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2 SURVEY PROCESS .. ............. ....................... .............................. ...................... ..... .. 3 E- ,- 2.1 Survey Methodology ........ ....................................................................................................... ...... 3

2.2 Survey Instrument ..... ......................................... ................................................................ ....... ... 3 ~ · 2.3 Sample Size Determination ...................................................................... ... ................................. 5

2.4 Survey Implementation ...................................... .......................................................................... 6

3 BRIDGE CROSSING SURVEY RES UL TS .............................................................. 7

3.1 TH 101 Bridge Origins and Destinations ........................................ ... ........................... .............. 7

3.2 TH 169 Bridge Origins and Destinations ................................................................... ............... 10

3.3 TH 610 Bridge Origins and Destinations ........................................ .......................................... 13 E 3.4 Origin-.Destination for Single Bridge Users ............................................................................. 16

3.4.1 Single Bridge Users ........................... .......................................... .................. .... ....... .. .......... . 16 ~ . 3.4.2 Single Bridge Users and TH 169 / TH 610 Bridge Users ............. .. .. .. ....... .. ......... .... ..... .... .... 17

{;, 3.5 Major Destinations ............ .......................................................................................... ................ 24 3.5. 1 Trips .Destined for Central Minneapolis .. ... .... .... .. .. ........ .. .. ... .... ........... .... .......... .... ............ .... 26

{;, 4 CONCLUSION ...................... ........ ... .. ............. .................. .......... ............ ................ 34

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~ Origin - Destination Trip Matrices TH 101 TH 169 ~ TH 610

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Table 2-1. Sample Size Determination ............... .......... ....... .. .. ..... ... ........ .. ....... ... ...... ... ..... .. .... ....... ...... ..... .... 5

Table 3-1. Top 20 Origins using the TH 101 Bridge ............... ........................ ......... .... ......... ...... ................... 8

Table 3-2. Top 20 Destinations using the TH 101 Bridge .... ... .. ... ......... ..... ..... ....... ... .. .......... .................... .... 9 Table 3-3. Top 20 Origins using the TH 169 Bridge ............... ... .................................................................. 11

Table 3-4. Top 20 Destinations using the TH 169 Bridge ....... ............... .. ..... ... ... .... ..... ......... ... ..... ... ... .... .. .. 12

Table 3-5. Top 20 Origins using the TH 610 Bridge ........... ................. ............................................... ... ...... 14

Table 3-6. Top 20 Destinations using the TH 610 Bridge .... ...... ....... ..... ... ....... ..... .................. .. .... ... ........... 15

Table 3-7. Single Bridge Users (Originating North of the River) ........ .... .............. ....................................... 16

Table 3-8. Single Bridge Users Compared to TH 610 / TH 169 Bridge Users .. .............. .. .... ..... .. .... . ...... ... 17

Table 3-9. Single Bridge and TH 169 / TH 610 Bridge Users .............. ... .................................................... 18 Table 3-10. Major Origins and Destinations ... .......... ....... ..... .......................................... ...... .... ................... 24

Table 3-11. Trips Originating North of the River. ................. ........... ................................ ............................. 26

Table 3-12. Trips Destined for Central Minneapolis .. .. ............... .. .. .............. ........ ........... ..... .... ...... .......... ... 27

List of Figures

Figure 1- 1. Approximate Origin-Destination Study Area ............. .... ..... ........ ....................... .............. ....... .... 2

Figure 2- 1. Survey Station Locations and Average Daily Traffic (ADT) ...... ................. ...... ....... ..... .... .......... 4

Figure 3-1. Anoka/Ramsey Area Bridge Crossings (All Destinations) ...... .. ....... .............. ........ ................ ... 19

Figure 3- 2. Andover Area Bridge Crossings (All Destinations) .............. .. .... ...... ... ....... .... .......... ....... .......... 20

Figure 3-3. Coon Rapids Area Bridge Crossings (All Destinations) ............................................ ............... 21

Figure 3-4. Blaine Area Bridge Crossings (All Destinations) ................. ... ......... ....... .................................. 22

Figure 3- 5. Elk River Area Bridge Crossings (All Destinations) ... ...... ... ........... ..... ......... ............................. 23

Figure 3-6. Major Origins and Destinations ....... ............ ......... ........... .... ................ .. ........ .......... ................. 25

Figure 3-7. Percent of Trips Destined for Central Minneapolis ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ...... ...... ... .... .......... ............ .... 27

Figure 3- 8. Anoka/Ramsey Area Bridge Crossings (Trips to Central Minneapolis) ............. ................... .... 29

Figure 3-9. Andover Area Bridge Crossings (Trips to Central Minneapolis) ............ .. .. .. ......... ........ ............ 30

Figure 3-1 0. Coon Rapids Area Bridge Crossings (Trips to Central Minneapolis) ..................................... 31

Figure 3- 11 . Blaine Area Bridge Crossings (Trips to Central Minneapolis) ...... ............. ... .. ... .................. ... 32 Figure 3- 12. Elk River Area Bridge Crossings (Trips to Central Minneapolis) ........................................... . 33

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1 Introduction

As a result of rapid growth in population and employment in the northwest suburbs and outlying communities of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), Anoka County, and Hennepin County identified a need to conduct an Origin -Destination (O-D) study of the three Mississippi River crossings. The results of this study will help gain a better understanding of the travel patterns and behaviors in the area. The focus of the study area was the three main Mississippi River crossings, specifically:

• Trunk Highway 610 between Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids

• Trunk Highway 169 between Champlin and Anoka

• · Trunk Highway 101 between Otsego and Elk River

With a limited number of options for crossing the Mississippi River in this area, the amount of availab)e capacity and congestion on these bridges has become a viable concern. To better understand how these issues affect commuters this O-D survey was implemented. The results of this study will provide information about the travel characteristics and patterns in this region.

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2 Survey Process

2.1 Survey Methodology

The survey used in collecting the origin-destination information was a license plate videotaping technique. License plates were videotaped during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours (2 hours in each peak period) between Tuesday and Thursday during the month of August 2001. The six station locations and general study area are shown in Figure 2-1. Videotaping stations were located out of the travel lanes, collecting information for each direction of traffic near the bridges .

From the license plate information collected, home addresses of each vehicle's owner were collected in cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles. A survey instrument with an attached letter from Elwyn Tinklenberg, the Mn/DOT Commissioner, was mailed to the addresses gathered from the license plate survey.

2.2 Survey Instrument

One of the main goals of this study was to develop a survey instrument that would produce effective and efficient data from the respondents. Accurate and precise responses to the survey from the public provide the planning and engineering process a better assessment of the varying demands that are placed on the regional transportation network. The survey used in this study was designed with the assistance of Mn/DOT, Metropolitan Council, Anoka County, and Hennepin County . Previous successful survey instruments and recommendations in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Travel Survey Manual were reviewed for content and included in this survey. The cover letter and survey are included in Appendix A.

The most important data gathered from the survey instrument was the origin and destination data and the bridge typically used when making such a trip. The zip code or city name for the origin or destination was specifically requested. This data, in addition to trip purpose and how many times they typically make this trip, will aid in the definition of typical travel patterns and behaviors in this region of the metropolitan area. Other information that was collected as part of this study included vehicle occupancy, changing travel choices or patterns to avoid the three river crossings, and an opportunity for the respondents to volunteer additional comments in regard to this study.

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To determine the number of samples needed to satisfy the statistical demands desired for each survey station, various calculations and assumptions were completed. The following methodologies were used:

• Traffic counts were completed during the day of each survey for 24 hours, which was assumed to be the Average Daily Traffic (ADT). Typically, the data collection system began counting vehicles before the actual survey and collected for a full 24-hour period.

• A one-way a.m. peak period volume was estimated by dividing the two-way ADT in half (assuming a 50 percent directional distribution). This was multiplied by 0.25 to calculate a 3-hour peak period (6-9 a.m.) volume estimate, assuming that 25 percent of ADT volumes were present in the 3 hour a.m. peak period.

• The sample size needed in each direction was estimated assuming a 95% level of confidence plus or minus 15% for error. An additional 20% was added to this estimate to account for survey error or confusion to acquire the sample size desired in each direction.

• To attain this level of confidence, it was recommended to, at a minimum, double the number of surveys to be mailed out to obtain a high level of response and to get the best information possible.

Table 2-1 documents the results of determining the number of samples needed to have a 95% level of confidence.

Two-way ADT Collected

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2.4 Survey Implementation

Over the course of this study, 23,000 surveys were mailed to addresses obtained during the videotaping survey completed at the TH 101, TH 169, and TH 610 bridge crossings. In response to the survey mailing, over 8,300 surveys were returned and tabulated. Data was edited and corrected for quality control purposes. Consistency checks were performed to obtain the most appropriate data. A Microsoft Access database was developed with all of the survey responses and reviewed by Mn/DOT. The data was then geo-coded into a Geographic Information System (GIS) at the zip code and city zonal level.

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3 Bridge Crossing Survey Results

The primary purpose of this study was to gather information concerning travel patterns within the study area and specifically to identify the use of river crossings. The majority of the data collected will be used for future transportation studies in determining the location of potential new bridge crossings.

3.1 TH 101 Bridge Origins and Destinations

The TH 101 bridge is the northwestern most river crossing considered in this study. The ADT for this bridge was estimated to be approximately 39,400 vehicles. Over the course of this study, 3,177 survey respondents indicated that they use the TH 101 Bridge for different trip purposes.

From the survey results a list of the top 20 origins and destinations were identified. Table 3-1 shows the top 20 origins _of those survey respondents who use the TH 101 bridge. In general, over 80 percent of the trips using the TH 101 bridge originated in the top 20 origins. Overall, 30 percent of the respondents originated in the Elk River/Otsego and Anoka/Ramsey areas, which are immediately adjacent to the river crossing. Furthermore, most trips that used the TH 101 bridge originated on the north side of the Mississippi River.

Like that of the origin data, a high percentage of the destination trips ended in the Elk River/Otsego and Anoka/Ramsey areas as shown in Table 3-2. Over 80 percent of the destinations were accounted for in the top 20 destinations. A high percentage of the destinations are located in the core area of the Twin Cities, specifically Downtown Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Golden Valley. In addition, many of the destinations recorded are located on the western edge of the suburban communities such as Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, and Plymouth. These trips are generally assumed to be work related.

