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NORTH METRO I -35W CORRIDOR COALITION 8525 Edinbrook Crossing, Suite #5 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 LEGISLATION REQUEST REQUEST: The North I -35W communities are requesting that the Legislature appropriate $500,000 to be used for the development and evaluation of alternative concepts for the reconstruction of 1 -35W north of 1 -694 in Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton. BACKGROUND: The I -35W communities have been working with the Metropolitan Council and Mn /DOT to identify infrastructure investments needed to accommodate growth and redevelopment projects in the corridor. Work to date has identified inadequacies in the regional transportation network that must be addressed to balance area mobility with needs for local access. Additional work is needed to identify the appropriate solutions to the identified problems. The requested funds will be used to identify roadway design options, evaluate the operational characteristics of selected alternatives and to provide for community involvement in the planning process. CURRENT STATUS: 1 -694 is part of the metropolitan area `beltway' that is in Mn /DOT's priority plan for improvement to at least 6 lanes. Reconstruction of the Snelling Avenue Interchange at the southerly limits of this project area was recently delayed to after 2014 due to the lack of funding. Reconstruction of the I- 694/1 -35W interchange, the second busiest in the metro area, is not scheduled until after the Snelling project. Mn /DOT is working on the design of these projects, including a limited portion of I -35W. These schedule dates will accelerate if the Legislature provides new transportation funding during the 2005 Session. Both I -35W and TH 10 are Inter Regional Corridor routes that merge together in the proposed study area that includes three major redevelopment projects. In addition to the rapidly growing Blaine and outer ring suburbs, Arden Hills, Mounds View and New Brighton are working on projects that will return contaminated lands to the tax rolls, providing new homes and jobs in the process. These projects include: ARDEN HILLS: Redevelopment of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). Where currently there are worn out munitions manufacturing facilities and contaminated lands, the City envisions: • 2200 new homes • 3.2 Million Square Feet of commercial, retail and office space • $875 Million in tax base compared to current taxable value of $0. U: \I -35W \2005 LEGISLATION \LEG. REQUEST SUPPORT.DOC