Future
MN 610 is planned to extend west to I-94 in Maple Grove, and the freeway's mile markers reflect these plans, with the zero point calibrated to this future terminus. A portion of this new section is very unusual; it is routed down the middle of the median of CR 81 in Maple Grove, forming a roadway within a roadway.
Going forward, there are worries about traffic after the last extension was opened in 2011. The local mayors are concerned with the traffic levels on CR 81 now that MN 610 is opened. "County Road 81" is already a fairly busy road without this additional traffic, and now there will be a substantial increase in traffic," according to Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson; he is urging Mn/DOT to complete the remainder of the freeway to I-94 to alleviate these traffic concerns.
Read more about this topic: Minnesota State Highway 610
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