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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />12 function as a single road. Because these two roads parallel the <br />Mississippi River, it has been designated the Great River Road Route. Accord- <br />ing to the Metropolitan Council's Functional Classification System, these <br />two roads are a minor arterial. The road is not a primary regional traffic <br />carrier, and because of this the State Highway Department is considering <br />turning this roadway back to either the County or the City. Both U.S. 169 <br />and County Road 12 are two-lane roads with unimproved shoulders. Several <br />sections of the road are hazardous because of inadequate visibility, poor <br />intersection design, encroachment of development, and numerous private <br />accesses. <br /> <br />PLAN <br /> <br />Most of the major changes suggested in this Plan are located in the City of <br />Ramsey because it's Critical Area is currently being developed, and thus <br />affords the greatest opportunity to use the standards suggested in Table 8. <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY - If U.S. Highway 10 is going to continue to serve as a <br />principal arterial, direct access to the highway and uncontrolled inter- <br />sections will have to be eliminated. In order to accomplish this goal, <br />the City will have to require developers to provide service roads when land <br />adjacent to the highway is platted. In addition, it may be necessary to <br />designate an additional collector road southwest of Highway 10 in order to <br />funnel traffic into designated intersections with Highway 10. Intersections <br />with Highway 10 should be spaced approximately 1 mile apart, which means <br />that all traffic should be directed towards Sunfish Lake Boulevard, Ramsey <br />Boulevard, Armstrong Boulevard, and Puma Street. Improvements are needed <br />for the designated intersections, and Mn DOT has informed the City of Ramsey <br />that signals will be provided at the intersections of U.S. 10 and Sunfish <br />Lake Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard within the next few years. <br /> <br />ANOKA AND CHAMPLIN - The current thoroughfare plan for the City of Champlin <br />recommends realignment of tl{e following intersections with T.H. 169: Douglas, 109tk <br />& Winnetka.'. The realignment will provide for perpendicular intersections <br />which will help improve the traffic capacity and safety in those areas. The <br />Champlin plan also recommends realignment of County <br /> <br /> <br />