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I. INTRODUCTION In Auguat and September of 19811 the cities of MOIca, Andover, Brooklyn Park, ChaIIlplin, Coon Rapids, Dayton and JlalDSey and the oounties of MOIca and Hennepin organized the -North Metro Traffic Task Foroe.- The purpose of the Task Force was to analyse and make recolDID8ndations relative to traffic problelDS cOlDIDCn to the area. Later, representatives of Brooklyn Center and Fridley were included in the Task Force. During October, lIovember and December of the year the Task Force init1ated work, setting up a study prooess ooordinated by the Metropolitan Councll and involving MnIllOT. A technical oolDlD1ttee WIIS organized and charged with the tesk of' studyillS the issues and willS a pre11lD1nary report to the Taak Foroe by August " 1985. The Teohnical COlDIDittee, appointed on December 5, 19811, submitted a work plan to the Task Force in ID1d-January, 1985. The plan recelved approval trom the Task Foroe on January 23 with ID1nor modifioations, and work prooeeded generally on sohedule until the sWllller. The study process was delayed at that time, however, pr1marily caused by other colllD1ttments of Metropol1tan Council and Mn/llOT staffs during the sWllller. Work on a year 2000 traff'1c analys1a was completed in October and was reviewed by the Techn1cal ColDlD1ttee in lIovember. The colDlD1ttee reviewed the lIDpl1cations of projected traffio demand on twelve bridges, three of which are existing structures, one is wider construction and eight are candidate river crossings. The foreoaats indicated that some new bridge locations rel1eve congestion at the four -existing" bridges and some do not. The term -existing" includes the 18 610 lIorthtown Bridge, which is currently under cODstruction. Since the long range analysis considers a year 2000 time trame, 18 610 is regarded aa an existillS f'acllity. Baals exists in the travel demand nlllDbers f'or cCllstructillS additional capacity, equivalent to one, or atlllOst, two new crossings. Such capacity could also be provided at one of' the existillS crossings. The Techn1cal ColDlD1ttee met in December, 1985 to reduce tbe eight candidate looatiClls to no IIIOre than f'our, which would receive more detalled evaluation. The ColllD1ttee continued tbe work of' evaluating eacb alternative at additional work sessions in early 1986. The work completed tbrough May, 1986 ls outlined on tbe following work scbedule. 3 20