2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

EXISTING FREIGHT CONDITIONS

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Shakopee has succeeded in creating a supportive environment for industry in part by prioritizing transportation investments that provide easy access to regional transportation networks. In the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Truck Highway Corridor Study, which can be found on the Metropolitan Council’s website, Shakopee is identified as a growing freight cluster, with tier one truck routes on U.S. Highway 169 and Canterbury Road, and tier three truck routes on Highways 41 and 101. The tier evaluation process was designed to organize routes, including interstate, principal arterial and minor arterial roads, in order of their importance to freight mobility, with those included in Tier One as most important. Having roadways included in these tiers demonstrates Shakopee’s relevance to the metropolitan region with regard to freight mobility. It also indicates where large vehicle through- traffic can be expected. The following map displays these tier 1 and tier 3 truck routes located within the City, areas of industrial clusters and Heavy Commercial Average Annual Daily Traffic (HCAADT) counts provided by MNDOT for the tier 1 routes within the city. Due to Shakopee’s regional strength lying in the manufacturing, warehousing and distribution sectors of the economy, the city has historically robustly planned for and accomodated goods movement throughout the community. These industry agglomerations can be seen on Figure 3.29. Currently Scott County and the City are preparing for a full reconstruction of County Road 83 (Canterbury Road), a Tier One Truck Route, begining in 2020 to better accomodate frequent and reliable goods movement in and out of the major industrial cluster found along the route. The city has identified no other major barriers for goods movement through the city and does not anticipate this to change during the planning period.

ENVISION SHAKOPEE | SECTION IV: BUILT ENVIRONMENT