An origin-destination matrix was created using both the top twenty origins and destinations for the TH 101 bridge crossing and is provided in the appendix. The connections between the following locations produced over 50 origin to destination trips from the survey:

• Champlin and Anoka/ Ramsey (73 trips)

• Elk River/ Otsego and Princeton (68 trips)

• Elk River/ Otsego and Downtown Minneapolis (63 trips)

• Anoka/ Ramsey and Downtown Minneapolis (60 trips)

• Saint Francis and Elk River/ Otsego (50 trips)

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1 55330 Elk River / Otsego 566 17.8% New

2 55303 Anoka/Ramsey 439 13.8% 4-6, 39-48

3 55398 Zimmerman 246 7.7% New

4 55311, 55369 Maple Grove 198 6.2% 777, 781-787

5 55316 Champlain 152 4.8% 791, 794-797

6 55433, 55448 Coon Rapids 148 4.7% 31-34, 54, 55, 57-64, 68-72

7 55371 Princeton 123 3.9% New

8 55304 Andover 115 3.6% 7-11

9 55374 Rogers 113 3 .6% 802-804

10 55327 Dayton 85 2 .7% 798,801

11 55443, 55444 Brooklyr:1 Park 76 2 .4% 741-745, 747

12 55428, 55429, 55430 Brooklyn Center 65 2.0% 764, 765, 768

13 55442, 55446, 55447 Plymouth 56 1.8% 649, 651 -656, 662-678, 682-686

14 55309 Big Lake 53 1.7% New

15 55362 Monticello 40 1.3% New

16 55434, 55449 Blaine 40 1.3% 75, 80-82, 88

17 55301 , 55376 Saint Michael 32 1.0% New

18 56353 Milaca 25 0.8% New

18 55301 Albertville 25 0.8% New

18 55445 Osseo 25 0.8% 751-755, 757, 759-761, 771

TOTAL 2,622 82.5%

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1 55330 Elk River/ Otsego 383 12.1% New

2 55303 Anoka/Ramsey 316 9.9% 4-6, 39-48

3 55311,55369 Maple Grove 262 8.2% 777, 781-787

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5 55428, 55429,55430 Brooklyn Center 191 6.0% 764,765,768

6 55433,55448 Coon Rapids 172 5.4% 31-34, 54, 55, 57-64, 68-72

7 55374 Rogers 133 4.2% 802-804

8 55441 Medicine Lake 114 3.6% 657-661 . 679-681

9 55442,55446, 55447 Plymouth 91 2.9% 649, 651-656, 662-678, 682-686

10 55416, 55426 Saint Louis Park 85 2.7% 572-593

11 55316 Champlain 83 2.6% 791 , 794-797


13 55445 Osseo 80 2.5% 751-755, 757, 759- 761, 771

13 55432 Fridley 80 2.5% 103-105, 112, 115

15 55434,55449 Blaine 65 2.0% 75, 80-82, 88

16 55422, 55427 Golden Valley 61 1.9% 688-707

17 55443,55444 Brooklyn Park 50 1.6% 741-745, 747

18 55343 Hopkins 48 1.5% 565-571

19 55304 Andover 32 1.0% 7-11

20 55344 Eden Prairie 29 0.9% 540, 551-553

TOTAL 2,600 81.8%

Source: URS Corporation. C.\Documents and Setlings\1meye\My Documentslbndge studyl[Tables.xls)Table 3-2 (sorted by total)

An attempt was made to distinguish between local and regional trips using the TH 101 bridge. For the purpose of this study a local trip was defined as a trip that originated in a zip code adjacent to the TH 101 bridge and was destined for a zip code adjacent to the TH 101 bridge. The zip codes selected for th is analysis were: 55301, 55303, 55327, and 55330.

A total of 291 survey respondents (who use only the TH 101 bridge) indicated that their trip originated in one of the four zip codes. Of th is total, 67 survey respondents indicated that their


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destination was also to one of the four zip codes. This would indicate that approximately 23.0% of the survey respondents who only use the TH 101 bridge are for local trips and the remaining trips are regional.


The TH 169 bridge is the central river crossing located in the Anoka/Ramsey area. The ADT for this bridge was estimated to be approximately 41,500 vehicles. Over 5,100 survey respondents indicated that they use the TH 169 bridge for different trip purposes .

Table 3-3 shows the top 20 origins of those survey respondents who use the TH 169 bridge. Nearly 40 percent of survey respondents who use the TH 169 bridge indicated that their trip originated in the Anoka/Ramsey, Coon Rapids, or Champlin areas. Respondents from the Anoka/Ramsey area accounted for the highest percentage (18%) of the trips utilizing the TH 169 bridge. In addition, some of the trips that utilized this bridge were from a considerable distance north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Another interesting result is that over five percent of the total responses actually originated their trips in the Elk River/Otsego area, even though these survey respondents are adjacent to the TH 101 Bridge .

Table 3-4 displays the top 20 destinations for survey respondents using the TH 169 bridge. Similar to the origin data, the Anoka/Ramsey and Coon Rapids areas were the top two destinations. In addition, nearly one out of ten survey respondents (7%) indicated that they were traveling to Downtown Minneapolis. In general, most of the destinations are located adjacent to TH 169 between TH 10 and Interstate 394 .

Ultimately, Anoka/Ramsey, Champlin, and Coon Rapids .accounted for the highest origins and destinations, resulting in nearly 40 percent of the origins and nearly 30 percent of the destinations . By far, the highest number of trips that were made using the TH 169 Bridge is between Champlin

and Anoka/Ramsey with 242 trips. Other origin-destination connections using this bridge that were prevalent included:

• Anoka/ Ramsey and Brooklyn Center (120 trips)

• Anoka/ Ramsey and Downtown Minneapolis (108 trips)

• Anoka/ Ramsey and Princeton (107 trips)

• Anoka/ Ramsey and Champlin (82 trips)

• Princeton and Anoka/ Ramsey (80 trips)

• Champlin and Coon Rapids (77 trips)

• Coon Rapids and Downtown Minneapolis (75 trips)

An attempt was made to distinguish between local and regional trips using the TH 169 bridge. For the purpose of this study a local trip was defined as a trip that originated in a zip code adjacent to the TH 169 bridge and was destined for a zip code adjacent to the TH 169 bridge. The zip codes selected for th is analysis were: 55303, 55304, 55316, 55327, 55433, and 55448.

A total of 411 survey respondents (who use only the TH 169 bridge) indicated that their trip originated in one of the six zip codes. Of this total, 120 survey respondents indicated that their

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In looking at specific origin zip codes the percentage of local trips can be around 80% of the total trips. Specifically, the 55316 (Champlin) and the 55327 (Dayton) zip codes had local trip percentages of 79.1 % and 81 .0% respectively .

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1 55303 Anoka/Ramsey 946 18.3% 4-6, 39--48

2 55433,55448 Coon Rapids 555 10.7% 31-34, 54 , 55, 57-64, 68-72

3 5531 6 Champlain 528 10.2% 791, 794-797

4 55304 Andover 445 8.6% 7-1 1

5 55311 , 55369 Maple Grove 311 6.0% 777, 781-787

6 55443,55444 Brooklyn Park 283 5.5% 741-745, 747


8 55428, 55429, 55430 Brooklyn Center 165 3.2% 764, 765, 768

9 55327 Dayton 131 2.5% 798,801

10 55434,55449 Blaine 111 2.1% 75, 80-82, 88


12 55422,55427 Golden Valley 88 1.7% 697,706,707

12 55442, 55446, 55447 Plymou1h 88 1.7% 649, 651-656, 662-678, 682-686

14 55445 Osseo 70 1.4% 751-755, 757, 759-761, 771

15 55070 St. Francis 69 1.3% New

16 55374 Rogers 66 1.3% 802-804

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18 55432 Fridley 45 0.9% 103-105, 112, 115

19 55040 Isanti 39 0.8% New

20 55371 Princeton 35 0.7% New

TOTAL 3,449 84.9%

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1 55303 Anoka/Ramsey 846 16.3% 4-6, 39-48

• 2 55433, 55448 Coon Rapids 468 9.0% 31-34, 54. 55, 57-64, 68-72

• 3 55311,55369 Maple Grove 371 7.2% 777, 781-787

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6 55316 Champlain 265 5.1% 791, 794-797


• 8 55445 Osseo 181 3.5% 751-_755, 757, 759-761 , 771

• 9 55441 Medicine Lake 162 3.1% 657-661, 679-681

• 10 55432 Fridley 152 2.9% 103-105, 112,1 15

11 55442,55446,55447 Plymou1h 147 2.8% 649, 651-666, 662-678, 682-686

• 12 55434, 55449 Blaine 137 2 .6% 75, 80-82, 88

13 55304 Andover 129 2.5% 7-11

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15 55416, 55426 Saint Louis Park 117 2.3% 572-593

• 16 55422,55427 Golden Valley 106 2.0% 688-707

• 17 55343 Hopkins 86 1.7% 565-571

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19 55344 Eden Prairie 53 1.0% 540, 551-553

20 551 12 New Brighton 51 1.0% 1023, 1024, 1026-1030

TOTAL 4,393 84.9%

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The TH 61 O bridge is the southeastern most river crossing in this study and is located adjacent to the Coon Rapids area. This bridge has the highest ADT (over 60,000 vehicles) and the highest number of survey respondents who indicated that they use the TH 610 bridge.

Table 3-5 shows the top 20 origins of survey respondents using the TH 610 bridge. Over 80 percent survey respondents who use the TH 610 bridge were accounted for in the top twenty origins. Coon Rapids and Anoka/Ramsey were the highest two origins accounting for 25 percent of all trip origins. An interesting result from the origin data is that nearly ten percent of the survey respondents who use the TH 610 bridge were from the Elk River/Otsego, Dayton, and Maple Grove areas. These areas are located within a closer proximity to the other two bridges (TH 101 and TH 169) yet one out of ten survey respondents indicated that they use the TH 610 bridge.

Table 3-6 shows the top 20 destinations of survey respondents using the TH 610 bridge. The survey results indicate that the Coon Rapids and Anoka/Ramsey areas are the top two destinations. As noted for each bridge, a high number of respondents (approximately 9%) were destined for Downtown Minneapolis, presumably for work purposes .

The TH 61 O Bridge, which is the closest to Downtown Minneapolis, had the highest number of destinations into downtown of the three bridges with nearly 500 trips. In addition, Coon Rapids and Anoka/Ramsey had high number of respondents that were destined for these locations. Generally, this bridge had the most spread out locations of origins and destinations of the three river crossings. Coon Rapids, Anoka/Ramsey, Rogers, Brooklyn Park, and Champlin were the most prominent origins based on the survey results. The most prevalent connections from the TH 610 River Crossing included the following trips:

• Champlin and Anoka/ Ramsey (184 trips)

• Coon Rapids and Downtown Minneapolis (142 trips)

• Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids (127 trips)

• Anoka I Ramsey and Downtown Minneapolis (117 trips)

• Coon Rapids and Brooklyn Center (115 trips)

An attempt was made to distinguish between local and regional trips using the TH 610 bridge. For the purpose of this study a local trip was defined as a trip that originated in a zip code adjacent to the TH 610 bridge and was destined for a zip code adjacent to the TH 610 bridge. The zip codes selected for this analysis were: 55432, 55433, 55434, 55443, 55444, 55448, and 55449.

A total of 753 survey respondents (who use only the TH 610 bridge) indicated that their trip originated in one of the seven zip codes. Of this total, 187 survey respondents indicated that their destination was also to one of the seven zip codes. This would indicate that approximately 24.8% of the survey respondents who only use the TH 610 bridge are for local trips and the remaining trips are regional.

In looking at specific origin zip codes the percentage of local trips can be as high as 66% of the total trips. Specifically, the 55443 (Brooklyn Park) and the 55444 (Brooklyn Park) zip codes had local trip percentages of 58.3% and 66.3% respectively.

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1 55433, 55448 Coon Rapids 864 15.1% 31 -34, 54, 55, 57-64, 68-72

• 2 55303 Anoka/Ramsey 691 12.1% 4-6, 39-48

• 3 55443,55444 Brooklyn Park 479 8.4% 741-745, 747

4 55304 Andover 473 8.3% 7-11

5 55316 Champlin 447 7.8% 791, 794-797

• 6 5531 1,55369 Maple Grove 361 6.3% 777, 781-787

• 7 55434,55449 Blaine 293 5.1% 75, 80-82 , 88

.. 8 55330 Elk River/ Otsego 212 3.7% New

9 55428, 55429, 55430 Brooklyn Center 193 3.4% 764,765, 768

10 55445 Osseo 104 1.8% 751 -755, 757, 759-761 , 771

11 55432 Fridley 96 1.7% 103-105, 112, 115

12 55442,55446,55447 Plymouth 92 1.6% 649, 651-656, 662-678, 682-686

13 55327 Dayton 86 1.5% 798,801

13 55422, 55427 Golden Valley 86 1.5% 697,706, 707

• 14 55398 Zimmerman 77 1.3% New

15 55374 Rogers 58 1.0% 802-804

16 55011 Oak Grove 55 1.0% 1, 2

17 55014 Circle Pines 48 0.8% 90-94

19 55070 Saint Francis 47 0.8% New

20 55112 New Brighton 46 0.8% 1023, 1024, 1026-1030

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1 55433,55448 Coon Rapids 686 12.0% 31 -34, 54, 55, 57-64, 68-72

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• 3 1, 55402,55403,55404, ! Downtown Minneapolis 497 8.7% 355-444

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5 55311, 55369 Maple Grove 378 6.6% 777, 781-787

6 55434,55449 Blaine 250 4.4% 75, 80-82, 88

• 7 55445 Osseo 232 4.1 % 751-755, 757, 759-761, 771

• 8 55432 Fridley 220 3.9% 103-105, 112,1 15

9 55443, 55444 Brooklyn Park 218 3.8% 741 -745, 747

• 10 55316 Champlin 212 3.7% 791, 794-797

• 11 55330 Elk River / Otsego 155 2.7% New

• 12 55416,55426 Saint Louis Park 138 2.4% 572-593

• 13 55442, 55446, 55447 Plymouth 132 2.3% 649, 651-656, 662-678, 682-686

14 55304 Andover 126 2.2% 7-11

• 15 55441 Medicine Lake 120 2.1% 657-661, 679-681

• 16 55422,55427 Golden Valley 108 1.9% 688-707

.. 17 55112 New Brighton 79 1.4% 1023, 1024, 1026-1030

18 55343 Hopkins 76 1.3% 565-571

• 19 55374 Rogers 62 1.1% 802-804

• 20 55344 Eden Prairie 49 0.9% 540, 551-553

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This section further analyzes the trip origins and destinations of those survey respondents who indicated that they only use one bridge or choose between the TH 169 or TH 610 bridge as their primary river crossing. Select origins north of the river were evaluated to determine what percentage of motorists are using only the TH 101 bridge, the TH 169 bridge, the TH 610 bridge, or are choosing to use either the TH 169 bridge or TH 610 bridge .

