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A. TRANSPORTATION The information in this section is derived from the Metropolitan Transportation Development Guide/Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council in lanuary, 1976 and information obtained from the Minnesota Highway Department. The Council's Policy Plan should be consulted when Rams ey prepares the transportation element of its comprehensive plan. This plan sets forth policies for how metropolitan transportation facilities shoukd be used and further developed. Of particui~r importance to Ramsey will be the policies focusing on transportation within the Urban Service Area, including the Area of Planned Urbanization, and within the Rural Service Area. Highways The Transportation Policy Plan describes a functional classification system for use by all counties and municipalities in the metropolitan area (Tables A 1 and A 2). Those roads which function as principal and intermediate arterials are considered to be the metropolitan highway system (Map A 1). The following portions of the metropolitan highway system lie within transportation planning subregion 7 or the adjacent rural area and affect the City of Ramsey: I I I I I I TH 10 (Existing) from 1-35%A; to Armstrong Blvd. Cha racter and Conditions on Use TH 10 is a 4-lane divided hi. ghway. It has concrete pavement with portions having bituminous overlay. Access is fully controlled from TH 47 to Fair Oak Ave. and partially controlled for the rest of this segment. Interchanges are located at I-3$%ar, along the freeway section at TH 47, Foley Blvd., Hanson Blvd., Main St. (TH 242), CSAH 9, CSAH 7, Ferry St., and US 52 (partial). At-grade access is provided at most streets along the expressway sections. Function TH 10 functions as a principal arterial in the metropolitan highway system. The characteristics, access spacing standards, and other planning standards for principal arterials are conta, ined if~ the Metropolitan Transportation Policy Plan and on the attached chart. Timing of Future Improvements By 1990 a new portion of TH 10 will be built between and TH 47. This new freeway section will be along new alignment approximately 1/2 mile to the north of existing US 10. MHD is currently preparing an EIS on this section. Planning Considerations Existing TH 10 will be downgraded to a minor arterial when the new TH 10 is completed. I 77