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<br />OVERVIEW <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The North Metro 1-35W Corridor Coalition was established in 1996 in order to provide <br />member cities and counties a venue for collaboration on transportation and economic <br />development issues, Subsequently, several studies were conducted to determine <br />opportunities to build out or redevelop available spaces in the corridor, the impacts on <br />the corridor from that development, and the needs for infrastructure investments to <br />mitigate impacts, The Coalition is now concentrating on solutions to problems identified <br />that require investments in the regional transportation system, <br /> <br />CURRENT ISSUES <br /> <br /> <br />n Policy Plan does not <br />. or in the "Expansion" <br />on 1-35W such as <br />"Management" <br />eculative and <br />Ian that <br /> <br />Anoka and Ramsey Counties <br />out knowing what the long <br />"Innovative Financing" <br />,dOL Mn/DOT completed <br />C idor are included in the list <br />y to accelerate construction <br />project proposal specific to the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ay system that serves the fastest <br />amsey County and southern Anoka <br />Qua ra t in New Brighton, the TCMP <br />e edtronic Campus development in Mounds View <br />n top of the already visible and daily problems we <br />to rapid housing growth and the potential Pheasant <br /> <br />Lack of specific for pansion of 1-35W makes planning for access from and to the <br />regional system pr tic for these developments, Also, lack of near term relief will <br />affect the marketabi of these vital projects, It is highly likely that transportation and <br />other infrastructure I vestments will either be wasted or less efficient until Mn/DOT <br />determines the nature and timing of improvements on 1-35W. <br /> <br />The segment of 1-35W north of 1-694 is a critical segment from a State and National <br />perspective as well. It includes the joint segment of two Inter Regional Corridors, TH 10 <br />& 1-35W, as they join the high priority metro freeway ring, The merging and weaving of <br />traffic from the two corridors creates the need for another "Unweave the Weave" design <br />similar to the 1-694/1-35E project further east Failure to address the congestion and <br />safety problems created by the current inadequate design will have severe impacts on <br />commerce, tourism and personal mobility on a large scale <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />