Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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Highway 10 Access Planning Study (2014) The intent of this study was to identify high -benefit improvements to Highway 10 that could be funded, programmed and implemented incrementally to improve congestion and safety. Look Back This study was implemented to look at strategies to reduce crashes and improve mobility along Highway 10 with strategies short of a freeway, both of which had become a problem on the highway. Look to Future The study included a planned land use map, which depicted a mix of uses in the Anoka, Ramsey and Dayton areas, but a large amount of commercial use, multi -optional development, single family residential and parks/recreation spaces sporadically located. The zone around Armstrong Blvd was shown as multi -optional development north of US-10, commercial south of the corridor, and single family residential / parks and recreation nearer to the Mississippi River. The Dayton side opposite is shown as single family residential and agricultural uses — the current land uses prevalent today. Progress The study included a large number of possible interventions. The grade separation of Armstrong Blvd was completed in 2014-1015. The Ramsey Gateway Project recently secured a $40 million federal grant from the Revitalize America's Infrastructure program, which would be part of an estimated $138 million to complete the project. Many of the improvements recommended in the Highway 10 Access Planning Study have been folded into the Ramsey Gateway Vision. Key Takeaways • No future river crossing was planned for in this study. • The grade separation at Armstrong Blvd was recommended and has been since completed. This location is identified in other studies as a possible connection point for a future river crossing from Dayton. • Significant additional safety and mobility investment is planned for Highway 10. Dayton Parkway Corridor Study (2019) This study was commissioned by the City of Dayton as an extension of the Northwest Hennepin Area Transportation Study, to focus on a new I-94 interchange and intersecting roadways. Look Back This corridor study references the 2008 NW Hennepin study and specifically noted the lack of east -west and north -south flow in Dayton, capacity problems at major intersections and interchanges, access spacing for 1-94 and the implementation plan called for in the 2008 study. Look to Future The Dayton Parkway study was intended to better define a future roadway alignment, capacity, access and costs. It also developed a city center vision for this area that is compatible with current land use guidance and the future transportation system. The city center district would be located in an area north of CH 81 and west of E French Lake Rd. The Dayton Parkway study reviewed three options — one primarily east -west, another north -south, and a third a hybrid of the two. It looked at variations for a central section (city center) and a northern NW Metro Mississippi River Crossings Feasibility Analysis Page 113