State highways (Trunk highways)

This document serves as a guide for the potential future design and deployment of an integrated Intelligent Transportation System along TH 7 from Hutchinson to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The document presents a conceptual plan including a strategy for ITS deployment as recommended by the TH 7 Technical Committee. The concept study was performed to identify opportunities to apply advanced technology to address unresolved problems and needs from proposed physical roadway improvements scheduled along TH 7 over the next several years. A key goal of this study was to identify advanced technology that could cooperatively be applied to enhance transportation management and traveler information capabilities in order to increase safety and efficiency of the transportation system along the TH 7 Corridor.

The purpose of the TH 23 study is to determine the roadway improvements in the TH 23 corridor (including parallel corridors) that are needed to serve future traffic demand while minimizing the construction costs, right-of-way costs, environmental impacts, neighborhood impacts, and business impacts. The goal of this study is to develop a long-range concept plan for TH 23 and parallel corridors that would be used as a framework for future improvements in the corridor. It would also serve as a tool for reviewing development plans in the corridor to ensure consistency with the long-range transportation needs.

In 2000, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) identified and adopted a statewide system of arterial roadways that are critical to serving the economic interests of the state. This system, the Interregional Corridor (IRC) System, is comprised of two percent of the roadway miles in the state, but accounts for over 30 percent of the miles traveled. Over the past decade, many of the IRCs have been under increasing congestion and growth pressures. These pressures threaten the ability of Mn/DOT to deliver safe and efficient transportation services both now and in the future. To better address immediate needs and to plan for long-term transportation needs in the most threatened corridors, Mn/DOT developed seven Corridor Management Plans (CMPs). One of the corridors selected for a CMP was the 73-mile section of State Highway 169 from the 1-494 beltway to TH 60 south of Mankato.

The State Highway 169 study began by forming a broad-based Corridor Partnership, comprised of approximately 40 representatives from agencies and communities along the corridor. The Partnership was established to assist Mn/DOT in the development of the Corridor Plan, as well as to assist in ongoing corridor management and implementation. The Partnership had two working groups, a Technical Committee, whose role was to provide technical advice and direction to both Mn/DOT and the Policy Committee, and a Policy Committee, whose role was to review and advise Mn/DOT on major policy issues and corridor strategies. The process used in the development of the TH 169 Corridor Management Plan was intended to create a better understanding of the issues and concerns along the corridor, as well as to develop consensus with Corridor Partners for a long-term vision and action plan that will be implemented over time. The process was also intended to demonstrate how investments and decisions in one part of the corridor can significantly impact the overall performance of the entire corridor and, very importantly, the process emphasized the need for Corridor Partners to build relationships among the group in order to resolve common problems and support each other in realizing the corridor's vision.

The reconstruction of the interchange of I-35W and the Crosstown Highway (TH 62) has been anticipated for many years. It is one of the most heavily traveled and most congested points in the Metropolitan area roadway system. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) developed a plan for reconstruction that would have begun in 2001. The plan focused on the addition of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction, minimization of right-of-way takings, and safety improvements in the common section. With those goals driving the design process, the resulting plan included many long-term closures of many movements through and within the interchange. As a result of public opposition to the plan, the Legislature directed Mn/DOT not to proceed with construction until May 2002, and to retain consultant assistance in the preparation of an analysis of expected travel demand through the interchange and in the exploration of alternative designs.

The discussion and recommendations are issued to comply with Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 15, Section 1, Subdivision 2.

This document presents the Minnesota Department of Transportation Highway Improvement Program for State Fiscal Years 1992 through 1997 (July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1997). The Highway Improvement Program identifies construction projects that are directed at the preservation, renovation, and improvement of the state trunk highway system. Of the six fiscal years, the program confirms the highway projects scheduled for construction during the next two fiscal years. It also identifies and authorizes the commitment of resources for the development of projects that may be constructed during Fiscal Years 1994 to 1997.

The Highway Improvement Program and the Highway Improvement Work Program provide for the preservation/ renovation and improvement of the state trunk highway system. This document presents contract expenditures for highway, bridge and safety work, thru 1995. The Highway Improvement Program identifies the highway projects which are scheduled for construction during the next two fiscal years. It authorizes the commitment of resources to complete project development and to initiate construction. The Highway Improvement Work Program identifies the highway projects which may be worked on so that they are ready for construction. The Work Program authorizes the commitment of resources to project development for projects to be constructed three to six years from now. The Highway Program Coordinating Committee (HPCC) consisting of Assistant Commissioners and Division Directors, may also authorize the commitment of resources to projects not included in this Work Program.

The F.Y. 89 Highway Improvement Program is an update of the document published in September 1987. This program reflects adjustments in letting dates that have been made. The F.Y. 90-93 Highway Improvement Work Program authorizes the commitment of resources to project development and identifies the highway projects which may be worked on so that they are ready for construction. The Highway Program Coordinating Committee (HPCC) may authorize the commitment of resources to projects not included in this Work Program. This program provides for the preservation, renovation and improvement of the state trunk highway system through contract expenditures for highway, bridge and safety work. It does not include specific project listings for right-of-way required, the adjustment or relocation of utilities/ or cooperative highway construction with other units of government. However, the expenditures necessary for these activities are included in the Funding section (page 8).

The Mn/DOT Highway Development Programs include a two year (1986-87) Highway Improvement Program and a four year (1988-91) Highway Improvement Work Program. The 1986-87 Highway Improvement Program identifies projects which have been selected and funded for construction. Proposed letting dates for beginning project construction are identified. The F.Y. 1988-91 Work Program supplements the 2 year construction program by identifying those projects which are more complex and involve longer lead times before they are ready for subsequent inclusion in the two year Highway Improvement Program. Tentative project "make ready" dates are identified to indicate when project development activities are expected to be completed