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Progress <br />Improvements to TH 169 approaching the Mississippi River have been completed as well as TH 610 <br />strategic capacity improvements. <br />Key Takeaways <br />• Hennepin is the largest county in the state with significant projected population, household, and <br />employment growth anticipated. <br />• The Plan identifies a potential future Mississippi River Crossing coincident with potential crossings <br />identified in neighboring geographies. <br />Sherburne County Comprehensive Plan (2011) <br />Look Back <br />Sherburne is a smaller, more rural county with an overall population of roughly 90,000. Significant <br />aggregate resources are present along the Mississippi River. <br />Look to Future <br />A significant cost of aggregate is transporting materials so local use is prioritized. Larger mining <br />operations distribute materials around the Twin Cities along the Minnesota River in Dakota and Scott <br />Counties, in Maple Grove, and in Elk River. Sherburne County operations are farther away from <br />developing urban areas compared to these, thus local mining is expected to continue for 30+ years <br />before being depleted. <br />TH 10/TH 169 are projected to be over capacity through Elk River by 2030. <br />Progress <br />MnDOT is currently completing the 169 Redefine project that will convert Highway 169 to a freeway, <br />removing all five stop lights from the Mississippi River north through Elk River. Construction is planned <br />for 2022-2024. <br />The City of Elk River has funded a study for TH 10 between the Hwy 169 interchange and Upland Avenue <br />(CR 44) to reconstruct TH 10 as a freeway in this section. <br />A scheduled 2021 project will reconstruct TH 10 between Xenia Ave and 4th St NW in Elk River. This is <br />not part of the freeway conversion concept, but reconstructs pavement, adds turn lanes, upgrades <br />signal systems and pedestrian curb ramps, and includes a new multi -use trail. <br />Key Takeaways <br />• Sherburne County contains significant aggregate resources it plans to mine for the foreseeable <br />future <br />• TH 10/TH 169 are projected to be over capacity by 2030 through Elk River <br />• The 169 Redefine project is programmed for 2022-2024 that will convert TH 169 to a freeway <br />through Elk River <br />NW Metro Mississippi River Crossings Feasibility Analysis <br />Page 122 <br />