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Item No. 7 Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Trunk Highway 10 (TH 10) Interregional Corridor Study Update Report / Comments and Issues to be Addressed / Draft Resolution to Review Meeting Date: April 1, 2002 Introduction The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has developed a 2,900- mile system of priority highway corridors connecting the major regional centers around the State. The objective of this effort is to support economic vitality by focusing the Department’s efforts to identify, prioritize and select highway segments for improvements on the small fraction of roads (about 2% of the State’s total road mileage) that move the bulk of the State’s people and goods (more than one-third of total vehicle miles of travel). Mn/DOT has selected seven corridors on the Interregional Corridor System to be part of the initial study effort; Trunk Highway (TH) 10 from TH 24 (Clear Lake) to I-35W (Mounds View) was included. A map of this corridor is displayed on the next page. The study process that produced the Interregional Corridor Management Plans (IRCMPs) consisted of an extensive technical analysis combined with a comprehensive public and agency involvement program, in order to establish a shared vision of how the TH 10 corridor should look and operate in the future. The technical analysis included both documenting the existing and forecasted future conditions, identifying deficiencies and then developing and evaluating alternative improvement strategies. The public and agency involvement program offered opportunities to share information in a variety of settings, including, participation on advisory committees, public open houses, city council workshops and presentations at a county board meeting.