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Transportation System - Road$ The city is serviced with two major highways which serve as the backbone of the city's transportation system. As shown on Figure -.5 , state Highway 47 is situated on the eastern side of the community andr~ns north and south. u.S. Highway 10 and 169, a four lane highway, traverses the southern edge of the city running qe~erally east-west. county Roads 5, 57, 56 and 83 serve as major north-south collectors through the city. Major east- west collectors are county roads 7, 83 and 116. 'J:he city historically has required road right-of""way dedication and road construction as plats were approved to develop the local street syst~m. . !nr~eent fears,h~ever, the city has also taken a more acti'Ve role in development of its transportation system. As examples, in an effort to control access and provide orderly development on the south side of Highway 10, the city extended Sunfish Lake Blvd and Front street in 1988. Dysprosium str~et was extended to Co.. Rd. 5 and links with City of Anoka's Thurston Avenue which extends to Highway 10 with an overpass over the Burlington Railroad tracks. The city has also deeded right of way to Anoka County for the extension of CSAH 116 across the Rum River. This road will serve as a much needed link with the City of Anoka providing alternative routes which avoid at grade crossings with the railroad tracks. Figure S illustrates the major elements of the city's transporta- tion plan. As shown, the major emphasis will be in strengthening the east-west collector system within the city and providing frontage roads along Highway 10. Much of the proposed collector system will be eligible for and constructed as part of the MSA Municipal state Aid (MSA) system. The major transportation bottleneck occurs outside of the city at 169 Bridge crossing in Anoka. currently, the bridge .is under restricted load limits (max. tons) and needs to be replaced. definitive schedule has not yet been set for bridge replacement. to the heavy volume of traffic, at a minimum, a temporary bridge be constructed prior to removal of the existing structure. the A Due will The city of Ramsey has had preliminary discussions with MNjDOT re~rding construction of a new bridge at the location shown on Figure ~ rather than construction of a temporary bridge structure. MNjDOT has expressed interest in this proposal. As shown, a new bridge crossing could serve as a major thoroughfare between the pro- posed 610 Highway and the northwestern part of the Metropolitan Region. The city has also discussed the proposal with the city of Dayton which has expressed interest in the proposal. - I