Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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Met Council Congestion Management Plan (In Progress) The Met Council is in the process of developing Congestion Management Plan documents. It has released Congestion Management Process to date which will eventually result in a plan, process and evaluation to identify and shape projects through the capital planning process to improve safety and mobility. Look Back The congestion management process looks at existing congestion levels (volume -to -capacity ratio) as a central criterion to decipher where problems exist in the regional transportation network. The network includes lnterstates, non -interstate freeways, non -freeway principal arterials, A -minor arterials and Sherburne and Wright County minor arterials, and other corridors of concern. Data from available CMP materials is limited, however the process indicates that current volume -to - capacity ratios for the some feasibility analysis area roadways show significant congestion on TH 10 west of the TH 169 interchange and TH 169 between TH 10 and TH 610. Segments of TH 169 in Elk River north of TH 10 also see significant congestion. These are part of National Highway System Group 3 roadways (non -freeway parts of the NHS). Other significant roadways not shown include Group 1 (interstate freeways, e.g. 1-94) and Group 2 (NHS non -interstate freeways, e.g. TH 610). Look to Future The Met Council will finalize its congestion management plan soon. The next steps will include ongoing corridor analysis and integration of the congestion management process into project development and programming processes for MnDOT and the Met Council. Key Takeaways • Congestion documented for TH 10 and TH 169, particularly in the Anoka area and near the intersection of the two roadways • Congestion on 1-94 is also well -documented for the feasibility study area, particularly up and downstream from the TH 101 interchange • Met Council will finalize its congestion management process soon, and the measures included in the process will be folded into scoping and capital planning decision processes. Wright County Long Range Transportation Plan (2019) Look Back Otsego is among the most populated cities in the county. Much of the county is rural and agricultural in nature. The county had an estimated 131,130 population in 2017. No roadways in the vicinity of the study area are approaching capacity or over capacity. Some safety issues exist along TH 101 where several fatalities have been recorded along this roadway through Dayton and Otsego. TH 101 is identified as a connection on the National Truck Network. Look to Future 2040 forecasts still show TH 101 and surrounding roadways as free of capacity issues. CSAH 38 from Odean Ave NE to TH 101 is programmed for reconstruction within the 2019-2023 Five -Year Plan. CSAH 36 from 1-94 to TH 101 and CSAH 42 from 85th St to TH 101 are long-term reconstruction/expansion projects identified in the plan. NW Metro Mississippi River Crossings Feasibility Analysis Page 119