3.4.1 Single Bridge Users

Trips originating north of the river were analyzed to determine the number of survey respondents who use only one of the three river crossings on a regular basis. Of the total survey respondents, 3,011 reported that they use only one of the three river crossings. Of th is total, 1,223 (41 %) were respondents from the zip codes identified as north of the river. As shown in Table 3-7, the 1,223 single bridge users account for 36% of all the trips orig inating in the select zip codes north of the river. Stated another way, just over one out of every three trips originating north of the river have a pre-determined travel route that includes crossing only one of the three river crossings on a regular basis .

Table 3-7. Single Bridge Users (Originating North of the River) Trips Ongmatlng from Zlp Code ---------------------------

55303 55330 55433 55304 55448 55434 55449 55011 --------------- ------------Anoka/ Elk River/ Coon Coon Oak Grove/

Ramsey otsego Rapids Andover Rapids Blaine Blaine East Bethel Total

Trips Originating North of Rive1 984 571 545 543 358 225 74 66 3,366

Number of Single Bridge Users 240 264 198 158 163 137 45 18 1,223

PERCENT Single Bridge Users 24.4% 46.2% 36.3% 29.1% 45.5% 60.9% 60.8% 27.3% 36.3%

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85.8% 1.1% 10.6% 41 .8% 6.7% 1.5% 2.2% 50.0% 26.1%

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4 .6% 98.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 22.3%

S01.rce: URS Corporation. 1 1,485 survey respondents indicated that they only use Bridge 610 2 707 survey responder1s indicated that they onty use Bridge 169 3 819 survey respondents indicated that they only use Bridge 101

The highest percentage of single bridge users originating north of the river comes from the Blaine area (zip codes 55434 and 55449). Approximately 61 % of these survey respondents indicated that they only use one of the three river crossings. Further analysis shows that of the single bridge users originating in the Blaine area that 98% only use the TH 610 bridge. Approximately 2% indicated that they only use the TH 169 bridge.

The Coon Rapids area (zip codes 55433 and 55448) shows between 36% and 45% of the total trips originating in this area are single bridge users. Approximately 90% to 93% of these survey respondents indicated that they only use the TH 610 bridge while the remaining 7% to 10% only use the TH 169 bridge.

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Survey respondents from the Andover area (zip code 55304) indicated that approximately 29% are single bridge users. Of these single bridge users approximately 58% use only the TH 610 bridge while 42% use only the TH 169 bridge. Similarly, survey respondents from the Oak Grove I East Bethel area indicated that approximately 27% are single bridge users with half using only the TH 610 bridge and the other half using only the TH 169 bridge.

The Anoka/Ramsey area (zip code 55303) had the lowest percentage of single bridge users. Approximately 24% of survey respondents from the Anoka/Ramsey area indicated that they are single bridge users. Of this total, approximately 85% use only the TH 169 bridge and 10% use only the TH 610 bridge. The remaining 5% indicated using only the TH 101 bridge .

3.4.2 Single Bridge Users and TH 169 / TH 610 Bridge Users

Further breakdown of the survey respondents was completed to identify the survey respondents who use a single bridge or choose between the TH 610 bridge and TH 169 bridge. Table 3-8 compares the number and percent of survey respondents who use a single river crossing to those survey respondents who indicated that they use either the TH 610 or TH 169 bridge .

Table 3-8. Single Bridge Users Compared to TH 610 / TH 169 Bridge Users __________ T_r1_ps_o_r19_1n_a1_1n_g f_ro_m_Zi_p_co_d_e _________

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Trips Originating North ofRtver 984 571 545 543 358 225 74 66 3,366

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The Andover area (zip code 55304) and the Coon Rapids area (zip code 55433) have the highest percentage of survey respondents who indicated that they use both the TH 610 and TH 169 bridge. Fifty percent of trips orig inating in the Andover area indicated that they use either the TH 61 O or TH 169 bridge. Approximately 46% of trips originating in the Coon Rapids 55433 zip code are motorists who choose between the TH 610 and TH 169 bridge .

The Elk River/ Otsego area (zip code 55330) had the lowest percentage of survey respondents who use the TH 610 and TH 169 bridge. Less than 1% of these survey respondents indicated that they use one of these two river crossings. As expected, the majority of survey respondents use the TH 101 bridge or the TH 169 bridge .

Table 3-9 identifies the total number of trips originating in the select zip codes north of the river for both single bridge users and TH 169 / TH 610 bridge users. These survey respondents were then divided by the primary river crossing they reported .

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Trips Originating North of River 984 571 545 543 358 225 74 66 3,366

23 0 177 92 152 134 44 9 631 Use Bridge 610 Only

2.3% 0.0% 32.5% 16.9% 42.5% 59.6% 59.5% 13.6% 18.7%

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316 4 252 270 141 58 20 29 1,090 Use Either Bridge 610 or 169

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Table 3-9 shows that survey respondents from the Coon Rapids (zip codes 55433 and 55448) and the Blaine (zip codes 55434 and 55449) areas generally use the TH 610 bridge as their primary river crossing. Between 32% and 42% of Coon Rapids survey respondents use only the TH 610 bridge while nearly 60% of Blaine area survey respondents use only the TH 610 bridge as their primary river crossing. In total, approximately 80% to 90% of survey respondents from the Coon Rapids and Blaine area use either the TH 610 bridge or the TH 169 as their primary river crossing.

Approximately 24% of survey respondents from the Anoka/Ramsey area (zip code 55303) indicated that they use only the TH 101 bridge, TH 169 bridge, or the TH 610 bridge. Thirty-two percent of these survey respondents indicated that they choose between the TH 169 and TH 610 bridge as their primary river crossing. The remaining 44% indicated that they use other routes with many of these respondents indicating that they choose to use all three of the river crossings .

Figures 3-1 through 3-5 display the river crossing used for trips originating in the Anoka/Ramsey area (zip code 55303), the Andover area (zip code 55304), the Coon Rapids area (zip codes 55433 and 55448), the Blaine area (zip codes 55434 and 55449), and the Elk River/Otsego area (zip code 55330). These figures graphically display the percentage of motorists who use either a single bridge (choose between TH 101, TH 169, or TH 610) as their primary river crossing or choose between the TH 169 and TH 610 bridge crossing.

Figure 3-1 shows that 556 Anoka/Ramsey area survey respondents indicated using a single bridge or choose between TH 169 and TH 610. The majority of these respondents (57%) indicated that they choose between the TH 169 and TH 610 bridge. Thirty-seven percent of respondents use only the TH 169 as their primary river crossing while 4% use only the TH 610 bridge.

With the exception of the survey respondents living in the Blaine area (zip codes 55434 and 55449) and the Elk River area (zip code 55330), the majority of survey respondents indicated that they choose between the TH 169 and TH 610 bridge as their primary river crossing. Sixty-nine percent of Blaine area survey respondents indicated that they only use the TH 610 bridge (see Figure 3-4) while 97% of Elk River survey respondents only use the TH 101 bridge (see Figure 3-5).

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Further detailed analysis of the survey responses was completed to determine current travel patterns from origins north of the river to major destinations south of the river. Table 3-10 indicates the major origins and destinations as defined by zip code. The major destinations were classified into Central Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, and West Side. The Downtown Minneapolis destination is a subset of the area defined as Central Minneapolis. 7 The Downtown Minneapolis destination is included to provide additional detail in analyzing specific travel patterns. Figure 3-6 displays the location of the major origins and destinations.

Table 3-10. Major Origins and Destinations

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Source: URS Corporation. 1 Downtown Minneapolis is also included in the total for the area defined as Central Minneapolis.

The purpose of dividing the study area into these origins and destinations was to analyze travel patterns of motorists whose trip begins north of the Mississippi River and ends south of the river at one of the major destinations. The majority of trips originating north of the river would likely use one of the three river crossings when traveling to destinations south of the river, specifically, the areas classified as Central Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, and the West Side. In some cases such as the Blaine area and the Coon Rapids area it is possible that these residents would not use any of the three bridges.

Table 3-11 displays the total number of trips originating north of the river by zip code. The table also indicates the number of trips originating in each zip code north of the river with a destination of Central Minneapolis, Downtown Minneapolis, or the West Side. Only those trips that included both an origin and destination zip code were used in this analysis.

7 The Central Minneapolis category contains zip codes that also include areas outside of the City of Minneapolis. These include portions of the cities of Crystal, Robbinsdale. Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Edina.

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Trips Originating North of River 984 571 545 543 358 225 74 66 3,366

Trips to Central Minneapolis 1• 2 80 24 88 89 80 38 9 7 415

0/ 0 Trips to Central Minneapolis 8.1 % 4.2% 16.1% 16.4% 22.3% 16.9% 12.2% 10.6% 12.3%

Trips to Downtown Minneapolis 3 50 11 55 56

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Source. URS Corporation. 1 Central Minneapolis WclS defined by the fono\Mng zip codes: 55401-55405, 5541 1-55416, 55422, 55454, and 55455. 2 Downtown Minneapolis is also included in the total for the area defined as Central Minneaporis. 3 Downtown Minneapolis was defined by the following zip codes: 55401-55403, 55405, and 55415. 4 West Side was defined by the following zip codes: 55427 and 55442.

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The Coon Rapids area (zip code 55448) had the highest percent of motorists who were traveling to the Central Minneapolis area. Of the 358 trips originating in the 55448 zip code, 80 trips or approximately 22% were destined for the Central Minneapolis area. A further breakdown of these trips indicates that 60 of the 80 trips (75%) were destined specifically to Downtown Minneapolis.

A third major destination analyzed was the West Side area. The Anoka/Ramsey area (zip code 55303) had the highest number and percent of trip origins destined for the West Side. The 55303 zip code had 38 trips or approximately 4% of all trip origins that were traveling to the West Side .

3.5.1 Trips Destined for Central Minneapolis

Trips originating north of the river destined for the Central Minneapolis area were further analyzed to determine which river crossing motorists most often use. Survey respondents who indicated that they only use one of the three bridges were identified along with survey respondents that use both the TH 610 and TH 169 bridges. Table 3-12 displays the breakdown of trips (by bridge) originating north of the river destined for the Central Minneapolis area. Figure 3-7 graphically displays the percentage of motorists using each bridge.

