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Transportation System - Roads The city is serviced with two major highways which se~e as the Dackbone of the City's transportation-system. As shown on Figure 10, State Highway 47 is situated on the eastern side of the Community and runs north and south. U.S. Highway 10 and 169, a four lane highway, traverses the southern edge of the City running generally east-west. County Reads 5, 57, 56 and $3 serve as major north-south collectors through the City. Major east-west collectors are County roads 7, 83 and 116. The City historically has required ro~d rigbt-of-way dedication and rsad c~nstructicn as plats were approved to develop the local street system. In recent years, however, the City has also taken a more active role in development of its transportation system. As examples, in an effort to control access and provide orderly development on the south side of Highway 10, the City extended Sunfish Lake Blvd and Front Street in 1988. Dysprosium Street was extended to Co. Rd. 5 and links with City of AnokaJs Thurston Avenue which extends to Highway 10 with an overpass over the Burlington Railroad tracks. The City has also deeded right of way to Anoka County for the extension of CSAH 116 across the Rum River. This road will serve as a much needed link with the City of Anoka providing alternative routes which avoid at grade crossings with the railroad tracks. Figure !0 illustrates the major elements of the City's transportation plan. As shown, the major emphasis will be in strengthening the east- west collector system within the City and providing frontage roads along Highway !0. Much of the proposed collector system will be eligible for and constructed as part of the MSA Municipal State Aid (MSA) system. The major transportation bottleneck occurs outside of the City at the !69 Bridge crossing in Anoka. Currently, the bridge is under restricted load limits (max. tons) and needs to be replaced. A definitive schedule has not yet been set for bridge replacement. Due to the heavy volume cf traffic, at a minimum, a temporary bridge will be constructed prior to removal of the existing structure. The City of Ramsey has had preliminary discussions with MN/DOT regarding construction of a new bridge at the location shown on Figure !! rather than construction cf a temporary bridge structure. ~SN/DOT has expressed interest in this proposal. As shown, a new bridge crossing could serve as a major thoroughfare between the proposed 6i0 Highway and ~he northwestern part of the Metropolitan Region. The City has also discussed the proposal with the City of Dayton which has expressed interest in the propose!. 27