Highway 42/52/55 Project
Biersdorf & Associates Project# 3417.002
Condemning Authority: Dakota County
This project is currently not funded and has been pushed back for several years
This project is in coordination with the Hwy 42 bridge project. Dakota County recognized Hwy 42, Hwy 52, and Hwy 55 as principal arterial roadways. With the projected volume of traffic on these roads by 2020 brought upon the need for reconstruction to meet upcoming traffic needs.
This project will include the following:
Maintain Highway 42 as an important roadway for east-west through traffic. This will include considering improvement to a four-lane facility and managing the spacing of direct access roadways.
Maintain Highway 52 as an important roadway for north-south through traffic. This includes assessing the need to eliminate the existing Highway 52/55 interchange and assessing the need to reconstruct the existing Highway 52 interchange at Highway 42. In conjunction with the elimination of the Highway 52/55 interchange, the potential to combine Highway 42 and Highway 55 into a continuous east-west principal arterial will be considered.
A supporting roadway system is needed including frontage and backage roads to serve existing and future land use development.
Address the existing limited visibility between the Highway 52 ramp approaches along Highway 42 under the Highway 52 bridges and alignment of Highway 42. Address the deficient ramp lengths at the Highway 52/42 interchange.
For further information on this project, call our office at 612.339.7242 or visit the following link:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/movingminnesota/pdfs/irc52-42-55/52-42-55study.pdf