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Trips to Central Minneapolis 1 80 24 88 89 80 38 9 7

Use Bridge 610 Only 13.8% 0.0% 52.3% 38.2% 55.0% 68.4% 66.7% 57.1%

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Use Either Bridge 610 or 169 77.4% 0.0% 42.0% 59.6% 45.0% 316% 33.3% 42.9%

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The analysis indicates that three out of every four survey respondents living in the Anoka/Ramsey area (zip code 55303) use both the TH 610 and the TH 169 bridges to travel to Central Minneapolis. Approximately 9% of Anoka/Ramsey area survey respondents indicated that they only use the TH 169 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. By comparison, approximately 14% of Anoka/Ramsey survey respondents use only the TH 610 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. Given that the TH 169 bridge is in very close proximity to Anoka/Ramsey area motorists one might expect the TH 169 bridge to have a higher percentage of motorists who only use the TH 169 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. However, the survey results show that a higher percentage of motorists are using the TH 610 bridge and in fact the majority of motorists are using both the TH 610 and TH 169 bridge.

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As one might expect, the only motorists using the TH 101 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis are survey respondents from the Elk River/ Otsego area (zip code 55330). Nearly 88% of these survey respondents traveling to Central Minneapolis use the TH 101 bridge. The remaining 12% use the TH 169 bridge and no survey respondent indicated using only the TH 610 bridge.

Residents living closer to the Central Minneapolis area had the highest percentage of motorists using only the TH 610 bridge. Over half the survey respondents from the Coon Rapids and Blaine area (zip codes 55433, 55448, 55434, and 55449) reported using only the TH 610 bridge to travel to the Central Minneapolis area. Further analysis shows approximately 52% to 55% of survey respondents from the Coon Rapids area (zip codes 55433 and 55448) reported using only the TH 610 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. Approximately 67% of Blaine area (zip codes 55434 and 55449) survey respondents indicated using only the TH 610 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. The remaining 33% of Blaine survey respondents indicated that they choose between the TH 610 and TH 169 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis. No Blaine area survey respondent indicated that they use only the TH 169 bridge or the TH 101 bridge .

In total, 415 survey respondents indicated their trip originated north of the river and ended in Central Minneapolis. Of these 415 trips approximately 50% indicated that they choose between the TH 610 bridge and the TH 169 bridge to cross the Mississippi River. Another 41% indicated that they only use the TH 610 bridge to travel to Central Minneapolis while 5% only use the TH 101 bridge. Only 4% (17 survey respondents out of the 415) indicated that they only use the TH 169 bridge. Given this low percentage tends to indicate that motorists recognize the TH 169 bridge as being congested and will choose alternate travel routes for their trips, specifically to the Central Minneapolis area.

Figures 3-8 through 3-12 display the breakdown of trips destined for the Central Minneapolis area . Figure 3-8 shows the breakdown of trips originating in the Anoka/Ramsey area destined for the Central Minneapolis area. The analysis of trips originating in the Anoka/Ramsey area destined for Central Minneapolis indicate that the majority of commuters (77%) choose between the TH 169 and TH 61 O bridges for their primary river crossing. Fourteen percent of survey respondents report using only the TH 610 bridge as compared to 9% who use only the TH 169 bridge as their primary river crossing. Given the proximity of the TH 169 bridge to the Anoka/Ramsey area one would think that the TH 169 river crossing would be a more desired travel route to Central Minneapolis as compared to the TH 610 bridge. However, when capacity issues are factored in it is easy to see that motorists will seek out less congested routes even if it requires a motorist to travel longer distances. The remaining figures show the travel paths to Central Minneapolis for the remaining zip codes north of the river.

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This study was requested to determine the existing traffic patterns and behaviors in the northwestern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. To create a better understanding of these behaviors, an origin-destination study was completed at the TH 101 , TH 169, and TH 610 Mississippi River crossings. From the data that was collected from this study, matrices were created from the origin-destination pairs that were gathered from the survey respondents. The information that was collected in this study will be useful in future determinations of river crossing needs in this region of the metropolitan area.

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Coon Rapids (55433, 55448)

Big Lake (55309)

New Brighton _(55112)

Golden Valley (55422, 55427)

Anoka/Ramsey (55303)

Andover (55371)

Saint Francis (55070)

Fridley (55432)

Medicine Lake (55441)

Princeton (55369)

Monticello (55362) Brooklyn Center (55428, 55429, 55430)

Brooklyn Park (55443, 55444)

Hopkins (55343)

Champlin (55316)

Dayton (55327)

Plymouth (55442, 55446, 55447)

Downtown Minneapolis (55401, 55402, 55403, 55405, 55415)

St. Louis Park (55416, 55426)

Osseo (55445)

Blaine (55434, 55449)

Zimmerman (55398)

Saint Michael (55301, 55376)

Albertville (55301)

Eden Prairie (55344)

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Zimmerman (55398)

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Survey Instrument

To better understand the issues affecting people who must cross the Mississippi River for work, school, recreation, or other purposes, Mn/DOT is seeking the help of the public. The goal is to better understand congestion and capacity issues on the river crossings at Highway 610, Highway 169, and Highway 101.

Your answers to these survey questions will help us better evaluate current traffic conditions while developing ways of improving safety, mobility and access at these bridge crossings. The information you provide us will remain confidential. Please return this survey to us in the enclosed, self-addressed stamped envelope by September 12. 2001 .

_Thank_you for you cooperation. ____ ____ _________ __ __ ___ __ ___ _______ _____ ___ __________________________ _____ _________ _ _

1.a. Have you driven your vehicle on one of the bridge crossings in the last month? Check one of

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___ Trunk Highway 610 between Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids

___ Trunk Highway 169 between Champlin and Anoka

___ Trunk Highway 101 between Otsego and Elk River

2. About how often do you drive across the Mississippi River? Check one of the following:

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3.a. Thinking of your last trip across the Mississippi River, where did you come from (trip orig in)?

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· . 4. How many people were in your vehicle while crossing the bridge (include yourself)? __ .

5. Do you ever change your travel patterns (leave at a different time, shop somewhere else, only go across the river on weekends, etc.) to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River bridges? Please tell us about it:

Please use the lines below to add comments or give us your opinions about the river crossings:

Comments? ________________________________ _

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Do you ever change your travel patterns to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? RESPONSES BELOW

• Yes! When living in Champlin I avoided the bridge at all costs including going to Anoka/Coon Rapids area to shop because of the bridge! All of our professional business (doctors, dentist, etc.) is done on the Champlin side of the river to avoid bridge traffic! Thankfully, the hwy 610 should be preferred once construction is complete.

• Yes, I frequently change my travel times in an attempt to not be affected by the heavy traffic that uses these travel corridors.

• To make it across the bridge as soon as possible and get out of the worst traffic. I will not stop to do anything until I am on the Anoka side of the bridge, the side I live on.

• 1 avoid the Ferry. St-highway 169 bridge at al I costs whenever l can due to intense congestin during rush hour. Get rid of the stoplights and we wouldn't have the problems. There needs to be more crossings. The north side can only get more populated it's time this state gets it's head out of the clouds and looks to and plans for the future needs of highways and bridges.

• l wish 1 could cross to get back and fo11h from work.WE should have more bridges like in St. Paul. They have three bridges. Lafayette Bridge(Hwy 52), Robert Street Bridge and the Smith Avenue crossing (High Bridge).

• Yes, like to leave at 8:00am instead of 7:30am to avoid congestion. Also 1 take the back roads home to avoid highway 169 bend in Champlin congestion.

• I leave home early in the morning or stay at work late to avoid some of the traffic. I also try to work from home at times. I travel opposite traffic otherwise it would be a stop and go commute to and from work. Lanes need to be 6 lanes at rush hour am and pm.

• Once I get across after work l stay on that side of the river. The new work on the 610 bridge is very nice, good job. Less train more bridges. How come the broadway bridge shakes? I cross the river twice to get to work highway 610 and broadway.

• l try not to travel when there will be a lot of traffic. Spend the mass transit money on more bridges. I will not use the mass transit system.

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• Unless you travel at 4am and 8pm your facing bumper to bumper traffic across the hwy highway 169 bridge. As homes continue to be built north of the Mississippi and traffic continues to increase. l see no easy solution, but another bridge would help.

• Put up barriors lights and trees. Get real and get that bridge going.

• Leave early because of traffic congestion.

• Cross the Bridge everyday. Will there ever be a bridge between Dayton/NW and Anoka Co.?

• Yes, try to leave at different times to avoid rush hour traffic in the morning and late afternoon. Traffic is horrible across the bridge!!! Something MUST be done with the Anoka crossing. It's getting worse every month. HELP!

• Yes, but does not help. Too much traffic.

• Yes, depending on the time of day. I will avoid crossing from Champlin to Anoka between 4-5:30pm M-F. ·

• Yes. Only to go 4 miles total, but have on occasion chose to travel 20 miles instead to avoid the fustration of sitting in traffic. The time to go 20 miles is about the same as 4 miles.

• The Anoka highway 169 bridge. The proposed changes to highway 169 and county 81 will only increase congestion around the bridge by getting more cars there faster. Opening up highway 169 to 4 lanes thru Anoka or around Anoka is needed. Anoka is the plug until you solve that problem.

• Traffic congestion switched to 4 days a week Start earlier and work later to avoid traffic.

• At times on weekends, if I am going into Bloomington area I will take 252 & 94 thru downtown. Total congestion. Another bridge needs to be constructed bewteen Anoka & Elk River and bewteen Anoka and the 610 corridor.

• I try to leave early. This is my only way to work. I have no choice but to take this road. If I leave later traffic across the bridge is awful. It can take 20 minutes to cross the bridge. We need another bridge either between Anoka and Ramsey MN or between Anoka & Coon Rapids, MN. We definitely need another bridge.

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• We try to Plan non-work trips, so we don't cross the river at rush hour. Eliminate left turn after crossing Champlin bridge before Main Street. Anoka!

• I avoid the highway 169 Champlain whenever possible and never travel it during rush hours.

• Yes, I often take a different route and avoid rush hour to downtown Minneapolis to go for entertainment or personal visits. Great survey! Thank you!

• Another crossing is needed in the Coon Rapids/Anoka area.

• For my trips into work I cross in Anoka (highway 169 bridge) and take West River Road in. Hwy 10 is too congested for my trips home. I cross on 610 bridge. Way too much congestion in Anoka on highway 169 bridge in evening. Put in a bridge between Dayton and Ramsey!!!

• lam going to start going down University because of the traffic on 610.

• l cross the bridge only to go to work. ·

• Bridge crossing is congested and slow .travel.

• Seldom change from 610 bridge.

• My wife and l cannot avoid crossing one of the bridges. We do often vary our travel time to avoid the heaviest congestion. They need more bridges!

• Leave early in AM to avoid traffic or using University Ave to 694£ to 94E. Too much traffic. Need one or two more river crossings.

• Always backed up and a distance of 10 miles can take up to 50 minutes.

• Leave work early. Go to different bridge or farther into city (Minneapolis) to cross.

• We need a different route across the river

• I can't avoid it unless I either move or change jobs. Use Anoka-Champlin bridge once a week for recreation

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• l use that route 5 days a week. I use it every morning. I try to take the back roads on the way home but I still have the congestion when I get tho the Champlin Bridge. Also crossing the bridge, there are homes on the left side and many people make a left turn there which also ties up traffic!

• Yes - sometimes l go through Champlin to get to Plymouth and other times I go through Ostego. I also go to Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center for social reasons.Cars try to beat the stop/go lineup by turning off side roads and getting to the traffic light at entrance to highway I 69 bridge going toward Anoka. It's aggrevating!

• Yes, my husband owns the gym in Elk River. Many times I would rather go to Elk River, spend a few hours at the gym vs. going home to cross the bridge, only to wait in traffic for approximately hour. Anoka-Champlin is a huge back log of traffic during rush hour in morning and evening. A ne.w crossing is needed to carry some of this traffic off highway 169 and hwy 1 OE.

• Not really. A bridge in Dayton is long overdue.

• Don't have a choice, must go over river to go to work. There should not be a left turn onto Benton Street in Anoka during rush hour - holds up traffic, causes major slowdowns. A lso, a light in Champlin right before bridge is too long for east-west traffic. Should be much shorter

• Traffic is so heavy, it doesn't matter leaving earlier or later for work. Me and husband can't avoid crossing the river, try to find alternate routes, there are none. It's bad! I just changed jobs to reduce number of river crossings necessary.

