Overview

Highway 55 is an important corridor for connection from the Twin Cities central areas to the northwestern suburbs.  This corridor has become congested as the area has developed because there are no parallel routes to spread the traffic demand.  The capacity of Highway 55 must be increased. 

Hennepin County and Mn/DOT are partnering on steps toward reconstructing and adding lanes to the corridor.  A corridor design concept and an Environmental Assessment has been completed.  The portion of Highway 55 being studied extends from just east of I-494 in Plymouth to the Hennepin County border in Rockford.

Construction on the corridor will not occur until funding becomes available, likely several years in the future.  However, development of a design and completion of environmental studies now will allow communities to plan effectively and allow projects to proceed efficiently when funding is secured.