I-494: Airport to Hwy 169

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For current information and to sign up for MnDOT email updates, visit the project website:

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i494-airport-hwy169/

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i494edina-richfield/index.html

The I-494 vision is a major construction project that will be built over time due to funding limitations and impacts during construction.  Check the MnDOT project site for the most up to date new. 

Project Background

The I-494 vision is a long-term plan that includes improvements to address current and future transportation issues on I-494 from Hwy 169 to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP Airport). It is a major construction project that cannot be built all at once due to funding limitations and impacts during construction. As a result, four separate construction projects have been planned to complete the entire I-494 vision.

The first construction project, expected to start in 2023, will extend from East Bush Lake Rd. in Edina to 12th Ave. in Richfield.

MnDOT is using public feedback received in the study process to design the aesthetic features and street amenities included in the I-494 vision. This includes ground colors and materials, medians, fences and railings, wall patterns, landscaping, lighting and more.

Summary of work

  • Provide a transit advantage to increase the number of people who can be efficiently moved through the area
  • Improve the reliability of the average rush-hour trip
  • Improve safety
  • Restore pavement to preserve infrastructure and provide a smoother ride
  • Improve drainage systems to reduce localized flooding and reduce run-off into the Minnesota River
  • Preserve existing bridges
  • Improve intersections to meet accessibility guidelines
  • Improve the pedestrian and bicycle network


I-494 VISION: Airport to Hwy 169

The I-494 vision is a long-term plan that includes recommended improvements to address current and future transportation issues on I-494 from Highway 169 to the MSP Airport.

After years of studies and planning, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and its partners have selected improvement recommendations that make up the I-494 vision. The recommended improvements are the design options that best meet the goals to address traffic congestion, safety concerns, aging infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle mobility, and stormwater drainage capacity.


For current information and to sign up for MnDOT email updates, visit the project website:

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i494-airport-hwy169/

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i494edina-richfield/index.html

The I-494 vision is a major construction project that will be built over time due to funding limitations and impacts during construction.  Check the MnDOT project site for the most up to date new. 

Project Background

The I-494 vision is a long-term plan that includes improvements to address current and future transportation issues on I-494 from Hwy 169 to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP Airport). It is a major construction project that cannot be built all at once due to funding limitations and impacts during construction. As a result, four separate construction projects have been planned to complete the entire I-494 vision.

The first construction project, expected to start in 2023, will extend from East Bush Lake Rd. in Edina to 12th Ave. in Richfield.

MnDOT is using public feedback received in the study process to design the aesthetic features and street amenities included in the I-494 vision. This includes ground colors and materials, medians, fences and railings, wall patterns, landscaping, lighting and more.

Summary of work

  • Provide a transit advantage to increase the number of people who can be efficiently moved through the area
  • Improve the reliability of the average rush-hour trip
  • Improve safety
  • Restore pavement to preserve infrastructure and provide a smoother ride
  • Improve drainage systems to reduce localized flooding and reduce run-off into the Minnesota River
  • Preserve existing bridges
  • Improve intersections to meet accessibility guidelines
  • Improve the pedestrian and bicycle network


I-494 VISION: Airport to Hwy 169

The I-494 vision is a long-term plan that includes recommended improvements to address current and future transportation issues on I-494 from Highway 169 to the MSP Airport.

After years of studies and planning, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and its partners have selected improvement recommendations that make up the I-494 vision. The recommended improvements are the design options that best meet the goals to address traffic congestion, safety concerns, aging infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle mobility, and stormwater drainage capacity.