I-35 Multiple Use and Joint Corridor Development Study, Duluth, Minnesota

The extension of 1-35 around Duluth's downtown area must be undertaken in a manner which minimizes the adverse impacts of the highway facility and at the same time maximizes social and physical objectives formulated by the City. This study, undertaken by the City of Duluth, defines ten multiple use projects needed to minimize adverse impacts and achieve local objectives.

Consistent with the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual (FHPM) 7-7-8 (PPM 90-5), this multiple use and joint corridor study analyzes and evaluates localized impacts of the freeway extension and provides recommendations regarding future physical, social and economic patterns. It includes project costs, a financial plan, and a schedule of actions to establish financial participation by various public and private entities and a time-frame in which these improvements should be provided.

This joint development study is a continuation of the Duluth Corridor Study, an interdisciplinary study for the location and design of the transportation facility, undertaken by the firm of Eckbo, Dean, Austin and Williams in 1972. Many of the multiple use projects now being studied are a direct result of concepts presented in this earlier report.