Meetings

Public meetings and events

Upcoming

Information on upcoming meetings will be posted as details become available. Sign up for email updates to receive information on upcoming meetings and opportunities to provide feedback on this study.

Community meetings

Community meetings will be planned in partnership with various neighborhood and business groups along the Hwy 169 corridor. They will include overview presentations on project development and provide opportunities for public question and answer sessions.

Community meeting dates and locations will be displayed here when they are scheduled.

Past meetings

Thu, Oct. 9, 2025: Virtual public meeting. View recording of meeting presentation (external site)
Wed, Oct. 8, 2025: In-person public meeting at North Hennepin Community College
Sun, Oct. 5, 2025: Market in the Valley Farmers Market
Wed, Oct. 1, 2025: Brooklyn Park Farmer's Market
Sat, Sept. 27, 2025: Cub Foods, Nathan Lane, Plymouth

Pop-up events

The outreach team will be appearing at community events presenting information and encouraging community members to stay connected to the latest project development news around Hwy 169. Event attendees can receive information to review later, or chat with a team member to learn more.

Public meetings

Project engagement culminated with two public meeting events, one hosted in-person and one held virtually, where members of the public were invited to learn more about draft study findings and ask questions from the MnDOT team.

A video recording of the virtual public meeting will be made available soon

October public meeting summary

In October 2025, the project team hosted two public meetings to share alternatives and obtain public feedback on preferred options. If you missed the public meeting, continue reading more about the project background, proposed alternatives, and next.

Additionally, view the presentation recording here for additional detail.

Purpose and Need

The purpose of the Highway 169 Multimodal Study is to explore and evaluate solutions to address transportation problems along a 12-mile stretch of Highway 169—from Interstate 394 in St. Louis Park to 101st Avenue in Brooklyn Park.

Needs for the project include:

  • Repair or replace bridges.
  • Reconstruct pavement.
  • Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.
  • Improve traffic flow and reduce delays.
  • Improve connections and crossings for pedestrians and bicyclists across Highway 169.

Design Alternatives

The alternatives have been broken down by segments because the study areas spans a 12-mile stretch of road with different needs. The corridor segments include:

  • Segment 1 (Hwy 169 from I-394 to 13th Ave/Plymouth Ave)
  • Segment 2 (Hwy 169 from 13th Ave/Plymouth Ave to I-94/694)
  • Segment 3 (Hwy 169 from I-94/694 to 101st Ave)

Information on design options as presented at the public meetings are included below.

Highway 169 Mainline Alternatives

The project team is looking at ways to make Highway 169 safer and easier to travel. Ideas being considered include:

  • Better strategies to manage traffic and reduce delays.
  • Adding more general-purpose lanes.
  • Adding managed lanes, like E-ZPass.
  • Adding auxiliary lanes to help with merging and exiting.

Interchange/Access Alternatives

To reduce congestion and make travel safer at important entry and exit areas, the study is considering:

  • Removing or changing ramps.
  • Upgrading interchanges and ramps.
  • Exploring designs that work better for everyone — drivers, trucks, walkers, and cyclists.

Multimodal Alternatives

The study is interested in making it easier and safer for everyone to travel along and across Highway 169. This includes:

  • Adding shared-use paths for walking and biking.
  • Improving crossings to meet ADA standards.
  • Upgrading transit connections.
  • Improving lighting.
  • Addressing gaps and planning for future needs.

A full summary of the engagement process will be added to the website soon. Check back frequently for updates.

Public meeting accommodations

MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all people in their programs, services and activities. If you need an ASL, a foreign language interpreter, or documents in an alternative format (such as braille, large print or in a different language) at no cost, please email your request to Janet Miller at ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us or call 651-366-4720. Relay service: 711.

If you need any other reasonable accommodation to participate (such as seating modification or auxiliary aids), please email your request to Accessibility.DOT@state.mn.us or call 1-833-400-8432. Relay service: 711.

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