• Try not cross during rush hour. Add a bridge between highway I 69 & 6 I 0 . Spend money on roads, instead of Light Rail.

• l have to adjust my schedule around rush hour.

• Leave for work 2 hours early when it snows!

• Yes, start and end work later, have to allow more time to cross river.

• lfl could I would. Driving time is a lot longer than it shoud be. Frequently leave early ( 4:30AM) instead of 6:30 to avoid rush hour. Have no choice in PM.

• Morning traffic makes for a very stressful day.

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• I avoid highway 169. Have you ever been on this bridge at 7:30 or 8AM or noon to 1 PM or 3 :30-6PM?

• I avoid highway 169 at all times. Find this corridor so unbelievably frustrating and absurd. Also avoid highway 610 mornings and evenings. Have heard talk of bridge between Dayton and Ramsey for years, where is it? We obviously need it.

• No other choice.

• Start work late to avoid the rush hour traffic.

• Occasionally, just learn to deal with the problem.

• I avoid rush hours.

• I avoid highway 169 crossing.

• No.

• Leave home early to avoid traffic.

• Tired of trying. It does not help.

• No.

• Leave home earlier to avoid traffic.

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• Yes, avoid Champlin Bridge.

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• I never go south unless I have to. Highway 169 over the Champlin bridge, traffic should not be allowed to make left turns when going north during rush hour.

• Leave home earlier.

• Use different bridges depending on the time of day. We need another bridge.

• Leave various times.

• A void Champlin bridge .

• Yes, take back roads to avoid rush hour traffic or leave early or late.

• Take alternate routes. Waiting for construction to complete. In the PM; it takes 40 minutes from East River Road to get back across river to Anoka, ridiculous!

• Traffic is getting worse each year.

• It should not take me 45 minutes to drive 20 miles to get to work in Maple Grove from Ramsey.

• Yes, leave home earlier.

• Yes, avoid river crossing.

• Yes.

• No, but would like to avoid traffic, but have set times for work. Can not start any later.

• Leave times vary.

• Leave work earlier.

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• Yes, tried to avoid Anoka/Champlin bridge but live right in Anoka. Takes just as much time to avoid the bridge as it does to cross it. Need another bridge across river between highway 169 and 101.

• No, Additional bridge needed between Anoka and Elk River.

• A void traffic.

• No.

• No.

• A void rush hour.

• A void highway 169 crossing.

• Leave later.

• No. Always cross highway 610 bridge to work. Occasionally cross Champlin-Anoka bridge for shopping or visiting friends.

• A void bridge as much a possible .

• Leave early to avoid traffic in the morning.

• Sometimes avoid highway 61 0 bridge and cross on hwy 694 bridge to hwy 94 to downtown. Need a bridge in Ramsey .

• Tried all options. Nothing ever seems to work.

• I avoid highway 169 crossing between 4-6 p.m. weekdays . They are antiquadated and do not adequately serve the taxpayer.

• I avoid rush hours.

• I leave early/later to avoid rush hour.

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• No. More river crossings.

• Yes. Delay going to work.

• 1 depart at different times to avoid traffic.

• I try alternate routes.

• Alternate travel times.

• I avoid the bridge.

• A void rush hours.

• Highway 169 crossing needs more lanes. More crossing into North area needed in general.

• Use alternate routes or leave early.

• Yes, avoid on days off .

• Going to move to south side of the river .

• Don't cross river on weekends. Highway 169 bridge needs improvements from Anoka to Champlin.

• Yes. Start work at 9:30 a.m. and return after 6 p.m. Thank you for trying to help the situation.

• A void highway 169 at peak times.

• Yes. I avoid highway 169 at all costs. Please make the highway highway 169/10 I bridge wider and add more lanes or bridges! Urban sprawl is huge in the Northern suburbs, so Minnesota has to accommodate for that!

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• Can't avoid the rush hour. No other alternatives.

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• Starting work later.

• Leaving earlier to go to work and leave later to go home.

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• Cross before 6 a.m.

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• Work different times to avoid the rush hour.

• Yes.

• Have changed plans to avoid crossing during rush. Changed to work night shift. Not enough options to get across river.

• Yes. Using vacation time to leave work early. No commercial vehicles during rush hours.

• Highway 169 crossing is very bad. Try to avoid whenever possible during PM rush hour. Takes 45 minutes to go 12 miles some mornings. Better traffic reporting needed.

• Leave earlier for work. Highway 169 can't handle amount of traffic.

• Yes, but also people go thru Anoka to get to Elk River. Need a bypass bridge.

• Use W. River Rd doesn't help to much.

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• No choice.

• A void highway 169 bridge altogether.

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• Leave early in bad weather.

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• Switched to a night shift.

• Heavy PM traffic on highway 169.

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• Traffic is always bad. Help and fix the problem .

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• Leave home early for work .


• Leave ealier for work.

• A void rush hour by taking different routes.

• Use alternate routes to go back and forth on.

• Thinking of quitting job to avoid traffic.

• A void the rush hour traffic when possible.

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• Use back roads .

• I allow for extra time.

• Leave earlier/use alternate routes.

• A void traffic. Take different routes or leave early to or from work.

• Vary times.

• Adjust my depart times.

• No .

• Leave early .

• Leave early ~hen possible.


• A void Highway 169 bridge, by taking other routes.

• No .

• Vary routes.

• Leave work later.

• No.

• Alternate routes mostly .

• Only use bridge in late AM.

• Adjust my travel time to and from work.

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• Depends on time and weather.

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• Travel the same everyday.

• Sometimes take University

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• Use alternate routes to work.

• Yes

• Adjusted my work hours, be leaving early or staying late.

• Leave earlier to and from work.

• Leave much earlier.

• Leave home and work earlier.

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• Leave early if possible or avoid the bridge.

• A void bridge if possible.


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• Shop elsewhere to avoid rush hour.

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• Yes. Go different ways home after work.

• A void busy crossings

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• A void rush hour as much as possible .


• Leave work late.

• A void Highway highway 169 p.m .


• No.

• Switch alternate routes .

• Leave work later.

• A void rush hours by taking different way home .

• No.

• Leave early or stay at work later.


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• No choice, only way to get back home. Add in more lanes or another bridge please .

• Avoid rush hour on highway 169.

• Drive across bridge (Anoka-Champlin) a.m. Drive across Coon Rapids-Brooklyn

• Park bridge pm. Need another bridge between the two bridges.

• Look for alternate routes for PM rush hour .

• Leave home earlier.

• Work earlier shift .

• No .

• Avoid highway 169 .

• Yes, I often avoid .

• Go shopping after work to avoid the rush hour.

• A void Friday pm Summer traffic .

• No choice .

• Change route to avoid traffic.

• Only for work I have to take highway l 69.

• No .

• Tried, but that doesn't always work.

• No.

• Constantly, but still get tied up in traffic.

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• Go shop to avoid traffic.


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• A void highway 169 crossing.

• l try different times, but nothing ever works.

• Yes, giving driving conditions you never know what it is going to be like.

• Now I just telecommute Monday - Friday to avoid traffic .

• Leave home early.

• A void highway 169 bridge.

• Alternate schedule to avoid traffic.

• Try alternate routes to go home and to work.

• Yes, take the longer route, it is faster.

• Alternate routes to work to avoid highway 169.

• No.

• No.

• No.

• Rush hour is terrible.

• We need more alternatives. We can not always avoid the rush hour.

• Leave earlier in the morning to get to work.

• Need more choices, mine are always congested.

• Try to avoid highway 169.

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• Yes, leave earlier.

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• Go to work earlier to avoid the rush hour.

• Take alternate routes accordingly.

• Vary patterns a lot.

• Evening rush hours are really bad. Need more alternatives to get around.

• Take alternate route to go home or to work.

• A void highway 169 bridge PM rush hour.

• No

• Leave early or stay late.

• Change my work hours to avoid highway highway 169 backed up traffic.

• A void highway 169 northbound traffic.

• Work a little later, but would like to have more alternatives to get home or to work.


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• My husband and I carpool to and from work at least 4 out of the 5 days per week. We have to change our travel patterns depending on traffic, but we always cross the Mississippi as our destinations are on opposite sides. There is construction at or near all three crossings, which is very poor planning. Recently, it has been taking on half hour just to get out of Anoka, about 5-6 mile distance from our house .

• During Anoka's Halloween parade. Make the stop lights change faster for the lanes with the most traffic.

• I drive Hwy 610 bridge to and from work. Once there done with the road construction on Hwy 610 the traffic will move faster. Thanks

• I go across on Hwy 169 in the morning. 1 go across the Hwy 610 on the way home. There needs to be more ways to get across the river.

• Yes, If traffic is heavy on Hwy 169 going north, T take 610 bridge instead of 169 bridge. I try to make appointments and travel times when traffic is lighter. New 610 bridge is nice, but Hwy 10 (going West in the afternoon) still bottles up. Need something done in Champlin crossing bridge to get into Anoka very time consuming. Not enough river crossings.

• Occasionally I park my car in Anoka, then ride I ride my bike across the river to work. Is there any interest in a shuttle bus service from somewhere in Anoka to the business from Champlin to Osseo?

• I travel to work using this bridge in Anoka/Champlin because it is the closest and most convient even though traffic is bad. But, I will take the 610 bridge home from work because even though it is a longer drive it takes less time. Seems to be a need for more bridges crossing the Mississippi river in the Anoka/Ramsey area.

• Yes, Before Hwy 10 connected to 35 W I took 169 N through Anoka. Now unless I know there will be a lane closed 1 take the 6 IO bridge. Hwy 169 should be a freeway as should 252. I know it is pretty much too late, but that's my two cents worth. The 610 is a great addition to the N-metro infastruction. Thanks for fixing 694 by theway. It should have been 6 lanes l O years ago.

• Don't have many choices have to cross at some point. Get rid of lights on 252 too much congestion, or add a third lane.

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• I try to time my trips in between rush hours. Champlin bridge is still the worst. Do you ever change your travel patterns to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? RESPONSES BELOW

• Yes, I try to get on 694 at University to cross river. lfl am not working I avoid the Champlin bridge around rush hr times.

• I take 169 bridge going to work even though it is slow. It's better than 610, I don't have much choice.

• Yes. I may vary my travel times to get less traffic. We need another bridge between 610 and 101. With the growth 169 cannot come close to handling the current load yet alone future load.

• Hwy 610 bridge construction causes many slow downs and congestion because of ramp or lane closures, and has been going on too long.

• Often leave early in order to avoid traffic.

• I don't have any options for change. My hours vary greatly, but I can't change my route or car pool. I live in fear of construction. My now IO minute commute would change to 45 minutes, if I had to travel 610. Thursday and Friday evenings in the summer are the worst. Can lights be changed to help the flow? How about more cops to stop all the shoulder driving, too?

• I leave earlier, the bridge on 169 should have more lanes or another crossing close by to relieve traffic.

• Leave earlier on weekdays than on weekends. Hwy 169 would be better if we could reduce the number of stop lights going through Anoka. Is the a problem? Hwy 610 will be better once the construction is done.

• Yes, I avoid going north on 169 from Champlin to Anoka between 3 pm and 6 pm because of heavy traffic.

• Work longer hours to avoid afternoon backups.

• Yes, I avoid Hwy 169 bridge during rush hour. Connect Hwy 10 in Ramsey to 610 and 169.

• Sometimes I try to leave earlier or later to try to avoid the traffic congestion. If the Champlin bridge didn't allow a left turn during rush hour between the Champlin bridge and Main Street the Anoka traffic would flow better.

• Yes, I try leaving at a different time. It still takes a long time.


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• Yes. Leave to avoid rush hours. Need 2 more crossings, Coon Rapids and Dayton

• Yes, IfJ can to avoid all the traffic. Put a bridge between Anoka 169 and 610.

• Yes, It would be a shorter mileage wise to cross the Champlin bridge, but because the traffic is so bad I use the 610 bridge. I avoid the Champlin bridge during rush hour at all costs. Is there potential for another bridge to be built? ls there a way to eliminate any of the stoplights on 252?

