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~ Strategy D - The Council will approve expansion of the urban service area, including the urban service areas of freestanding growth center, only when the state and/or the appropriate local units of government demonstrates that adequate highway improvements will be provided when needed to avoid exceeding the capacity of the affected metropolitan highway. The Council's Transportation Plan includes priority expansion projects on TH 169 from the Mississippi River to Osseo and, on TH 10 from I-35W to TH 47. The contract to widen TH 169 to four lanes was let in June 1994. However, due to the four-lane bridge over the river in Anoka limited capacity will be available. Segments of TH 10 construction have been completed and others are under construction. The entire project to provide a 4 to 6 lane freeway will not be completed until 2000 or later. The TH 10 project will significantly increase the capacity of the metropolitan highway system in this area, but it appears that it will not be adequate to meet the needs to 2010 or beyond. The Council therefore, required the city of Ramsey to work with other affected cities and the county to analyze the impact of added growth on these metropolitan highways. The work was completed and the consultant report with the analysis was sent to the city by Anoka county. The report was officially transmitted to the Council by the city of Ramsey on October 3, 1994 as support of the proposed MUSA expansion. Tbe city of Ramsey mayor in his letter transmitting the County transportation plan update to the Council specifies: "Tbe City further supports the improvements listed in the plan and will work with Anoka County and other local government units to make those improvements a reality." In summary, the transportation analysis found that the forecasted growth for 2005 in Anoka County communities can be accommodated by the metropolitan highway system, but only if a number of capacity enhancements are made to city, county and state highways (see table 2 attached). These facilities serve a large area of Anoka County and provide alternatives to using metropolitan highways. Anoka County in its transmittal to the city of Ramsey commits to the implementation of these facilities as discussed above to allow growth forecast for 2005 to occur. Growth beyond the level as described in the attached table (attachment 4) on traffic analysis zones submitted by the city of Ramsey will require additional facilities, modify demand or provide other transportation alternatives. Anoka County states: "Assuming development occurs within the traffic analysis zones (TAZ) as forecasted, and all transportation improvements are made, the transportation demand will be in balance with transportation capacity. The approval of an individual community's MUSA will be established through the Metropolitan Council process. The county is confident the facilities, as described here, will accommodate the growth in the 2005 forecasts." "The Metropolitan Council will expect that any MUSA expansion that exceeds these forecast will require additional facilities or programs to accommodate the added demand, 9