Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/12/2021

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• A planned interchange at 1-94 in Maple Grove combined with a connection to CSAH 30 west of 1-94 is anticipated to result in increased traffic on TH 610 through Brooklyn Park. Champlin 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Draft, 2020) Look Back The City of Champlin is 95% developed and had an estimated population of 23,343 among 8,328 households while employing 4,012 in 2016. TH 169 exhibits daily traffic volumes that meet or exceed capacity thresholds and is considered a barrier to local traffic in the area as intersections are at -grade and traffic flow on TH 169 is favored heavily. 169 is a Tier 2 Truck Corridor carrying 1350-1550 heavy trucks per day. Look to Future Champlin anticipates only a slight population increase to 24,000 residents among 9,600 households and 4,800 jobs. The City anticipates reaching full development by 2040. The City does have roughly 100 acres of vacant/un-platted land available for low -density residential development. The Mississippi Crossings Redevelopment Area is a 70-acre area located adjacent to the Mississippi River and the Anoka Champlin Bridge guided for 295 multi -family apartments, 42 townhomes, 107,750 square feet of retail/office and a restaurant/event center with multi -level parking structure. TH 169 is anticipated to operate at LOS F by 2040 from the southern city limits to the river. Dayton Road (CSAH 12) is also approaching capacity thresholds in segments between the west city limits and TH 169. The Principal Arterial Intersection Conversion Study identified the TH 169/109th Avenue intersection as a medium priority and the TH 169/Hayden Lake Road intersection as a low priority for grade separation. Champlin strongly supports efforts to identify and develop a new Mississippi River crossing. MnDOT intends TH 169 ultimately to be a freeway design all the way north to 109th Avenue, which will bring high traffic volumes into Champlin, where TH 169 will have a non -freeway design. The City will look to incorporate: • New River Crossing • Adjacent Collector Improvement Projects • TH 169 intersection operations and improvements Progress In 2019, the Mississippi Crossings development moved forward with a large senior cooperative community near the Anoka Champlin Bridge. The city also entered a pre -development agreement with developers to develop 12 more acres that could include 214 rental housing units, an event center, and public park improvements in this development. Key Takeaways • Champlin is mostly built out and anticipates only slight growth in population, housing, and jobs by 2040 although some development is planned near the Anoka/Champlin Bridge over the Mississippi River. • Highway 169 currently exhibits daily traffic volumes that meet or exceed capacity thresholds and is considered a barrier to local traffic. • Champlin believes a new river crossing is necessary to alleviate anticipated traffic congestion on TH 169. NW Metro Mississippi River Crossings Feasibility Analysis Page 125