi/~6g interchange, through Downtown Elk River west to Lake Orono.