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DEC-01-'94 THU 09:17 ID:METROPOLITRN COUNCIL TEL NO:612/291-6550 lU92 P10 I \ e e The Council's Transportation Plan includes priority expansion projecta on TH 169 from the MlsalaslppJ River to Osseo and, on TH 10 from 1-35W to m 47. The contract to widen TH 169 to four lanes was let in June 1994. However, due to the Cour-Iane bridge ewer the river in Anoka limited capacity will be available. Segments of m 10 construction have been completed and others are under construction. The entire project to provide a 4 to 6 Jane 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. Tbe report was officially transmitted to the Councll by the city of Ramsey on October 3, 1994 as support of the proposed MUSA expansion. The dty 01 Ramsey mayor In his letter transmitting the County transportaUoD plaD update to the Counc:lllpeclftesl "The City further supports the Improvements listed ID the plaD aDd wfI] work with ADou County and other Iota) goveroment units to make those ImprovemeDts a naUty." ID summary, the traDsponadoD aDulys1s found that the forecasted lrowth for 2005 ID ADou CoUDty commuDldes caD be accommodated by the metropolitan highway .ystem, but only It a Dumber 0' alp.elt)' enhancements are made to elty, county aod state hlehways (see table Z attaclaed). Tllese faclOtles serve a lal'le area of Anoka CoUDty and provide altenatlves to IISIDI metropolltu hll."aya. ADoka County In its transmittal to the city or Ramsey commits to the Implcmentatlon of these facilities IS discussed above to allow growth forecast for 200S to occur. Growth beyond the level IS deacribed in the attached table on traffic analysis zones submitted by the city of Ramsey will require additional facilities, modify demand or provide other transportation alternativcs. AnoD Q)unty states: "Assuming development occurs within the TAb (traCfJc analysis zones) as forecasted, and all transportation improvements are made, the ~ransportation demand will be in balance with transportation capacilY. The approval of an individual communityts MUSA will be established through the Metropolitan Council process. The county is confident the facilities, as described here, will accommodate the growth in the 200' forecasts.1t "The Metropolitan Council will expect that any MUSA expansion that exceeds these forecast will require additional facilities or programs to accommodate the added demand, or that demand wiD be modified to allow the metropolitan highway system to function adequately. If the committed roadway improvements are not implemented, traffIC resulting from that growth is unlikely to be accommodated in 2015 at an acceptable level of service. However, as this may very well be the case in much of the region as welJ 88 in Anoka County. the county does not expect to be able to resolve this problem alone. State, regional and local cooperation will be essential, both in system planning and in funding eommltmenls." 5)