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US-169/I-494 interchange

Proposed layout of interchange.Performance-based 2009 Alternative for the 169/494 interchange

New US-169/494 Interchange video available at Mn/DOT

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and their city partners of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Edina have secured funding for the important interchange.

The initial opportunity for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for the US 169/I-494 interchange was not successful. MnDOT has again applied for federal assistance via another funding opportunity. MnDOT also applied for a portion of the $1.5 billion available nationwide in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds for larger projects. There were approximately 1,400 projects with a total costs of $57 billion competing for the $1.5 billion available. The recent results for the TIGER funding did not result in funding for the interchange project.

For more information visit: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/169/ external link

 

Project update

The US-169/I-494 interchange is one of the most significant traffic bottlenecks in the southwest metropolitan area. While the improvement of this interchange is of great regional significance, the project has been in and out of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) construction program many times due to its high cost.

In an effort to reduce the project's cost to a fundable level, MnDOT has been working with the cities of Eden Prairie, Edina and Bloomington to redesign the project so that costs would be reduced from approximately $180 million to $140 million. The approximate $40 million savings would be realized by delaying the construction of two underutilized ramps - eastbound I-494 to northbound US-169 and southbound US-169 to westbound I-494 - because these traffic movements are already provided by TH-212 a short distance to the north. The lower-cost, phased approach would allow the ramps to be added in the future if needed. Based on traffic modeling, it is likely that they may never be needed.

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), often called the "Federal Economic Stimulus," approximately $250 million has been made available to fund highway and other transportation projects in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The decision on how these funds will be spent rests with the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), a 33-member group of elected and appointed officials. A large number of projects were submitted for funding under ARRA, including the lower cost, $140 million US-169/I-494 project.

MnDOT has put a six-minute video external link (14.4MB .wmv file) together illustrating the most recent application.

The "performance-based" design has now been approved by the Federal Highway Administration, MnDOT, and the cities of Bloomington, Edina, and Eden Prairie. With the regional assistance of the Met Council, a funding package has now been put together, including some local participation.

Proposals from design/build consortiums are scheduled to be received yet this fall. Construction may begin late this fall for utility relocations, both public and private, with full interchange construction beginning in spring of 2011. It is anticipated this will be an approximate three-year construction project that will be done under on-going traffic conditions similar to the Crosstown 62/35W project. Emergency and local access will be maintained throughout the construction period.

Note: Access information about major road projects directly from our Web site's home page (or any page with the "CityWEB" banner at the top). Hover over the "Traffic & Roads" button in the top menu, then scroll down to the "Major road projects" link.

 

For more information, contact:

Jim Gates, Deputy Director of Public Works
PH: 952-563-8730, TTY: 952-563-8740, FAX: 952-563-4868
E-mail:jgates@ci.bloomington.mn.us

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