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<br />schedule is very optimistic. We recommend that this project be advanced to the <br />2008-2014 timeframe. We believe that every effort should be made by MnlDOT <br />to finish this project by 2010 using a portion of the new Federal transportation <br />funds that will be coming to the State. <br />Our reasons for making this recommendation include the following: <br />. Every other project in the draft TSP represents the improvement of an <br />existing roadway. People have access to those roadways 24/7. TH 610 is <br />the last segment of new roadway to be added to the freeway system. <br />Without it, traffic that could and should be on TH 610 is forced onto our <br />other arterials and local streets. Completing TH 610 would substantially <br />address performance and mobility targets contained in Policy 5 & Policy <br />6. It is time to finish what has been started and complete the system. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. The economic vitality of our area has been gathering momentum but is <br />being constrained by the absence of the last segment of TH 610. Growth, <br />while desired, will increase the congestion, economic and safety problems <br />we experience every day. We are in the fastest growing corridor in the <br />State. Our businesses report difficulty in recruiting workers due to traffic <br />issues. Their costs of doing business and moving their products to market <br />are being increased, affecting their competitiveness. <br /> <br />. Completion of TH 610 at an early date will provide alternative routes for <br />travelers that will be impacted when 1-94 & 1-494 are expanded on the <br />northwest corner of the Metro freeway ring. Providing a high speed <br />bypass route for through traffic, both people and goods, will have a <br />positive impact on our economy as well as reduce driver frustration and <br />safety problems. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1-35W North <br />We note that the draft TSP identifies l-35W north of TH 36 as in need of <br />expansion to meet current and future traffic demands. We note also that the draft <br />TSP does not include l-35W north expansion at any time in the 2008-2030 <br />program. We recommend that the draft TSP be revised to advance the <br />expansion so that it follows closely on the completion of the 1-694 expansion east <br />of 1-35W. Our reasons are as follows: <br />. Congestion problems on 1-35W spill over onto 1-694 due to design and <br />capacity faults. It is highly likely that this impact will continue after 1-694 is <br />rebuilt, thus reducing the return on that investment as well as causing <br />credibility problems with the people using the new road. At a minimum, we <br />need to see a specific analysis of the interaction of 1-35W & 1-694 if 1-35W <br />is not improved until after 2030. <br /> <br />. The segment of 1-35W north of 1-694 is a critical segment. It includes the <br />joint segment of two I nter Regional Corridors, TH 10 & 1-35W, as they join <br />the high priority metro freeway ring. Failure to address the congestion and <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />
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