• Try to avoid the I 69 bridge during rush hour

• A voi·d on days off. Need more options. Need more crossing between Anoka and Coon Rapids.

• Leave for work early or late. I avoid Hwy 169 as much as possible, 610 also bad due to construction.

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• No choice

• Take side streets.

• Leave work 4 p.m.

• A void heavy traffic

• Changed work hours

• A void when possible

• Leave work early

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• No

• Yes

• No choice

• No

• Leave work later

• I work a 3rd shift, but use to deal with heavy traffic .

• Yes, when I can.

• A void Hwy 61 0 construction

• A void Hwy 169 crossing

• No - can't avoid

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• Leave an hour earlier than would prefer to. Single lanes with cement bunkers dangerous in winter.

• We need 2 more bridges, one in Coon Rapids, and on West of Anoka

• Yes, Leave earlier.

• Leave/return earlier

• No

• Leave work late

• No - doesn't matter

• Leave home early

• Yes, must cross Anoka 169 before 6 a.m. Impossible to return northbound 169 between 3:30-6:00pm. Need controlled access highway northbound.


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• Yes. At times will go to Hwy 610 bridge to avoid 169. Anoka side of bridge on 169 is the problem. City of Anoka must limit left turns northbound from 169.

• Usually travel after 9 a .m. or in evenings & weekends. Hwy 169 bridge needs to be relocated to avoid going through Anoka.

• No

• Vary routes

• Have to leave at 6 a.m. to get to my job at 7 a.m. The way home is always worse. It takes half an hour to get across the bridge. Dangerous area to drive. Need another bridge, more lanes and better timing of stop lights.

• Yes - always. Champlin-Anoka bridge traffic in morning is bad but bearable but worse from 3 - 7 p.m.

• Hwy 169/East River Road onto Ferry/Main Street needs to change. Too much bottlenecking and road rage.

• I change travel times only to accommodate kids in school. No issues with 610 bridge other than construction. Too many s ignal lights on 252 especially at 70th and 73rd.

• Yes, travel later

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• A void rush hours


• A void 169 durng rush hour

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• Vary routes and time of day as much as possible.

• Use alternate route

• Have to leave earlier

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• No. More bridges across river.

• Leave early for 169 (many lights) sometimes drive to 610 (out of the way)

• Yes. A void peak hours. Hwy 610 bridge has been a great improvement for us.

• Hwy 10 to 610 is the only way to get Downtown .

• Yes. Sometimes go thru Champlin to avoid traffic on 169. Hwy 169 should be 4 lanes.

• No. All river crossings and metro roads can't handle growing traffic .

• A void 169 bridge during rush hour

• A void rush hour

• A void crossing often

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• A void Anoka/Champlin area

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• Yes, on way home, I go 10 miles out of the way in order to avoid not being caught in standstill traffic. • More people moving here, need another bridge or more lanes.

• I have no control over schedule. l drive a service truck and really like Hwy 610. Hwy 610 has saved a great amount of time.

• Try to leave as late as possible to avoid traffic. Hwy. 610 seemed to help for a while. Traffic would be improved by adding a southbound lane to Hwy 169, just South of bridge and extending 2 lanes from Main Street to Hwy I 0.

• Yes, Used alternate routes.

• Traffic is really bad.

• Yes, try to avoid backed up traffic due to construction.

• Use many different routes.

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• Alternate start times for work.


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• Vary routes

• Alternate routes

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• A void 169 bridge


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• A void bridge often

• A void bridge

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• Avoid area

• Schedule my self to work earlier.

• Sometimes I try East River Rd

• No, I don't have another option

• No choice

• Alternate depart times

• A void bridges

• I have to cross to get to work.

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• Alternate times

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• Alternate routes on weekends

• Depends on congestion

• Yes, always.

• T have to adjust work hours


• No

• A void rush hours when possible

• Use East River Road

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• Leave work early

• Yes

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• A void AM/PM rush hours

• Leave at a later time to avoid traffic that is backed up

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• Start and leave work early

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• I take University to downtown, much faster.

• Use different routes per traffic reports

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• A void 169 altogether

• Alternate schedule


• Use alternate route

• Alternate routes or change my schedule for start time.

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• Leave home earlier or work later.

• Change travel times

• A void Hwy 169 peaks times

• Leave early

• Vary depart times

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• Avoid Hwy 610 during rush hour


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• Avoid Hwy 169 AM/PM

• Use alternate routes if bridge is congested

• A void Hwy 169 at rush hour


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• Take a different route.

• No, options are not there for me.

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• Leave home later

• Vary route

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• Yes, avoid rush hour traffic taken different routes.

• Yes, I changed my work hours

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• No choice

• A void Anoka during rush hour

• Yes, l go an alternate route .

• Yes, and traffic lights are a big problem

• Sometimes I try a different route to work or home.

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• Alternate routes when possible.

• Just avoid Hwy 169, take the side streets.

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• I avoided highway 610 by going through Anoka, because of one-lane driving construction. Having East River Road entrance to 610 closed is very inconvenient. Merging from Coon Rapids Blvd. seems dangerous. Please hurry and finish the work.

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• If there seems to be a back-up on Hwy 610 I get to Hwy 694 by going East down East River Rd. I'm very happy that the 610 bridge has been doubled in size. The pedestrian sidewalk and bikeway on the eastside is a good idea.

• Yes, Hwy 610 bridge too congested in the morning.

• I try Hwy 610 but Hwy IO is to congested from Main St. to Hv.,y 610 bridge. Need another bridge in Champlin.

• No, much better since the work that has been done on it.

• Convinced my work to allow me start at 6 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. everyday, so I don't have to encounter as much traffic. I leave work at 4:30 p.m. and take the Hwy 169 crossing, so I usually encounter traffic that backs up in Champlin.

• I sometimes will use the Hwy 610 bridge.

• I'd say that I only use the crossings during the week for work most of the time. I'm pleased that extra lanes and the addition to the bridge on Hwy 610 was a very wise decision and project.

• I leave ½ hr earlier in the morning than I have to, so that I can avoid traffic merging into 1 lane thru the construction on Hwy 610. I never take Hwy 610 from Hwy 169 in the evening. It is too difficult to merge to the right across traffic to exit on East River Rd. I only cross Hwy 169. It should be a two lane highway thru Anoka all the way to hwy 10.

• There should be another crossing between Anoka and Champlin bridge crossing. It takes 1/2 hr to 45 minutes to cross during the week.

• Crossing the river is fine, I do schedule my work week to avoid traffic. I would like information on what is planned for Metro River crossing and roads.

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• I do not travel on any of these three bridges, but do on Hwy 494 bridge. I won't travel between 3pm and 6pm most weeknights. These are out of my normal travel areas.

• No, in almost all cases except sometimes an unusual car-accident causing a back-up on bridge. In that case we must take another way as river crossing at hwy 169 to go. It is very important for many people living at both sides of Mississippi river.

• We have to be at a destination at certain times and can't change our plans.

• No, but we would like to know what the end results of the Hwy 610 project will be like.

• Leave early sometimes due to construction on Hwy 610.

• The bridge crossing makes it much quicker and easier to get where we are going, such as Coon Rapids to Fleet Farm on Hwy 169.

• No, I always go across the Mississippi River either on the Hwy 610 or Hwy 694. When Construction is complete it will be a lot better.

• Leave early to go to work. Traffic is abolutely bad going across bridge. Something needs to be done.

• Neit Really. Crossing the river in Anoka really takes both of us far out of our way to work. I like the progress that's being done on the 610 bridge. I'm sure you've heard that it can't be done soon enough and I'd agree.

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• When I have a choice, I avoid rush hour. Hwy lOlcrossing the Mississippi needs to enforce speed limits. Hwy 169 going from Champlin into Anoka - Add a third lane, just after the bridge, for vehicles making a right tum into Anoka. Encourage more people to use buses and some light rail. Raise taxes & fees on the larger vehicles that take up so much space & terrorize people in cars with their wild driving.

• No, but the merge lanes are going to kill someone some day.

• No, I hope the bridge becoming wider will help decrease traffic really well. I hope the bridge across Mississippi (252/610) will be fixed by winter because it's kind of dangerous with the curvings. Also, I hope there will be easier access to 610 S coming from Coon Rapids having to stay on the left side to exit is inconveinent. Hope it gets

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• No, We need to have the work completed on the bridges ASAP! We need to start looking at an additional bridge.

• Yes, many days I travel down East River Rd. To downtown Minneapolis. Hwy 252 should have been built with no stop lights.

• Yes, If Hwy 610 looks congested I will take East River Rd to 694 and cross the river there. The 610 river crossing would be less congested, if hwy 252 had another lane and less stop lights.

• Yes, I often use East River Road in the am to avoid the traffic back-up between Brookdale Drive and 73rd A venue.

• Yes, use all at various times

• Yes - going later, work later.

• Yes, When coming home, when traffic is heavy, avoid the freeway and take E River Road. The 610 bridge is becoming more complicated with construction. I hope all the construction is finished soon.

• Yes, when traffic is backed up - I'll go to Hwy 694 or into Anoka to avoid sitting.

• We avoid the bridges during high traffic times ie 6-9AM and 3-6PM during the week due to congestion.

• We need more river crossings or increased capacity for the ones we do have.

• Use variety of routes depending on construction or traffic flows. It would be helpful to know when an area will be closed for construction.

• Avoid Hwy 610 rush hour.

• Yes, leave extra early.

• Yes, only during detours.

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• Yes, take E. River Rd.

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• Yes, try to avoid 7:30-8:00 am rush hour.

• Yes, leave different times

• Yes, avoid rush hours

• Yes, avoid Hwy 169 on Fridays.

• No

• Yes, I take the bus home.

• Yes, take alternate route.

• Not usually

• No

• Yes, but like the new construction. Only means the roads will soon be better.

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• Yes, avoid rush hour.

• Yes, Use University to 694 when 610 is backed up. Slow going crossing 610. Wish the mototists would slow down. Do not like 93rd exit being on left, during rush hour, difficult to cross over.

• No have not changed route, but don't like that noone obeys the speed limit even with construction going on.

• Yes, change travel times.

• Yes, that depends on traffic.

• No

• Yes


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• No. River crossings not the problem. It's the roads connecting to them.

• No. Build bypass before Anoka bridge and reroute to new bridge that bypasses Anoka.

• No

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• Yes, sometimes to avoid Anoka traffic.

• If we are not across 610 bridge by 6:55 a.m. we take E. River Road, because 252 is too congested. Hwy 610 improvements great. 252 should have been made 3 lanes wide - traffice backs up at 252/610 hook-up.

• No

• Yes, leave early.

• No

• Yes, avoid rush hours.

• Yes, leave early.

• Yes

• No

• No

• Yes, alternate between bridges.

• Leave home early.

• Yes, leave early/change routes.0

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• Yes, avoid 252 rush hour.

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• Yes, depart before 5 :30am to avoid the rush hour. Do you ever change your travel patterns to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? RESPONSES BELOW

• No

• Leave early

• Yes, Avoid Hwy 169

• Yes, random times Hwy169 during traffic hours is miserable.

• Yes, should not have wasted our money on LRT. Instead Hwy 610/252 should have been made 3 lanes each way.

• Yes, vary routes.

• Yes, sometimes on weekends.

• Yes, leave home earlier.

• A void rush hour/weekends

• Cross Hwy 694 sometimes

• A void Hwy 169 rush


• No

• No

• Take E. River Rd sometimes

• A void 169 rush

• No

• Depends on traffic

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• Sometimes East River Rd

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• No. Anoka/Champlin crossing is terrible.

• Use 169 between 6:30-6:45 a.m. between Anoka and Champlin to work because its not too congested. 169

• between Anoka and Champlin is a hassle.

• Vary time


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• No

• Leave home early when possible.

• No

• Leave I hour earlier

• No

• Yes

• Use East River Road, if traffic is backed up.

• Use E. River Rd

• Yes, the construction is very bad along with the heavy traffic.

• Go to work earlier to avoid traffic.

