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City of Ramsey Staff • February 27, 1995 Page 2 Traffic in Ramsey that would otherwise use TH 47 to access Highway 10, would then have an alternative route along CSAH 7 in Andover. It has been reported that CSAH has excess capacity. TH 47/Thurston Avenue It is recommended that the segment of Thurston Avenue located in the City of Anoka should be realigned and extended to the east. A new Thurston Avenue/CR 116 intersection should also be built approximately 500 feet west of the existing intersection of TH 47 and CR 116. Along with these improvements, Thurston Avenue should be routed around the east side of the wetland and extended north to intersect TH 47 in the vicinity of 142nd Avenue. These improvements would make possible direct, convenient, and safe travel on TH 47 in Ramsey and Thurston Avenue in Anoka, as traffic accesses Highway 10. Thurston Avenue is a better route that TH 47 to access Highway 10 from Ramsey. Thurston Avenue has a railroad overpass. TH 47 crosses the tracks at -grade and includes sharp turns that must be taken at slow speeds. Highway 10 and Mississippi River Bridge Crossing Highway 10 The recommended treatment for Highway 10 is to eliminate direct access opportunities between Highway 10 and adjacent land use. The following approach is recommended to minimize property acquisition and to ensure convenient and suitable access to those uses that would not be acquired: • Construct a continuous frontage road (Riverdale Drive) along the south side of Highway 10 from Beatty Avenue to Tungsten Street • Extend and complete construction of McKinley Street Sunfish Lake Boulevard to Ramsey Boulevard • Construct a two-lane road south of the Burlington Northern Railroad track from Sunfish Lake Boulevard to Ramsey Boulevard to provide access to businesses in this area • Acquire businesses between Ramsey and Armstrong Boulevards that lie between the railroad track and Highway 10 • Traffic signal operations would be required where Highway 10 intersects Armstrong Boulevard, Ramsey boulevard, and Sunfish Lake Boulevard Bridge Alignment The recommended alignment for the potential, future Mississippi River bridge crossing is the eastern alignment. The bridge alignment would extend from the City of Dayton to the north across existing park land on structure and would be aligned at the half -mile point between Ramsey and Armstrong Boulevards.