Overview
Status
Substantially complete
Location
- Bloomington, Edina, Eden Prairie
Cost
- Approximate cost of $125 million (design and construction)
Access maps
- Southbound Hwy 169 to westbound I-494 (PDF)
- Eastbound I-494 to northbound Hwy 169 (PDF)
- Full overhead view of traffic on the new configuration (36 MB, WMV file)
- 3D visualizations
Performance Based Design
Performance-based design is the process that guides us based on needs within the context of the specific area. It may differ from policy-based design which follows guidelines set by the Federal Highway Administration. Designing based on performance can save resources.
Images and Animations
- "Fly over" the new project (WMV file)
- Virtual drive through of the project (WMV file)
- Northbound drive through on Hwy 169 (WMV file)
- Westbound drive through on I-494 (WMV file)
- East facing visual
- North facing visual
- West facing visual
- South facing visual
Design plans as of November 2010
Layout
Design Layouts
Specifics of this design
- The signal at Highwood Drive will be removed, and Highwood Drive will no longer connect to Hwy 169
- Marth Road on the south side of I-494 and W. 78th St. on the north side of I-494 will have new access under Hwy 169
- The Washington Avenue extension to Marth Road will provide a new north/south connection over I-494
- Roundabouts are planned for W. 78th Street, Washington Ave, and Marth Road (six roundabouts are included in the design.) These additions as a whole create a new circulator road, allowing traffic to drive around the Hwy 169/I-494 interchange from Washington Ave to W. Bush Lake Road
- Sidewalks will improve accessibility for pedestrians