The project is currently in the very early stages of design.  The City is working on environmental documentation and the preliminary layout for public review and comment this winter.  Public meetings will be scheduled with mailings going out to residents around the corridor and advertisements in the Osseo Maple Grove Press publication notifying residents of meeting dates and locations.  We will also post that information on this website.

Project Layout (5.5 MB)

Project Need  

Bass Lake Road is a vital east-west roadway through the City of Maple Grove and other communities. The proposed project is necessary to ensure the safe, effective movement of traffic through both the western portion of Maple Grove and through the region as a whole. Without the project, over time drivers would experience long delays at each intersection along the corridor. Roadway improvements would increase safety and reduce congestion, lessening the potential for accidents. Pedestrians and bicyclists need safe travel options as well, and continued development of a trail system throughout Maple Grove is an important City goal.  

Project History  

In 2001, the City of Maple Grove and Hennepin County completed the CSAH 10 Corridor Study for Bass Lake Road, which analyzed several alternatives for improvements to the roadway. Since then, improvements have been made to upgrade the road from two lanes to four lanes between I-494 and Vicksburg Lane/West Fish Lake Road. With assistance from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the project to complete this upgrade west to CSAH 101 is now ready to move forward, with construction anticipated to begin as early as 2010.

Environmental Review Process  

The City has prepared an Environmental Assessment / Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA/ EAW) as part of the project planning. An EA/EAW is a joint federal/state document that is used to determine the potential for significant environmental effects and whether or not there is a need for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EA/EAW discusses the need for the project, reasonable alternatives, and social, economic and environmental impacts. The project has been designed to minimize impacts to Maple Creek, Elm Creek and the extensive wetlands in the area. Noise, traffic, access and property acquisition impacts are the other key issues of concern for the project. The EA/ EAW describes these and other impacts and the measures that are being incorporated into the project to mitigate any unavoidable negative effects. The EA/EAW is available for viewing at the Maple Grove Government Center and the Maple Grove Library, as well as on the City’s website (see links below). The public will be able to comment on the EA/EAW at a public hearing and/or by sending the City comments by mail or email.

Environmental Assessment - Link 1                Environmental Assessment - Link 2

Environmental Assessment - Link 3                Environmental Assessment - Link 4

Environmental Assessment - Link 5                Environmental Assessment - Link 6

Environmental Assessment - Link 7                Environmental Assessment - Link 8

Environmental Assessment - Link 9                Environmental Assessment - Link 10

Environmental Assessment - Link 11              Environmental Assessment - Link 12

Estimated  Project Costs and Funding  

Costs  

Roadway & Trails	$20 million
Right of Way	$6 million
Utilities	$2 million

Funding

Federal	$7.5 million
Maple Grove & Hennepin County	$21.5 million

Project Schedule  

2001	Concept Alignment Study completed
2007	City applied for Federal Surface Transportation Funding
2008-09	Fall and winter, Preliminary Design and Preparation of an EA/EAW
2009	Right of way and easement acquisition
2011-12	Construction federally funded and programmed.

If you have questions on this project, please feel free to call the Engineering Department at 763-494-6364 or email.