Interchange Requests in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area
The following list is a bit of history from the Metropolitan Council archives. It is a list of interchange requests, dated from July 1979. In addition to the route and location, I also include what came about of the request:
| ROUTE | WHERE | REQUEST TYPE | WHAT HAPPENED? |
| I-35 | Dakota CSAH 46 | Construct interchange | Completed mid-'90s |
| I-35W | Dakota CSAH 42 | Add another set of ramps to/from NORTH | Nothing |
| I-35W | 138th St in Burnsville | Add ramps to/from NORTH | Nothing, but is still considered a possibility |
| I-35W | Lake St in Minneapolis | Add ramps to/from NORTH (complete full interchange) | Under study. Possible construction by 2010. |
| I-35W | Anoka CSAH 14 | Construct interchange | Under study |
| I-35E | 138th St in Burnsville | Add ramps to/from NORTH | Nothing |
| I-35E | County Rd F in Vadnais Heights | Construct interchange | Nothing |
| I-35E | County Rd H2 in White Bear Township | Construct interchange | Nothing, but considered a possibility under a recent corridor study. |
| I-35E | County Rd J in Lino Lakes | Add ramps to/from NORTH (complete full interchange) | Nothing, but considered a possibility under a recent corridor study. |
| I-94 | Boone Ave in Brooklyn Park | Add ramps to/from WEST (complete full interchange) | Completed late '80s |
| I-94 | Zane Ave in Brooklyn Park | Construct interchange | Nothing |
| I-94 | Mounds Blvd in St. Paul | Request type unclear | Reconstructed early '90s |
| I-94 | Earl St in St. Paul | Add some ramps | Nothing |
| I-94 | Ruth St in St. Paul | Add ramps to/from EAST (complete full interchange) | Nothing |
| I-494 | Tamarac Dr in Woodbury | Construct interchange | Interchange completed 2002 |
| I-494 | Lower Afton Rd in Woodbury | Convert to split diamond | Nothing |
| I-494 | Century Ave in Woodbury | Construct interchange | Constructed at Lake Drive mid '90s |
| I-494 | Gleason Rd in Bloomington | Construct interchange, remove ramps at E. Bush Lake Rd. | Nothing. E Bush Lake Rd interchange retained and reconstructed 2005. |
| I-494 | N/S Ring Rds in Eden Prairie | Construct interchanges | Half-interchanges constructed early '80s? |
| I-494 | Cedar Lake Rd extension in Minnetonka (near present-day Stone Rd) | Construct interchange | Nothing |
| I-494 | Hennepin CSAH 15 | Construct interchange | Constructed at Carlson Pkwy 1983 |
| I-494 | Hennepin CSAH 6 | Construct interchange | Constructed early '90s |
| I-494 | 49th Ave N in Plymouth | Construct interchange | Nothing, but still considered a possibility |
| I-694 | 5th Ave in New Brighton | Construct interchange | Nothing |
| I-694 | US 61 | Reconstruct into full interchange | Constructed early '80s? |
| I-694 | 40th St or 45th St in Oakdale | Construct interchange | Nothing |
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