Highway 210 Interactive Map

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West — Baxter Dr. to Mississippi River Bridge

Improvements

Baxter Dr. to NW 4th St.

Repave the road surface

Widen and update sidewalks ramps and crosswalks

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Add sidewalk to the south side of Hwy 210 between NW 9th St. and NW 8th St. – possible sidewalk extensions at NW 7th St.

Add raised median at NW 5th St. to install longer left turn at NW 4th St.

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Replace signal systems, includes pedestrian signal button/sound and motorist flashing yellow arrow at Baxter Dr. and NW 4th St.

Shift median at northbound NW 4th St. to to install double-left turn lanes

NW 4th St. to the Mississippi River

Reconstruct road and sidewalks to connect NW 4th St. to the updated Mississippi River bridge – travel lanes will be narrowed to 11 feet

Widen and update sidewalks ramps and crosswalks

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Add raised median to create right-in-right-out access to/from NW 3rd St.

Add eastbound left turn lane to NW 2nd St.

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Mississippi River Bridge

Improvements

Replace bridge deck surface

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Widen sidewalks to approximately nine feet and separate from vehicles with concrete barrier

Narrow the median to install wider sidewalks

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Central — Mississippi River to Kingwood St.

Improvements

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Roadway

Reconstruct with 11-foot travel lanes

Walking

Reconstruct wider sidewalks and approaches

Bridge to N 4th St. – replace six-foot northside sidewalk and four-foot southside sidewalk with seven-foot sidewalk

N 4th St. to N 10th St. – replace six-foot sidewalk with nine-foot sidewalk on north side of Hwy 210

S 4th St. to S 8th St. – replace four-foot sidewalk with up to ten-foot sidewalk on south side of Hwy 210

Add 8-foot sidewalk on the north side of Hwy 210 between N 10th St. and Kingwood St.

Add pedestrian island at Chippewa St. for Hwy 210 crossing and remove eastbound left turn lane to Chippewa St.

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Signals

Replace signal system at N 4th St. and N 8th St.

Upgrade signal system at N 6th St.

Traffic safety and access

Install raised median

Crossings and left turns removed at 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th streets

Remove left turn onto Hwy 210 from N 10th St. in both directions

Remove left turn onto Kingwood St. from Hwy 210

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East Mall/Railyard — Kingwood St. to 10th Ave. NE

Improvements

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Roadway

Reconstruct highway with 11-foot traffic lanes from Kingwood St. to 5th Ave. NE and 12-foot traffic lanes from 5th Ave. NE to 10th Ave. NE

Parking

Remove on-street parking and install wider sidewalks

Signals

Replace signal system at Gillis Ave./SE 13th St.

Remove signal system at 4th Ave. NE and 8th Ave. NE

Traffic safety and access

Add raised median at 1st Ave. NE to add a longer left turn lane at Gillis Ave./SE 13th St.

Remove left turn from 2nd Ave. NE onto eastbound Hwy 210

Remove all but one of the left turns at 4th Ave. NE

Trails

Replace the multiuse trail on north side of Hwy 210 between 5th Ave. NE and 14th Ave. NE

Add a new trail connection along the south side of Hwy 25 between Hwy 210 and 10th Ave. NE

Add a new trail connection along 8th Ave. NE between Hwy 210 and Hwy 25

Add a new trail connection along the south side of Hwy 210 between 8th Ave. NE and 10th Ave. NE

Intersection

Add a pedestrian island for crossing Hwy 210 on west side of intersection at 4th Ave. NE

Construct roundabouts at Hwy 25/Hwy 210 and 8th Ave. NE/Hwy 210 intersections (see rendering below).

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South of the new 8th Ave. NE roundabout, retain access to area businesses via connection from Hwy 25

Consider two options at 10th Ave. NE:

Option 1 - retain westbound 210 left turn lane to 10th Ave. NE
Option 2 - retain eastbound 210 left turn lane to 10th Ave. NE

Aesthetics

Roundabouts at Hwy 25 and 8th Ave. NE

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East — 10th Ave. NE to Pine Shores Rd.

Improvements

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Resurface Hwy 210 and repair raised median

Replace the multiuse trail on north side of Hwy 210 from 5th Ave. NE to 14th Ave. NE

Add access to trail from F St. NE to G St. NE and 10th Ave. NE to 13th Ave. NE

Shift where eastbound Hwy 210 turns into a single lane a little farther west of Pine Shores Rd.

Extend eastbound left turn lane for Pine Shores Rd. at Wonderland Park Rd. NE/Rice Lake Ln. and create right-in-right-out access

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Project overview The future of Highway 210 in Brainerd

In 2026 or beyond, we will begin to upgrade both directions of Highway 210/Washington St. between Baxter Dr. and Pine Shores Rd. At the same time, we’re also planning to make access, safety and other improvements in the area during the planned construction.

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Schedule

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What we heard A summary of our 2020-2021 engagement

The Brainerd Lakes Community provided us valuable feedback on how they wanted to improve Hwy 210/Washington Street. Community surveys and online comment maps were available for participants to voice their opinions. For full details on what we heard, please view the Engagement Summary.

Public's top improvement priorities

West — Baxter Dr. to Mississippi River

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Overall, respondents are strongly in favor of widening sidewalks that they believe will enhance pedestrian safety and improve non-vehicle accessibility/mobility. However, respondents were also concerned that eliminating left turn lanes from Highway 210 would adversely impact local businesses.

Mississippi River Bridge

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Overall, respondents reacted positively to the proposed plan, specifically many pointed to the improvements that a wider sidewalk would make for pedestrians; however, respondents also commented that lack of sidewalk upkeep/ maintenance in winter creates safety hazards.

Central — Mississippi River to Kingwood St.

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

While several respondents felt that the proposed solutions would enhance pedestrian safety, there were also several concerns that these measures could also seriously impact access to local businesses and the hospital. The responses were fairly equally divided between those in favor of increased pedestrian safety and/or non-vehicle mobility, and those who would like to protect existing or increase roadway infrastructure and vehicle access to businesses.

East Mall/Railyard — Kingwood St. to 10th Ave. NE

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Of all the different segments, the East Mall Area/Railyard was the one with the most varied opinions. Key themes from comments included support for roundabouts in place of the traffic signal, roundabout skepticism, traffic congestion, local traffic access concerns, turn lane additions, request for more parking, and sidewalk/trail improvements.

East — 10th Ave. NE to Pine Shores Rd.

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

The public focused on the size of the median and the speed of traffic being inappropriate or unsafe for the area. Beyond those two concerns, individuals generally agreed with the proposed concept for this corridor.

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Contact the project team

Contact MnDOT Project Manager Luke Wehseler at 218-821-0618 or luke.wehseler@state.mn.us.

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Highway 210 — Brainerd Improvement Project

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Key takeaways to consider from community comments

Key takeaways to consider from community comments