• Avoid Hwy 610 altogether

• No

• Leave at a later time

• No

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• No

• No

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• Leave early to work

• No

• Yes, Sometimes take an alternate route.

• No

• A void the bridge crossing

• Yes, We take an alternate route

• Yes, Use alternate routes

• A void Hwy 169 bridge

• Leave home earlier

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• Yes, alternate routes

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• Yes, I take an alternate route

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• Yes, I will detour to get home, rather then sit in traffic.

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• Yes, Use different route/leave earlier

• Yes, Use alternate route, if traffic is bad

• No

• Avoid bridge crossing on Hwy 169.

• No

• A void morning rush hour

• Yes, I try to avoid Hwy 169 rush hour

• Yes, avoid Hwy 610 rush traffic

• Yes, avoi'd evening rush hour.

• No, I do not have any other options.

• No, rarely can I use another route .

• Yes, I changed work schedule.


• A void evening rush hour.

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• Leave early/use back roads.

• No

• Yes, leave early

• No

• Yes, often take different routes.

• No

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• Not really, try different routes, but nothing really works.

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• Yes, I use different routes when I can.

• No, I have to use the bridge crossing.

• No, I work different hours, so I'm able to avoid the rush traffic.

• Yes, I try to avoid the rush hour by taken other routes.

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Do you ever change your travel patterns to avid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? RESPONSES BELOW

• If any percipitation then I take university across Hennipen Avenue bridge into downtown Minneapolis avoiding 610. Very congested where W River Rd comes into 610. It's worse when any type of percipitation is falling people trying to cross into far left lane and right lane is stopped.

• No.

• Afternoon trip home takes two times amount of time to cross, I use a different route.

• Construction right now is the m·ost problem with only one lane open going west. When winter comes too many accidents on the bridge. The bridge needs to be salted right away before heavy traffic sets in. If there is a different way to take please let me know.

• Yes. I sometimes use the Broadway A venue bridge and then travel north on East River Road.

• Leave early for work, very early! The horrendous congestion in Anoka going north on 169, also there needs be a solution to this problem. This area up here is being neglected by the Mn/DOT in its priorities. This area is one of the fastest growing areas of the cities and needs more attention.

• No, The new 610 is very nice and once finished will allow easy traffic flow morning and night.

• Yes. I will travel on E River Road to avoid the Hwy 610 bridge. A lso will leave by 6: 15 to go to Golden Valley to avoid traffic on 169. Terrible traffic at peak hrs . Little ways to avoid Hwy 610 or 169 if you need to cross the river.

• Anoka Champlain river crossing is quite congested morning and night 4 lanes each way is needed.

• Yes, I go down University and cross Mississippi via 694. Once Hwy 610 project is completed crossing the river should be less of a problem.

• Yes, I try getting on University Avenue to Hwy 610 W to avoid congestion, way out of my way. Leaving work as soon as possible. We need another bridge somewhere.

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• We avoid going thru Anoka to Champlin during morning rush hour and vice versa at evening rush hour. We also avoid crossing Hwy 610 W Bound in the morning and East Bound at evening time. We need another bridge crossing some where between Anoka and Elk River and not 10 years from now.

• Yes, l stopped using the 610 bridge to go to work in downtown Minneapolis, because of the traffic back-up. Also stopped using 94 to go home at 5pm because of traffic. l use East River Road now. Hwy 169 is a nightmare from Anoka to Champlin. It is always congested once you cross the river. I am hoping once construction is done on Hwy 6 I 0, traffic will flow better, I can start using it again to go to and from downtown Minneapolis.

• Yes, sometimes I leave earlier in the morning. The 610 bridge has helped. Now, if Hwy 10 could be three lanes all the way foto Anoka would help.

• Yes, we avoid the 610 bridge as it is a mess when you get across, very confusing. It is even worse than the mess at University or Foley and Hwy 610. Roads going every direction, something that looked good on }?aper.

• Yes, I take East River Road. Leave earlier/later depends on day - earlier on Friday. Please alert Police/State troopers many vehicles travel in emergency , bus lanes and cut through intersections 694 - 252 to 85th.

• Yes, I typically leave early 5:30 am to avoid congestion crossing at Anoka/Champlin very congested.

• Yes, During construction on Hwy 610, l have taken 35 W to 94.

• Yes. I try to avoid it during rush hour (before 9 AM)

• No, Seems to be a lot of congestion for no apparent reason other than traffic flow. New 610 is very nice except when it gets backed up with construction.

• No - that's the only way I know how to get work. It's improved since the lights were taken out after the bridge.

• Have to cross river for work several times a day. Often plan trips around time of day, sometimes use 610 even when 169 is much closer. Widen Hwy 10 (Anoka side). Could use new bridge from Ramsey to Dayton, or Coon Rapids to Champlin (around Mercy Hospital)

• Yes, The most direct route for me is Hwy 610 to 242. The biggest problem is the stoplights along 242 bewtween 610 and 94.

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• Sometimes

• Leave earlier

• No

• A void a.m. rush

• Yes

• No, not really

• Leave earlier

• A void Hwy 169 bridge

• Take altenate route

• Avoid Hwy 610 construction

• I just work late to avoid the traffic.

• A void Champlin bridge

• Alternative route if 610/252/94E has major delays. Too much congestion - too many ramps and stop lights.

• Alternate routes sometimes


• Yes, terribly built - inadequate to accommodate traffic load. Need more highways and highway lanes.

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• Leave 30-40 minutes earlier for work. Thinking of moving south of Anoka to avoid commute.

• Use alternate routes, if traffic is heavy

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• Yes. Coon Rapids to Golden Valley via 169 at 1 p.m. shorter than 6 l 0.

• Take University or 35 W

• No

• Depart/return early

• Yes


• A void congestion on Hwy 610, alternate River Road.

• Need another bridge near Hwy 169 with better access.

• Take Hwy 10

• Leave early in the morning.


• No

• No

• Sometimes take University


• Take Hwy 694, depends on traffic.

• Adjust crossing times.


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• Avoid crossing river at rush hour. Will change my plans. Need more bridges.

• A void AM/PM rush hour

• Hwy 610 too much construction, don't like all the barriers. Champlin/Anoka crossing very heavy in PM, smooth in AM, but dangerous due to merging traffic crossing over to 90.

• No

• Sometimes alternate routes

• Leave home 4:30 a.m.

• No

• No

• Use 35 Was an alternate route.

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• traffic backed up

• No

• No choice

• Leave hour earlier

• A void 169 bridge rush hour

• No

• Alternate my route in the evening.

• No choice

• Depends on the traffic report. How many accidents there are.

• A void the bridge crossing.


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• I just allow for travel time. Don' t plan anything after work.

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• No


• No

• Sometimes I take East River Road

• Sometimes I change my route .

• Sometimes alternate my schedule to traffic, depends if I have to do anything.

• Use alternate routes .

• No


• Alternate routes daily

• Use alt routes/vary work start time

• No choice

• No

• A void Hwy 610 crossing


• Yes, because Hwy 610 construction awful.

• I go out of my way to avoid the highways when I can.


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• Yes - I've tried changing times, going through Anoka instead of taken Hwy 610 -basically I have given up. I take Hwy 10 into St. Paul and then cross - it's faster! l refuse to take Hwy 610 from 169 to IO the curve and then merge to the right is too dangerous .

• No. I used to cross the Hwy 610 bridge daily to go to work, but now I cross 169 for a dance class once a week.

• No

• Yes, I take other routes

• No

• Yes, I try to avoid traffic jams

• Yes, traffic backup is bad.

• Avoid PM rush

• No

• Avoid construction when I can.


• A void 610 when possible

• Vary departure times often

• Use University it is much faster.

• l take other routes, even if it is not faster as long as I'm moving.

• No

• No

• No

• A void Anoka route in the afternoon.


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55330 Elk River/Otsego Area Respondents

Do you ever change your travel patterns to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? RESPONSE BELOW

• Yes. Try to avoid them especially on Friday afternoons-going up North and Sunday afternoons going South and going the same directions-South morning and North evenings everyday. I'm fortunate not to have to use them during rush hour traffic .

• I leave my house at 5:20am to avoid congestion that builds throughout the morning.

• I work the night shift so no real problems.

• Yes, I leave at a different time. Just remember-we are one of the fastest growing communities and most work in the city. Traffic won't be slowing any time soon! Thanks!

• Traffic, it's not crossing the river. Often I choose to drive highway 10 to work as traffic is too heavy on highway IO 1 and 94. Traffic is too busy often unsafe (l feel) so avoiding highway 101 and 94 is often done and highway 10 is used instead.

• W 169(101) MAJOR bottleneck problems on weekends try taking some back roads but in order to get home I must cross the Mississippi somewhere-next closest crossing is I 0miles North out of Monticello and 94 is just as congested. Horrible conditions for winter to go from ER to Otsego. The way the detour is set up- many accidents WILL happen. Road dips and swerves! Absolutely accidents waiting to happen! No better from Otsego to Elk River.

• Yes usually I try to avoid highway 169 bridge ( esp. at rush hour) now the IO I bridge is bad w construction. Can we add another crossing or two. Next crossing N form Elk River in Monticello. Could we get more to help flow of traffic?

• Yes I always try to avoid Hwy I 01 on Fridays and after 4pm I avoid 169 between 3:00 and 5:30 on weekends even if it means I need to stop somewhere and go home later to avoid it. I often travel each of these roads at least one to four times a day and it is horrible.

• Some days we have to travel over 35W and drive into Minneapolis. I would like to see a bridge from Co. Rd. 14 to connect up to Albertville - St. Michael area this would help congestion and save time.

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• No

• Most river crossings are okay. It is the stop lights near the crossings that slow down the traffic. Bottleneck road designs or traffic crossings next to the bridges.

• Sometimes leave at a different time unable to avoid the bridges. Most trips require crossing one of the three bridges.

• No. I go to work the same time every day. After getting to work I cross the river 2 or 3 times a day while doing my job.Elk River needs some kind of bypass so residents do not get stuck in the traffic from people going to their cabins.

• Yes! I leave at different times. Sometimes I take hwy 10 but traffic is not too goo there either.

• Yes, I try to utilize a different route on Fri.I don't have a problem w/ the 101 bridge. The traffic on hwyl 0l from Elk River to Rogers is getting heavier, earlier in the am, than it used to be. Also, the traffic is a bit heavier earlier in the afternoons on 101 from Rogers to Elk River.

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• Yes - don't go in rush hours - don't leave home until 6:30 or later. P lease expediate Ostego/Elk River construction!

• I try to avoid the bridge on Friday afternoons during the summer because of all the people going up North for the weekend. Glad that the 101 bridge is being redone, will be even happier when reconstruction is finished.

• Avoid using 169 bridge due to congestion. - 610 + 101 have improved with addition of 4 lanes capabilty, however, I avoid rush hour whenver possible.Too many cars on the road, hope people will use LRT.

• Sometimes cut thru Otsego to avoid rush hour.

• Seldom, depends on what time I leave the house.

• No, I have no choice but to use this route.

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• No, I have use this route. I have no choice.


• Leave work early.

• Not usually, but sometimes I will change my route.

• Avoid busy times. Take different routes.

• Change my leaving time from work and home .

• Go through Dayton, sometimes makes it easier.

• Not enough crossings to handle the traffice.

• Always try to avoid 610 and 169; not only are bridges slow, the roads south of these are too slow (lots of traffic and lights)

• Bridge between Anoka/Champlin is a joke.

• A void rush hours all together.

• A void crossing on Fridays during the summer, that is when everyone goes up north,

• No

• Yes, I take alternate routes.

• I drive different ways home every Friday.

• No, but we need more crossing to get around here.

• Yes

• Yes

• Yes, I start work early.

• No, I have to take this route, it is the only one for me.

• I leave early on Friday to avoid the traffic going up north.


• Yes

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• No

• No

• I leave at an earlier time ever day.

• On Fridays traffic backs up on 101 , 169. Tum off at last stop light before Elk River.

• I try different alternate routes

• No

• Need at least two more Mississippi bridges.

