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B. Existing Roadways 2008 Comprehensive Plan 1. Existing Public Roadway System Ramsey has approximately ten miles of state trunk highways, fifteen miles of county state aid highways, and twelve miles of county roads. Figure VI -1 illustrates these roadway jurisdictions within the City limits. All other roads are local City streets. The Metropolitan Council classifies roadways using a hierarchical classification scheme. This scheme has four general classifications: principal arterial, minor arterial, collector, and local street as shown in Figure VI -1. The.sxksting annual average daily traffic volumes (AADT) for the principal arterials, nT or rials, and major collectors at representative locations in Ramsey are also sho n F ; WWI -1 and Table VI -3 according to the Anoka County 2030 Transportation Trunk Highway 10/169 (TH 10/169) is classified as a principar)l. Os the only principal arterial in Ramsey, running northwest and south s o1ig1 para11e1 to the Mississippi River at the south end of Ramsey. It is thidinost arimant link in the roadway system of Ramsey. TH 10/169 curren '— oune divided highway with several cross street intersections. CR 116 four lam from Dysposium to TH 47 with plans to convert it to four lanes, the way Sunfish Lake Boulevard. Intersections at Armstrong Boulevard (CSA3), Ramey Boulevard (County Road 56), and Sunfish Lake Boulevard Eount Roa_re controlled by traffic signals There are multiple driveways andral median eaks along TH 10/169 in Ramsey. There are nine roadways that are flass-ns minor arterials: TH 47, County Road 56 (CR 56, Ramsey Bouleyarc _ R n-6 (Bunker Lake Boulevard), CSAH 5 (Nowthen Boulevard), CSAiT' (f treet), CSAH 83 (Armstrong Boulveard), CR 64 (181 Street), CR 57 (Lash lake Boulevard), and CSAH 7 (7t Avenue). The minor arterial roadwin y are characterized as having two through traffic lanes with alition - -_ es provided at intersections. Intersections with other arterials may beficontfolleVwith traffic signals. Parking is generally prohibited and access to abuttingpe!is often limited. Major cct &s in Ramsey include CR 27, and CR 63. Major collector roadways in Ramsey at as typically having two through traffic lanes, possibly with a_al turn lanes provided at intersections. Stop signs often control traffic at iirsectjns with arterials or other collectors. Parking is usually permitted, as is ac :abutt property. �tormulating this transportation plan, project participants identified three traffic issues of particular concern to Ramsey: 1. Congestion typically occurs on TH 10/169 during the morning and afternoon peak periods, and this congestion tends to worsen outside of Ramsey near the TH 169 bridge in Anoka. 2. Short trip making activity on TH 10/169 in Ramsey increases travel delays. 4,3. The signalized intersection of TH 47 and CR 116 experiences congestion during the morning peak period of traffic. 2008 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page VI -3 —289—