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City of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br />Eliminating existing direct access to TH 10 and constructing logically-spaced median breaks <br />where left-turns w~uld be permitted is the obvious solution to this issue. While recognizing <br />the need to addres~ traffic flow and safety issues in a timely manner, the City is sensitive to <br />the needs of existi!j,g businesses along TH 10. With the exception of businesses located at <br />the intersections o~TH 10 and the north/south cross street, all the businesses rely on direct <br />accesstoTH 10. ! <br /> <br />TH 10 recommendations are outlined below: <br /> <br /> Construct alnorth side frontage (access) road along TH 10. The access road would be <br /> located adja.'.eent to south side of the railroad right-of-way. Efforts would be made to <br /> extend the access road from CR 57 to CR 83. Moving west, however, this becomes <br /> increasing ~jfficult, and the access road may have to be terminated at a point <br /> approximately 1,000 feet east of CR 83. At this point the width of the land between <br /> the railroad !right-of-way and TH 10 ranges from approximately 100 feet to 20 feet. <br /> <br /> The access ~oad would be accessible to TH 10 from the north/south cross streets; CR <br /> 56 and CR ~.7 and, possibly, CR 83. It would provide access to the back side of <br /> parking Iots lthat currently serve existing business locations. <br /> <br />Continue de ~elopment of south side frontage road along TH 10 in a manner that is <br />consistent w .th the adopted land use designations. <br /> <br />Develop no~ :h/south collector roads south of TH 10 to serve the area between TH 10 <br />and the Mis:.issippi River. These collector roads should be developed consistent with <br />the adopted and use designations and, to the extent possible, in a grid pattern. The <br />north/south [lignment of these roads should enable direct access to TH 10 at mile <br />intervals (Cllt 83, CR 56, and CR 57). They should also intersect the frontage road ' <br />on the southlside of TH 10 at the one-half mile point. <br /> <br />Begin discusdons with Mn/DOT on the installation of a traffic signal at the TH <br />10/CR 83 in!ersection. The City or Mn/DOT could conduct field studies to count <br />daily traffic ~olume and peak hour turning movements at this intersection and prepare <br />analysis to d~termine if signal warrants are met. Traffic signal design and actual <br />installation ~ould have to be in accordance with Mn/DOT specifications and <br />guidelines, r <br /> <br />Page 3-25 <br /> <br /> <br />