May 2024 public meeting materials

Community members shared their experiences on Highway 52 over the past year.\

The project team has finished analyzing the potential concepts and will share which concepts are recommended for future consideration.

Share feedback on the recommendations on the Study Recommendations Survey.

Note: The concepts were called alternatives in previous phases.

Recommendation

Carried forward

No Build:

The No Build concept represents a maintenance only approach. It is used to evaluate potential improvements that a concept would provide.

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Concept 4:

Full access interchange at 165th Ave.
Access closures and new frontage roads
New frontage road along southbound Hwy 52 with new river bridge
165th Ave. would become Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 north to 400th St. then west to existing Co. Rd. 7
Existing Co. Rd. 7 would turn back to township

Graphic showing full access interchange at 165th Ave., access closures at and near existing Co. Rd. 7, future frontage road along southbound Hwy 52 with a new river bridge. 165th Ave. would become Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 north to 400th St. then west to existing Co. Rd. 7. The existing Co. Rd. 7 would turn back to the township. View full-sized image

Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 4: Overpass at new CR 7 & Interchange at 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Good	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Fair	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Good	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Good	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Note: Concept figures are preliminary and subject to change. Concept figures represent one potential option of many that could be implemented in the future. No detailed design or analysis has been completed at this stage.

Draft concept overlaid onto aerial image showing new frontage road along southbound Hwy 52 from south of Co. Rd. 7 to 165th Ave. Roundabouts on each side of Hwy 52 for new interchange at 165th Ave. View full-sized image

Concept 5:

Full access interchange at Co. Rd. 7
Right-in/right-out at 165th Ave.
Access closures and new frontage roads

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Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 5: J-Turns at CR 7 and 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Good	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Good	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Good	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Good	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Draft concept overlaid onto aerial image showing new frontage roads along Hwy 52. Roundabouts on each side of Hwy 52 for new interchange at Co. Rd. 7. Realign and connect Sherwood Trail to southside interchange. View full-sized image

Concept 7:

Full access interchange at 165th Ave.
Overpass to north of Co. Rd. 7
New Co. Rd. 7 from north of 420th St. to Hwy 52
New township road from Hwy 52 to Sherwood Trl.
Access closures and new frontage roads
Existing Co. Rd. 7 turn back to township

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Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 7: Interchange at CR 7	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Good	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Good	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Good	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Good	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Draft concept overlaid onto aerial image showing new frontage roads along southbound and northbound Hwy 52. Roundabouts on each side of Hwy 52 for new interchange at 165 Avenue. New overpass north of Sherwood Trail which becomes Co. Rd. 7.

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Local road:

Various improvements to area local roads.

Graphic showing potential local road improvements including frontage roads and new local road connections grouped by potential projects. View full-sized image

Local Roads Potential Projects

Project	Segment/Improvement	Planning-level cost	Project Timeline
A	Closure of driveways 1 & 2 and associated frontage road	$1,493,200	Short-term
B	Closure of driveway 3 and associated frontage road	$455,600	Short-term
C	Closure of driveways 5, 7 & 9, plus associated frontage road lay that exceeds Level of Service E	$2,410,300	Short-term
D	Closure of driveways 4, 6 & 8, plus associated frontage road feasible accommodations	$1,301,100	Short-term
E	Closure of driveways 13 & 14, plus associated frontage road	$781,200	Short-term
F	445th Street (access point 15) closure	$20,000	Short-term
G	445th Street Overpass (over US 52)	$14,780,000	Long-term
H	145th Ave Extension (over the North Fork Zumbro River)	$4,118,000	Long-term
I	440th St Extension (over the North Fork Zumbro River)	$19,100,600	Long-term

Eliminated

Concept 1:

J-turn at Co. Rd. 7
J-turn at 165th Ave.

Graphic showing J-turn at Co. Rd. 7 and J-turn at 165th Ave. View full-sized image

Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 1: J-Turns at CR 7 and 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Fair	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Fair	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Poor	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Fair	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Concept 2:

J-turn at 165th Ave.
J-turn at Co. Rd. 7
165th Ave. would become Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 north to 400th St. then west to existing Co. Rd. 7
Existing Co. Rd. 7 would turn back to township

Graphic showing J-turn at 165th Ave. and J-turn at Co. Rd. 7. 165th Ave would become Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 north of 400th St. then west to existing Co. Rd. 7. Co. Rd. 7 would turn back to township. View full-sized image

Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 2: High T at CR 7 and 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Fair	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Poor	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Poor	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Fair	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Concept 3:

High-T intersection at Co. Rd. 7
High-T intersection at 165th Ave.
Access closures and new frontage roads

Graphic showing High-T intersection at both Co. Rd. 7 and 165th Ave., access closures between Co. Rd. 7 and 165th Ave., and future frontage roads along both sides of Hwy 52. View full-sized image

Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 3: Interchange at CR 7	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Fair	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Fair	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Good	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Good	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Concept 6:

Full access interchange to north of existing Co. Rd. 7
New Co. Rd. 7 from north of 420^th St. to Hwy 52 new full access interchange
New township road south of interchange to Sherwood Trl.
J-turn at 165th Ave.
Access closures and new frontage roads
Existing Co. Rd. 7 turn back to township

Graphic showing full access interchange to the north of Co. Rd. 7, new Co. Rd. 7 from north of 420th St. to Hwy 52. A new township road would connect south of the interchange to Sherwood Trl. A J-turn intersection at 165th Ave. Access closures between existing Co. Rd. 7 and 165th Ave. along with existing Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 to the new Co. Rd. 7 north of 420th St. would turn back to the township.

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Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 6: High T at CR 7 and 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Fair	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Fair	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Fair	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Good	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Not Recommended

Note: Not recommended at this time. A review in the future may be warranted.

Concept 8:

J-turn at 165th Ave.
Overpass to north of Co. Rd. 7
New Co. Rd. 7 from north of 420th St. to Hwy 52
New township road from Hwy 52 to Sherwood Trl.
Access closures and new frontage roads
Existing Co. Rd. 7 turn back to township

Graphic showing J-Turn at 165th Ave., an underpass to the north of Co. Rd. 7, and a new Co. Rd. 7 from north of 420th St. to Hwy 52. A new township road would connect south of the interchange to Sherwood Trl. Access closures between existing Co. Rd. 7 and 165th Ave. along with existing Co. Rd. 7 from Hwy 52 to the new Co. Rd. 7 north of 420th St. would turnback to the township.

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Primary Needs Evaluation

	Evaluation Approach		Evaluation Results		Evaluation Scoring
	Criteria	Performance Measure	No Build: Baseline - maintain existing condition	Concept 8: Overpass at new CR 7 & Interchange at 165th	Poor =	Fair =	Good =
Vehicle Safety	Corridor/ network and intersection crashes	Expected crashes & Expected Severe Crashes (Crash Modification Factors)	Poor	Good	No anticipated crash reduction	Anticipated crash reduction of 0 to 50%	Anticipated crash reduction of greater than 50%
Vehicle Mobility	Connectivity - Crossing US 52 on the local road network	Travel time to cross US 52	Fair	Good	Travel times vs. No Build: Significant increase (> 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Similar or slight increase (5% reduction to a 15% increase)	Travel times vs. No Build: Reduced (> 5% reduction)
	Gap Acceptance	Side-street delay for all turning vehicles	Poor	Fair	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: 25% or More	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: Less than 25%	Intersections that have side-street delay that exceeds Level of Service E: None
	Geometric limitations for slow-moving large vehicles on US 52	Ability to accommodate slow-moving and large vehicles and divert them to local road/off of US 52 (i.e., agricultural equipment, school buses, and freight/semi-trucks)	Poor	Fair	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: None	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: Some	Feasible accommodations provided by concept: A majority

Next steps

MnDOT will work with agency partners to identify and secure funding for future steps. Once funding is secured, then the additional steps of selecting and refining a design would occur. Construction would be the final step. All this could take an additional 5-7 years after funding is secured.

Graphic describing timeline of possible future events. This includes identifying funding through multiple programs. Development of a project from design to construction could take an additional 5-7 years.

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Evaluation results

The team used input from the community and technical knowledge to evaluate each concept. A sample of results are with each Concept above. Additional evaluation criteria and results are in the Concept Analysis memo, starting on page 41, in the Important Documents section.

May 2024 public meeting materials

Recommendation

Carried forward

No Build:

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Concept 4:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Concept 5:

Full access interchange at Co. Rd. 7

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Primary Needs Evaluation

Concept 7:

Full access interchange at 165th Ave.

Primary Needs Evaluation

Local road:

Local Roads Potential Projects

Eliminated

Concept 1:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Concept 2:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Concept 3:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Concept 6:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Not Recommended

Concept 8:

Primary Needs Evaluation

Next steps

Evaluation results