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identifies one preferred alternative as an alignment on the eastern side of the river within Ramsey. Upon publishing the Scoping Document, the City of Ramsey shall be.in a position to begin implementing corridor preservation activities for the future alignment of the bridge as well as address future access management improvements connecting the bridge corridor to TH10. This area will be taken into consideration as the conceptual layouts and preliminary designs are developed as part of this work. Iil. Project Need This initial phase of work is intended to develop conceptual layouts and preliminary designs for the necessary access improvements identified along the TH10 corridor within the City of RamseY. This work will primarily address needed improvements at the Ramsey Boulevard intersection; however, it is also important to address access management improvements at the remaining two intersection locations and any impacts that might occur as a result of phased improvements. Addressing the full area within this portion of the corridor will allow for well planned, efficient, phased improvements that will ultimately position the corridor for the future roadway expansion and realignment. Trunk Highway 10 is the primary route used for travel east of the Mississippi River for commuters, freight movement, recreational and local traffic traveling between the Twin Cities, suburbs, and areas further north. Mn/DOT's lnterregional Corridor Study classified the THIO corridor as a high-priority between TH169 in Elk River to 1-35W, and established the need to improve TH10 from an expressway to a freeway from TH169 in Elk River to TH610 in Coon Rapids. The TH10 Corridor Management Plan (CMP) specifically recommended the following: · Upgrading the current four-lane expressway to a six-lane freeway through the City of Ramsey; · Reducing and/or consolidating a number of access points, or intersections along the corridor; and · Converting at-grade intersections within Ramsey, including one at Sunfish Lake Boulevard, Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard. While the recommended improvements identified in the CMP are not currently programmed, the City, with its partner agencies, has taken steps to acquire resources to assist in moving projects forward in the form of right-of-way preservation through the adoption of an official map, and the acquisition of federal funds to begin addressing access management issues. Projections from the State Demographer's Office estimate a 35 percent increase in Anoka County's population by 2030. Considering that much of the southern portion of Project Memorandum 3 City of Ramsey PM for FY04 Appropriations -]89-