Public Hearing: Final Layout for Project 1 of the I-494 Corridor Vision Implementation Plan
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is in the process of developing Project 1 of the I-494 Corridor Vision Implementation Plan. This project is the first of four phases that will construct managed lanes from Highway 169 to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. MnDOT has asked the City of Edina to approve the proposed final layout. Project 1 triggers the statutory municipal consent process because it adds capacity to the trunk highway system. This process is intended to give municipalities an additional opportunity to provide formal input on the project design. Per state law, the City is required to conduct a public hearing on the proposed final layout as part of this process.
To address congestion in the southwest segment of I-494, MnDOT has been working with Cities of Bloomington, Richfield, Edina and Eden Prairie, the I-494 Corridor Coalition, and the I-35W Solutions Alliance to develop a vision for how the freeway can increase capacity and better serve the growing multimodal needs of the community. The full I-494 vision cannot be built all at once due to funding limitations and construction impacts. Instead, the nine proposed elements of the vision will be implemented in four phases of construction. Project 1 will include the following elements:
Construction of a new turbine northbound-to-westbound ramp at the I-35W/I-494 interchange
Construction of E-ZPass lanes between Highway 100 and I-35W in both directions
Bridge replacement and access reconfiguration at Nicollet, Portland and 12th Avenues
Construction of a new pedestrian/bicycle bridge near Chicago Avenue
The project will also include replacement of existing pavement, drainage, construction of retaining walls, sidewalks, bike lanes, signing, lighting and traffic management. Project 1 is being developed for letting in April 2023 as a design-build project.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is in the process of developing Project 1 of the I-494 Corridor Vision Implementation Plan. This project is the first of four phases that will construct managed lanes from Highway 169 to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. MnDOT has asked the City of Edina to approve the proposed final layout. Project 1 triggers the statutory municipal consent process because it adds capacity to the trunk highway system. This process is intended to give municipalities an additional opportunity to provide formal input on the project design. Per state law, the City is required to conduct a public hearing on the proposed final layout as part of this process.
To address congestion in the southwest segment of I-494, MnDOT has been working with Cities of Bloomington, Richfield, Edina and Eden Prairie, the I-494 Corridor Coalition, and the I-35W Solutions Alliance to develop a vision for how the freeway can increase capacity and better serve the growing multimodal needs of the community. The full I-494 vision cannot be built all at once due to funding limitations and construction impacts. Instead, the nine proposed elements of the vision will be implemented in four phases of construction. Project 1 will include the following elements:
Construction of a new turbine northbound-to-westbound ramp at the I-35W/I-494 interchange
Construction of E-ZPass lanes between Highway 100 and I-35W in both directions
Bridge replacement and access reconfiguration at Nicollet, Portland and 12th Avenues
Construction of a new pedestrian/bicycle bridge near Chicago Avenue
The project will also include replacement of existing pavement, drainage, construction of retaining walls, sidewalks, bike lanes, signing, lighting and traffic management. Project 1 is being developed for letting in April 2023 as a design-build project.
