Location
- 140th Street West in Apple Valley to I-494 in Bloomington
Goals
- Reduce congestion along the entire corridor without moving the problem downstream
- Provide advantages for transit and carpoolers
- Provide a congestion-free choice for single occupant vehicles
- Utilize existing infrastructure
Additional Links
- Managed Lanes Fact Sheet
- Contra Lanes Fact Sheet
- Existing managed lanes on I-394 and I-35W
- Why Managed Lanes?
- Final Report
- Dakota County Letter of Support
- City of Bloomington Letter of Support
- City of Apple Valley Letter of Support
- City of Eagan Letter of Support
3rd Lane Addition
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Description:
- New through lane constructed in the existing
median from 138th Street to Diffley Road - Requires concrete median barrier from 138th Street to I-35E (no grass median)
- Will require noise walls
Advantages:
- Relieves bottleneck north of 138th Street
- Provides congestion relief for general purpose traffic over no build
Disadvantages:
- No increased capacity over river – moves bottleneck to Hwy 13
- Does not enhance advantages to transit
- Does not provide congestion-free choice for general purpose traffic and carpools
- Does not improve travel time reliability
- Inconsistent with MHSIS long range plan currently under review