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Study Recommendations In order to achieve the objectives of the County Road 116 Comdor and Access Study and to ensure that access guidelines for the condor are. implemented in a uniform manner, it is recommended that all .jurisdictions· in the study area adopt the study. It is also. recommended that they include the key elements of the study' in their transportation plans. When Anoka County updates its Transportation Plan,· recommendations from this study should be incorporated into the final document. Due to the larger regional role County Road lJ:6 is expected to play in the future, it is recommended that the County pursue upgrading County Road l!6to an A-Minor Arterial and pursue County State Aid Highway designation_ for se~m~nents that are currently County Road. To accommodate future traffic demands and for system continuity, it is recommended that County Road 116 be widened to four lanes throughout the study area. Right-of-way for the four-lane facility should be at le~t 12O..feet, with up to 1.50 feet at major intersections (see Figure 16). This additional width will be required for a distance, approximately 500 feet prior to the intersection. Access in the corridor should be managed using the principles and policies ~)utlined in Chapter IV: A. Sig-nalized access to the corridor should be managed so that corridor mobility is maintained and that safety is provided when accessing or crossing the cOrri.dor. Policy: Full access intersections should be promoted first at the junction of minor arterial routes, then at collector and local routes. The minimum spacing between '~...",- these access points should be one-half mile. Current and fi~ture intersection points ~.~ sO.,% meeting this criterion have been identified in the corridor. Local communities should plan futur~ arterial or collector routes at these locations. Other access points along the corridor should be minimized to redUce the number of conflicts in the corridor. Policy: Intermediate access points may be permitted at a minimum .spacing of 880feet (one-sL'cth ora mileg. These access points will not be signalized, and will be restricted to right-in/fight-out. Therefore, these access points should be parr of a parallel system of frontage or backage roads that can provide, access to other adjacent signalized intersections whenever possible. Public access intersections should be-designed so that turning traffic is separated from through traffic to reduce the number of conflicts. Policy: Turn lanes should be provided at all full access public access points. SRF Consulting Group, [nc: - 53 - February 2003 -33~3