• Yes. During the summer I work 2 hours extra to avoid traffic. Highway 169 bridge should have been a three lanes. Need another bridge btwn Elk River and Monticello.

• Traffic is heavy on Highway 169. I have no problem with the new construction now taking place on IO I (Elk River) at the Mississippi bridge.

• No, Look forward to completion of Highway 101 bridge.

• Yes. Always.

• Yes, I take the back roads to work and home.

• Yes

• Avoid Hwy 101 northbound

• No

• I try alternate routes sometimes.

• A void rush hour all together.

• Take different routes home.

• Take the back roads.

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• Leave work early on Fridays. Tf there were more bridges l would have more ways to choose from. That's why traffic is so bad.

• Leave early to work. In addition to widening Hwy 101 bridge. The Hwy 10 and train bridge MUST be reviewed as well, time to eliminate stoplight, make it a freeway!

• No, but our business is considering moving across the river because of the difficulties our employees have getting here .

• Yes. Alternate routes. Tum bridges into major bypasses.

• Use alternate routes.

• No

• Bridge crossing the traffic is really bad.

• Change different times.

• Alternate return times.


• Alternate work hours.

• Will try to leave earlier from work.

• Travel different route.

• I go elsewhere to do my shopping to avoid the rush hour.

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• I take an alternate route in the morning.

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• Sometimes try different routes, depends on what time I will get off work.

• Leave early in the morning , and stay late at night.

• Leave early to work .

• Weekend traffic is very heavy.

• No

• No

• A void summer weekend traffic going up north.

• Alternate leave times

• Never use highway 610/169 during rush hour.

• Use alternate route.

• Use the West River Road

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• Use different routes.

• Use alternate bridge (Parrish)

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• l use alternate routes frequently.

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• No

• No

• Use Elk Rive route instead.

• No

• Try to avoid the construction altogether.

• A void Anoka-Champlin congestion.

• A void evening travel.

• No, th is is the only way to get home .

• No

• Use d ifferent routes

• Bridge crossing has very heavy t raffic. Use alternate routes.

• No

• Adjust to the traffic. Summer weekends are very bad.

• No

• Can't avoid crossing. Just bare it.

• Occasionally on Friday's I avoid going home until late (after 7pm) or go through downtown Elk River.

• It's usually easiest not to be traveling around or through Elk River Friday nights between 3-7.

• Heavy t raffic to go home and work. Add more crossings.

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• l use different routes .

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• A void bridge crossing on Friday/weekday AM .

• Sometimes use different routes or leave early from work.

• Always avoid highway 169.

• A void the congestion spots .

• Try to beat the rush hour.

• No

• No

• Yes, I take 35 W home.

• Avoid the evening rush hour.

• Leave home early in the morning.

• Change my time to go home and go to work.

• Use different routes.

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• A void the heavy traffic on the bridge crossing .

• Cross river on the weekends only.

• Alternate routes daily.

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• Use alternate routes during the summer .

• Use what I have to get to work.

• May times may vary .

• No, I do not have any other options .

• Do not have many choices. Traffic is very heavy.

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• Yes, I'll take 694 Bridge go down East River Road to cross over when Construction makes traffic heavy. I hope Hwy 610 will be 3 lanes each way when total construction is done.

• l try to cross before 6am or it takes too long. lt will be nice when the bridge is completed. Hopefully there will be 3 lanes each way when completed.

• Yes, 1 will wait for morning traffic to lessen before crossing Hwy 610 bridge. I will use Hwy 610 bridge to travel south to 394 and 35 W south, avoiding 35 W d-owntown. I'm looking forward to the bridge to open fully.

• I travel the city doing sales calls. Hwy 169 Champlin to Anoka needs improvement. Ttraffic moves too slow and backs up too far. Restrict uncontrolled left turns in A·rioka. Need two lanes between Main Street and Hwy 10.

• I'm sure the 610 bridge will be good once the construction is finished. One lane traffic off ramp on Coon Rpds B lvd. is a big pain causing me to be late for work 3 times in the months of Aug/Sept.

• YES! Getting to and from work takes no less than an hour and 15 minuntes and often more when attempting to take Hwy 252 to 610 or 169 to 610. I attempt going Foley to East River Road on the return trip also. My drive to work with out traffic is about 35 minutes. We are thinking about moving south because the drive is getting too long.

• No, It is still the fastest way to work. I am glad they are widening Hwy 610 bridge. I'll be glad when it is done.

• Yes, Especially 9/12/01. When there is no notice ahead oftime about construction, I run aobut 1/2 hr late to work. Let people know when there will be construction.

• My Spouse rides the bus to downtown Minneapolis everyday. When will the construction be done?

• Yes, I go on Hwy 610 at different times everyday. What a mess.

• No choice

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• Yes, I leave for work at 5 :00 am, just so I can start work at 6 a.m.

• No

• I take an alternate route.

• Anoka bridge could be wider. Hwy 610 will hopefully be okay when it is done.

• Yes, depends on construction conditions, weather etc. We need another bridge .

• Yes, I am a construction supervisor and I leave early to avoid the rush and use Hwy 610. In the evening I return home using 35W .

• I arrive to work early.

• No

• No good way in or out of Blaine.

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• Changed work my work schedule.

• Yes, traffic has gotten worse.

• Use flex hours to avoid traffic

• Alternate leave time

• No, Can't wait for the Hwy 610 bridge to be completed.

• Time of work varies. Traffic gets too congested before and thru crossing.

• No

• Tried different times

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• Occasionally change time

• No

• No

• Avoid Champlin/Anoka bridge in the PM. When will 610 be finished? Right now, it's very dangerous, having to merge with 252 traffic, when you go straight to Coon Rapids across 610 .


• No

• Alternate return times

• No

• No

• No


• No

• No

• Yes

• Leave early in the morning.


• No

• No

• No

• No

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• • No Do you ever change your travel patterns to avoid crossing one of the Mississippi River Bridges? REPONSES BELOW

• No

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• Alternate routes in bad weather

• Just avoid the area .

• • A void AM rush hour.

• No

• Leave earlier

• No

• Use a few different routes

• Depends on weather

• Yes

• Vary routes and schedule to work around rush hour.

• No

• l just work later.

• No

• Alternate my travel times to get my children to the appointments and games.

• Use different routes when I can.

• l give my self extra time to get to home and to work.

• Sometimes use the 694 to get home.

• No

• No

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• No

• A void peak periods

• No

• No choice


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• Yes, Once in a while 1 will take Hwy 694 home. 1 think 252 should not have lights on it. This way 610 would not get backed up.

• Yes, I go shopping in other areas to avoid the rush hour.

• I try to avoid Hwy 169 through Anoka, especially on weekdays. The only way to

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eliminate bottle neck on 169 in Anoka is to prohibit left turns at first intersection in Anoka, an to make 169 - 4 lanes all the way to Hwy 110. This will help North bound traffic at night and weekends.

Yes, 1 always leave for work 3/4 of an hour early to make sure I make it on time. Please hurry and finish bridge

• Yes, because of congestion from Hwy 610 to 252. Too many lights.

• No

• Yes

• Yes, Construction on Hwy 610 is a mess.

• No, but might start taking 35 W.

• I have tried alternate routes during PM rush hour.

• No

• No

• Avoid during rush hour on Hwy 610/169. Sometimes wait till 8PM to avoid traffic. Winter is worse with Snow.

• No

• No

• No

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• Sometimes l try different routes to get home.


• No


• No

• I will leave home early.

• Yes. Travel later in the morning just to avoid the rush hour.

• No

• Look for alternate route, but none seem to help. l still take just as.long to get home or to work .

• No

• Avoid rush hours, when we can.

• We take 35 W. Not to much volume.

• Alternate routes, don't always help. Please finish the construction.

• No


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• 1 try to cross over the Hwy 169 bridge before or after rush hour traffic. Makes it easier to get across the 169 bridge traveling to Anoka in the afternoon.

• 1 travel Hwy 10 to get to work to avoid Champlin/Anoka bridge. Mornings travel opposite coming home. Champlin/Anoka from 3:30 to 7:00 is a big traffic jam. With only one bridge going to Elk River to and from on 169-101 is stop and go early morning and late afternoon 6:00 to 9:00, 3:00 to 7:00.

• Cross 101 Bridge North bound every Monday 8am. Return trip on Tuesday on 5:30 pm. I cross Anoka Bridge for church on Sunday am. My trips are opposite tr::i.ffic congestion.

• Never, We don't need more bridges. We need the Engineers and Designers to build bigger and better bridges, so the traffic can flow.

• I'm in sales. I cross the Mississippi almost daily. Times and routes vary. Need more crossings.

• No. How do you avoid crossing the bridge? Problem isn't the bridge, but Main Street of Anoka and Ferry Avenue or 169. From Champl in to Anoka corner of main and Ferry has only 1 lane going straight thru. New work being done on 169 in Champlin making 2 lanes from Anoka going to Osseo will help a lot.

• I can not shop in Anoka during 3-6/7PM because of traffic congestion. I use 169 Champlin to Anoka and back daily, the traffic is terrible, the majority of the day especially Friday night, traffic out of town. If I take 610 to 169 then I am stuck in traffic going across the river from Champlin to Anoka, because l need to get to Dayton River Road, the I st turn South of the bridge. So either way traffic is backed up. Plus I live south of the Mississippi and my children go to school in Anoka.

• Yes, avoid during rush hour. M-F work later.


• Shop Maple Grove; stay away from the rush hour crossings .

• Adjust travel times.

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• No

• No

• No

• We try not to cross the 169 bridge into Anoka from 2:45-7pm because the cars are backed up.

• Yes, avoid rush hour. More bridges to avoid Anoka rush hour.

• Never cross bridge between 5-6:30 p.m. weekdays. Why didn't Hwy 169 go right over Anoka and onto Hwy 10 with exit ramps to Main Street? Can't go to Champlin from Dayton. Hwy 169 too backed up.

• Yes, I never cross between 3-7 p.m., find a different route.

• Yes. Problem should have been addressed years ago.

• No

• Yes. We do not do anything during rush hours. Need more bridges across the river. North Suburbs need more bridges. Traffic is a mess.

• Leave early

• A void Anoka bridge


• A void Anoka rush

• Use side streets

• Bridge from Champlin to Anoka is our most traveled route. Hwy 6 IO construction is very dangerous.

• Otsego to Elk River is how we go north. Anoka bridge on Ferry Street is a disaster.

• A void PM rush hour

• Use alt routes

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• Yes. A void peak hours

~ • A void bridges during rush hours. I have to alternate times that I leave.

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~ • Depending on time of day, they are usually Horrid.

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• Yes - the 169 crossing is atrocious. Other river crossings are needed.

• Yes. Wait ti! rush hour is over

• Schedule around rush hour

• I 69 always congested


• No

• Shop only Anoka

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• Yes, l also take the bridge to get from East Bethel to get to Northtown faster. I would much rather travel Hwy 610 then get off on 694.

• Yes, I watch the traffic reports on the news before l leave home to deterimine if alternate routes are an option or to leave earlier.

• Yes, traffic information helps determine my route home ( 169 or 6 I 0) as well as eastbound to St. Paul Area (610 or 694). Very pleased about work on 610 Northern Corridor. Improvements to Hwy 169 South in Champlin. (Although long overdue, should have good impact).

• No.

• No.

• Yes, aviod river around 8-9 am. Like to see 169 bridge change out of Anoka.

• No other options.

• Leave work later or go in very early.

• Yes. We should have a new 4-lane bridge avoiding Anoka.

• Try to avoid rush hour. Anoka bridge should be 6 lanes (3/3). South bound should have no left turns onto Ferry Street between River and Main Street.

• No.

• Yes .

• Avoid Hwy 169 in the evening.

• No.

• No choice.

• Leave early/carpool.

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• No.

• Yes, traffic is always bad on my way home.

• No.

• Leave earlier.

• Leave at different time.

• No

• Yes, I look for different ways to get to work on time.

• Yes, just leave earlier or later .

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