The proposed Project would convert the existing TH 65 roadway to a four-lane, limited-access facility from 95th Ave to 121st Ave in the city of Blaine with the construction of a frontage road from 99th Ave to 109th Ave on the west side of TH 65 as well as grade-separated improvements at the 99th Ave, 109th Ave, and 117th Ave intersections with TH 65. The Project would also include lighting and additional signage consisting of three overhead cantilever truss signs and three ground-mounted I Beam signs that would use standard MnDOT designs. The proposed work includes:
1. Construction of a teardrop interchange (bowtie roundabout) at 109th Ave.
2. Addition of a two-way frontage road with a separated trail would connect 99th
Ave to 107th Ave on the west side of TH 65 with ramp access to SB TH 65
between 99th Ave and 105th Ave.
3. Addition of a one-way SB frontage road with a separated trail that would
connect 109th Ave to 107th Ave with cul-de-sacs constructed at 107th Ave and
Ulysses St and also at Ulysses St and 106th Lane west of Th 65.
4. Addition of ramps to NB Th 65 at 99th Ave.
5. Construction of an underpass at 105th Ave to allow crossings under TH 65 at
105th Ave.
6. Construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge to allow crossings over Th 65
between 113th Ave and 114th Ave.
7. Construction of a tight diamond interchange at 117th Ave.
8. Construction of new bridges at 99th Ave, 109th Ave, 113th/114th Ave, and
117th Ave and an underpass at 105th Ave to provide separate trails for crossing
TH 65.