The Minnesota Department of Transportation is studying safety and mobility improvements for the Northbound Highway 52 and I-94 interchange. After reviewing 31 alternative designs, the project team narrowed the list to four designs.

We’d like your input on these four alternatives. They vary in the level of safety and mobility improvements but also in the level of impacts to existing structures and right-of-way.

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* 1. What is your relationship to the Highway 52 and I-94 Interchange? (check all that apply)

Alternative 1: Widen existing Northbound Highway 52 connection to Westbound I-94 to two lanes
Alternative 1 makes only minor changes to existing infrastructure. It would rebuild the existing connection from Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 to two lanes of traffic and redesign the lanes and exits at the northern end of Highway 52.

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Alternative 1 includes Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94 in yellow using the current ramp. Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 is shown in blue and uses the same center Northbound Highway 52 lane and ramp as exists today. Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E is shown in green and includes a new lane at the center of Northbound Highway 52, running parallel to the Westbound I-94 ramp. The Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street ramp is shown in purple and uses the same roadway as today.

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* 2. How do you feel about each element in Alternative 1?

  I like it I am ok with this I am not sure about this I do not like this
Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94: Keep the current ramp in left lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94: Keep the current ramp in center lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E: Add an additional lane on the ramp from the center lane of Northbound Highway 52
Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street: Keep the current ramp in right lane

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* 3. Tell us more about your choices in the question above.

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* 4. Please share any other thoughts you have about this alternative.

Alternative 2: New Northbound Bridge over I-94 and restore ramp and auxiliary lane to Northbound I-35E
Alternative 2 would minimize impacts to the existing bridges and use less right-of-way. A new bridge over I-94 would connect Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 with a new ramp. The new ramp would connect to a separate lane leading to Northbound I-35E along the existing I-94 alignment to provide a better connection to Northbound I-35E to lessen congestion and weaving traffic along Westbound I-94.

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Alternative 2 includes Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94 in yellow using the current ramp. Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 is shown in blue and uses the same center Northbound Highway 52 lane and ramp as exists today. Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E is shown in green and includes a new lane at the far left of Northbound Highway 52, extending north over I-94 and looping to the east to connect to Northbound I-35E. The Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street ramp is shown in purple and uses the same roadway as today.

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* 5. How do you feel about each element in Alternative 2?

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Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94: Maintain the current ramp which would shift to the center Northbound Highway 52 lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94: Maintain the current ramp in center lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E: Restore the loop ramp from the new left Northbound Highway 52 lane to Northbound I-35E
Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street: Maintain the current ramp in right lane

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* 6. Tell us more about your choices in the question above.

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* 7. Please share any other thoughts you have about this alternative.

Alternative 3: New ramp connection from Westbound I-94/Mounds Blvd to new Westbound I-94 Road
Alternative 3 improvements would require additional right-of-way. It would include building a Westbound I-94 bridge to connect to Northbound I-35E. The bridge would be built along the 6th Street exit, north of I-94 and would connect roads north of I-94. The bridge would be separate from the proposed Westbound I-94 exit layout.

The exit from Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 would be two lanes. The outer lane would be for the Northbound I-35E exit and the Westbound I-94 exit along a separate road. The separate road would have a ramp to reach Westbound I-94 if traffic entered from 6th Street and wanted to continue Westbound on I-94.

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Alternative 3 includes Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94 in yellow using the current ramp. Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 is shown in blue and uses the same center Northbound Highway 52 lane and ramp as exists today. Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E is shown in green and includes a new lane at the center of Northbound Highway 52, running parallel of I-94 and then splitting into a new roadway to connect to Northbound I-35E. The Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street ramp is shown in purple and uses the same roadway as today. A new roadway is shown in white to create a new ramp to connect Westbound I-94 to Northbound I-35E.

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* 8. How do you feel about each element in Alternative 3?

  I like it I am ok with this I am not sure about this I do not like this
Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94: Maintain the current ramp in left lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94: Maintain the current ramp in center lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E: Add a new additional lane on the ramp from the center Northbound Highway 52 lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street: Maintain the current ramp in the right lane
Westbound I-94 to Northbound I-35E: Add a new road to create a direct connection to Northbound I-35E from Westbound I-94 and 6th Street.

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* 9. Tell us more about your choices in the question above.

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* 10. Please share any other thoughts you have about this alternative.

Alternative 4: Realign East 7th St to the north of Highway 52, improve the Highway 52 ramp connection and local Highway 52 access to two-way Kittson Street connection
Alternative 4 makes major changes to the local and regional roadway network by realigning East 7th Street north of its current location, from the Kittson Street ramp to the East 7th Street and Wall Street intersection. Construction of a ramp over I-94 would improve connections to Southbound Highway 52. This ramp would connect Westbound I-94 traffic to the Southbound Highway 52 bridge. A ramp would also be built from the north end of Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94. The two inside two lanes of Northbound Highway 52 will connect to the Westbound I-94 ramps. The ramp to Eastbound I-94 would be realigned to the right of the two lanes from Northbound Highway 52 to westbound I-94. Alternative 4 would also allow two-way access from the current Kittson Street ramp to Highway 52.

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Alternative 4 includes Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94 in yellow using the current ramp. Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94 is shown in blue and would shift to the left Northbound Highway 52 lane with a new ramp over I-94. Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E is shown in green and includes a new lane on the left side of Northbound Highway 52, running parallel with the new Westbound I-94 ramp. The Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street ramp is shown in purple and uses the same roadway as today.

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* 11. How do you feel about each element in Alternative 4?

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Northbound Highway 52 to Eastbound I-94: Maintain the current ramp which would shift to the center Northbound Highway 52 lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Westbound I-94: Create a new ramp to Westbound I-94 that would shift to the left Northbound Highway 52 lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Northbound I-35E: Create a new ramp to Northbound I-35E that would shift to the left Northbound Highway 52 lane
Northbound Highway 52 to Kittson Street: Maintain the current ramp in right lane
Westbound I-94 to Northbound I-35E: Add a new road to create a direct connection to Northbound I-35E for Westbound I-94 and 6th Street
Westbound I-94 to Southbound Highway 52: Create a new ramp connection
East 7th Street to Southbound Highway 52: Create a new connection along the existing Northbound Highway 52 ramp alignment
East 7th Street: Realign existing road to create new connections and spacing

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* 12. Tell us more about your choices in the question above.

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* 13. Please share any other thoughts you have about this alternative.

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