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September 11, 2021 <br />Page 28 <br />Corridor Bottlenecks <br />Table 2 identifies traffic bottlenecks on major corridors in the northwest metro, along with an <br />approximate congestion duration associated with each bottleneck. The four corridors are: <br />• I-94/Highway 610 between Highway 241 in St Michael and Highway 65 in Blaine <br />• Highway between Orono Lake Bridge in Elk River to Highway 65 in Blaine <br />• Highway 169 between Bunker Lake Blvd in Anoka and Highway 610 in Brooklyn Park <br />• Highway 101 between 193rd Ave in Elk River and I-94 in Rogers <br />Freeway bottlenecks on I-94, Highway 610, and Highway 10 are caused by merging and diverging <br />traffic and capacity constraints at key locations. Other bottlenecks in the region are the result of <br />traffic signals. The worst corridor bottlenecks for congestion duration are on Highway 169 SB <br />between Bunk Lake Blvd and Dayton Road, Highway 169 NB between Bunker Lake Blvd. and <br />Hayden Lake Road, and Highway 101 SB between 193' Ave. and Diamond Lake Road. <br />Table 2: Traffic Bottlenecks on Major Highway Corridors in the Northwest Metro <br />Highway Corridors Dir. AM Peak <br />PM Peak <br />I-94/Hwy 610 between EB Hwy 101 (2 hours), Hwy 610 (1 <br />Hwy 241 and Hwy 65 <br />hour), Hwy 252 (1.5 hours) <br />WB Hwy 252 (2 hours), Hwy 169 (1.5 <br />hours) <br />Hwy 252 (2.5 hours) <br />Hwy 252 (1.5 hours), Zane Ave (1 <br />hour), Hwy 101 (2.5 hours) <br />Hwy 10 Between Orono EB Traffic signals in Elk River and <br />Lake Bridge and Hwy congestion (1.5 hours) in <br />65 Ramsey <br />WB Traffic signals in Elk River and <br />congestion (1 hour) in Ramsey <br />Traffic signals in Elk River and <br />congestion (1.5 hours) in Ramsey <br />Traffic signals in Elk River and <br />congestion in Ramsey (2.5 hours) <br />and Coon Rapids (2 hours) <br />Hwy 169/Hwy 47 <br />between Bunker Lake <br />Blvd and Hwy 610 <br />SB Traffic signals between Bunker <br />Lake Blvd and Dayton Rd and <br />congestion on Hwy 610 (2 hours) <br />NB Traffic signals between Bunker <br />Lake Blvd and Dayton Rd <br />Traffic signals between Bunker <br />Lake Blvd and Dayton Rd <br />Traffic signals and congestion <br />between Bunker Lake Blvd. and <br />Hayden Lake Rd. (3.5 hours); <br />109th Ave. (1.5 hours) <br />Hwy 101 Between <br />193rd Ave and 1-94 <br />SB Traffic signals between 193rd Ave <br />and Hwy 10 and congestion at <br />Diamond Lake Rd (3 hours) <br />NB Traffic signals at Diamond Lake <br />Rd and between 193rd Ave and <br />Hwy 10 <br />Hours of congestion provided in parenthesis for bottlenecks caused by traf <br />Traffic signals between 193rd Ave <br />and Hwy 10 and at Diamond Lake <br />Rd <br />Traffic signals at Diamond Lake Rd <br />and congestion between <br />193rd Ave and Hwy 10 (2 hours) <br />ffic movements and capacity <br />Northwest Metro Mississippi River Crossing Feasibility Analysis <br />