Current Corridor Characteristics Corridor Context Highway 2009 AADT: 2,350 21,000 2009 HCADT: 130 970 Key Highway Connections: MN-371, US-10, US-59, US-71 Number of lanes: 2 Public Transit Becker County Transit, Hubbard County Heartland Express Dial-a-ride and deviated route service along corridor Bicycle/Pedestrian Heartland and Paul Bunyan State Trails Rail BNSF, Soo Major Industries Agriculture, recreation, tourism The corridor runs 70 miles from Detroit Lakes to Walker, where the highway terminates. The highway passes through Smoky Hills State Forest, and between Akeley and Walker, it passes through Chippewa National Forest. MN 34 Corridor Performance Measure Corridor Result Statewide Result Infrastructure Preservation Bridge Population Trends Population County 2000 2010 Becker 30,000 32,504 2035 ion 40,790 Cass 27,150 28,567 36,600 Hubbard 18,376 20,428 21,480 75,526 81,499 98,870 Bridge Condition--% Good and satisfactory (by deck area) 100% 86.9% Bridge Condition--% Poor (by deck area) 0% 3.2% Ride Quality Good--% of miles 98.1% 70.2% Ride Quality Poor--% of miles 0% 3.7% 55 N/A * *The pavement east of Park Rapids marked in fair condition was resurfaced in 2011. It is now in good condition. Interregional Corridors-Greater MN--Predicted travel speed
tu 59 Becker Co. MN 34 Interregional Corridor (MN 371 - Detroit Lakes) Existing Conditions - Needs ± Toward Zero Deaths Efforts County Priority Intersections High Priority Curves TZD Safe Roads Grant 2012 TZD Enforcement Grant TZD Region Year Established (ATP) Trunk Highways County Highways Class 1 Railroads Bicycle Routes Municipal Boundaries County Boundaries County Plan Completion Date Becker No Yes West Central 2011 (ATP 4) Sept. 2011 Cass No Yes East Central 2011 (ATP 3) Oct. 2010 Hubbard No Yes Northwest 2010 (ATP 2) Jan. 2013 225³ 34 ³ ± Park Rapids Hubbard Co. Walker 371³ Cass Co. ³ MN 34 Corridor Performance (MN 371 to Detroit Lakes) Measure Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes in Corridor Percent of All Severe Crashes in Corridor Top Four Driver Related Crash Issues Unbelted Driver* 5 45.5% Impaired Driver 3 27.3% Older Driver 3 27.3% Invalid License 3 27.3% Top Three Infrastructure Related Crash Issues Intersection Crash 6 54.5% Lane Departure Crash 4 36.4% Head-on Crash 1 9.1% Fatal and Serious Injury In Corridor Statewide for Trunk Highways 11 2,440 Miles 68 10,980 Fatal and Serious Injury Corridor Comparison to State Crashes 0.16 0.22 * Crashes may be under reported as this number is according to officer's first impression Note. Data presented include all fatal and serious injury crashes betw een 2006-2010. Map S Otter Tail Co. tu 10 Detroit Lakes Frazee 87 ³ See District Highway Plan for additional issues and strategies D2 To Be Completed May 2012 D3 Completed Sept. 2009 D4 To Be Completed May 2012 E 0 2 4 8 12 16 Miles
MN 34 Adjacent s Investment Area Unbonded Concrete Overlay NW of Detroit Lakes Box Culvert On Heartland Trail Grade and Bridge NW of Detroit Lakes Rehabilitation North of Detroit Lakes Mill and Overlay Walker to Cass Lake Roundabout Detroit Lakes, Willow Street Length (Miles) Route Fiscal Year 8.7 2013 $7.1 N/A Under N/A N/A 1.6 2015 $10.4 13.8 2014 $8.0 17.5 MN 371 2015 $3.6.1 2014 $1.0 $30
Corridor Performance Based Needs (20162021) MN 34 Major s Investment Area Length (Miles) Route Fiscal Year Bypass and Passing Lanes, Mill and Overlay, Shoulder Widening 40 MN 34 2018 Bridge Preservation 1 bridge Preservation 10 miles Culvert Preservation No culverts Pipe Replacement 7 poor pipes Improvements 3 Priority Intersections 0 Priority Curves None, as corridor meets mobility target $23-$29 $23-$29 *Assumes completion of 12-15 STIP projects. *Systematic safety improvements are included as part of most highway projects. Refer to safety map for additional safety information.
Recent Investments (2002-2011)* s 2002-2011, Bridge Description 2011: Reclamation east of Park Rapids 2010: Culvert replacements from Detroit Lakes to Spellman 2008: Rehabilitation/resurfacing outside of Walker 2007: Reconstruction in Park Rapids 2006: Signal and intersection modification in N. Detroit Lakes 2004: Mill and Inlay east of Detroit Lakes $14.5 2006: Signal and Intersection Modifications/Regrade $ 1.1 2007: Bridge Replacement (MN 34/) $ 4 $19.6 * Only includes investments over $100,000. Systematic safety improvements are routinely included as part of most highway projects.
Population Trends City Detroit Lakes Population 2000 2010 7,348 8,569 Trade Center Characteristics Public Transit Becker County Transit Jefferson Lines Bicycle/Pedestrian Fargo Duluth Scenic Bikeway Spirit Lake Lancaster Scenic Bikeway Rail BNSF Railway Soo Line Major Industries Health care, manufacturing, retail, tourism
Fiscal Year 2013 2015 2014 2014 Route $1 $ 27.1 Roundabout Detroit Lakes, Willow Street $10.4 Mill and Overlay on Turn and Bypass Lanes North Detroit Lakes $8.6 Reconstruction and Frontage Road, New Bridge Airport Road to 8.7 $7.1 1.6 Unbonded Concrete Overlay, Boyer Lake to Airport Road 14.2.1 Investment Area Length (Miles) Detroit Lakes Area s
Corridor Performance Based Needs (2016-2021) Bridge Preservation Preservation 1 Bridge 9 miles of pavement Culvert Preservation No culverts Pipe Replacement Improvements* No poor pipes 3 Priority Intersections 0 Priority Curves Bypass and Passing Lanes, Mill and Overlay, Shoulder Widening $23-$29 2018 MN 34 40 Investment Area Length (Miles) Route Fiscal Year Additional Major s $23-29 *Assumes completion of 12-15 STIP projects. *Systematic safety improvements are included as part of most highway projects. Refer to safety map for additional safety information.
Recent Investments (2002-2011)* Bridge s, Description 2007: Replace Bridge (MN 34/ ) $4 2010: Mill and Inlay north of Detroit Lakes () 2010: Mill and Overlay east of Detroit Lakes () $2 2007: Reconstruction in Detroit Lakes 2006: Intersection modification and signal (MN 34/) $ 46 $ 52 * Only includes investments over $100,000. Systematic safety improvements are routinely included as part of most highway projects.