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September 11, 2021 <br />Page 31 <br />Step 1: Brainstorm Ideas <br />The first step in the concept development process was to brainstorm ways to meet demand for <br />north -south trips across the Mississippi River in the northwest metro. This brainstorm considered <br />potential improvements to existing corridors as well as new river crossings, some consistent with <br />those that were reviewed in the 2004 Northwest Metro Corridor and River Crossing Scoping <br />Decision Document. The feasibility analysis team also reviewed construction projects in the region <br />as shown in Figure 15. Accounting for programmed projects, the analysis assumed three expressway <br />segments in the study area would remain in 2040: Highway 10/169 from Elk River to Ramsey, <br />Highway 101 southbound in Rogers, and Highway 169 from Anoka to Champlin. <br />Figure 15: Constructed and Programmed Projects -- 2021 <br />01 ego <br />rl lllr CiprirLy <br />C:ir�y11`�Irll <br />•:: tvlichi <br />C iL,p,l <br />EAp.ansipn <br />r.�nr+1Fr <br />krinnvig in <br />Fre. a 17 ti:I[Iv rS0-1 <br />1- e1-1.0 <br />..:: <br />Ar iirfan, f5 i <br />rs�rr.r r�i°�.7 <br />Ca paci1' r <br />EvansiDn <br />c 6.11COV. <br />kvily <br />1111;9 io1: ylirA'i,° <br />Letj end <br />=■t <br />Ivey Fik-wcie Crossing <br />1111 Corm r P'r 1 Si ilte 2004 <br />Four 1 r r1} 'P4,rl.nc• I I•ti ��is <br />Ramsey <br />versiDrs <br />4,11411% ginacr} <br />Rc con 1n rti in ,•,�R <br />Champlin <br />F I imri l m°Jy Dmia <br />1 <br />Capacity ity <br />E N11111Sd0ha <br />it <br />Mal dric <br />Andover <br />Coo. <br />Rthpids <br />1 beity 169;CSAH S1 }„„ p,,,114 <br />(4 <br />El k n rlLi <br />IF rid! <br />A total of 14 ideas were put forward at this stage in the feasibility analysis. Nine ideas were <br />improvements to existing corridors, and five ideas were new river crossings. As shown in Figure 16 <br />and Table 3, the ideas included high and low-cost alternatives at two locations: Highway 10 from <br />Ramsey to Elk River and the Highway 101/1-94 interchange. Asterisks indicate the status of <br />improvements in the planning process. One asterisk indicates the location is under study (outside of <br />this study). Two asterisks indicate a project in design. <br />Northwest Metro Mississippi River Crossing Feasibility Analysis <br />