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September 10, 2021 <br />Page 1 <br />Table of Contents <br />I. Introduction 6 <br />Analysis Goals 7 <br />Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic 8 <br />Report Structure 9 <br />II. Context Analysis 10 <br />Study Area 11 <br />Land Use and Transportation Network 12 <br />Past Studies 14 <br />III. Origin -Destination Analysis 15 <br />Methodology 16 <br />Trip Volume and Length 17 <br />Communities Served 18 <br />Holiday Travel 22 <br />Additional Findings 23 <br />IV. Congestion Analysis 24 <br />Methodology 25 <br />Regional Congestion 26 <br />Corridor Bottlenecks 28 <br />Holiday Congestion 29 <br />V. Concept Development 30 <br />Step 1: Brainstorm Ideas 31 <br />Step 2: Narrow the Range of Feasible Improvements 33 <br />Step 3: Develop Improvement Concepts 44 <br />Step 4: Assess Concept Effectiveness 49 <br />VI. Traffic Forecasts & Analysis 50 <br />2040 Traffic Volumes 51 <br />2040 Traffic Congestion 56 <br />2040 Traffic Sensitivity Test 58 <br />VII. Benefit -Cost Analysis 61 <br />Methodology & Assumptions 62 <br />VMT-VHT Summary 64 <br />Benefit -Cost Results 65 <br />Northwest Metro Mississippi River Crossing Feasibility Analysis <br />