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City of Arden Hills- Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br /> periodically congested are generally identified as providing an acceptable level of <br /> service (volume to capacity ratios definition?). <br /> Safety and Mobility <br /> Congestion analysis shows 1-35W and 1-694 as the roadways with significant <br /> congestion. The rest of the existing transportation system throughout Arden Hills <br /> is primarily periodically congested, with areas that are near congested. Of <br /> primary concern to the City of Arden Hills is the congestion on TH 51/Hamline <br /> Avenue, south of 1-694 and the county roadways at the interchanges with 1-35W. <br /> This indicates that the congestion on 1-35W is impacting the county roadways <br /> that have access to it. As 1-35W becomes more congested, more traffic will likely <br /> use TH 51 or other adjacent minor arterials as an alternate route, which may also <br /> become congested. <br /> A planning-level analysis of the existing transportation system in Arden Hills was <br /> completed and included evaluating crash records for accident trends, the types of <br /> accidents most commonly occurring, and where accident trends may exist. In <br /> the five-year time period from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2006, <br /> there were 2,305 crashes on the roadways within or adjacent to the City of Arden <br /> Hills. The locations with high crash rates are primarily on the county and state <br /> highway intersections. Locations with the highest crash frequency are on 1-694 <br /> with TH 51, and 1-694 with 1-35W. Additionally, there are high crash rates along <br /> 1-35W and 1-694 at every interchange location. <br /> Other locations off the freeway with high crash frequency are the intersections of <br /> TH 10 with CSAH 96, CSAH 96 with Hamline Avenue (CSAH 50), CSAH 96 with <br /> Lexington Avenue (CSAH 51), Lexington Avenue (CSAH 51) with Grey Fox <br /> Road, and Hamline Avenue (CSAH 50) with CR F (CSAH 12). Of the 2,305 <br /> crashes, 170 included injuries, 405 had possible injuries, and 1730 involved <br /> property damage only. Rear end crashes represented 48% of the crashes, and <br /> 8% were right angle crashes. <br /> Jurisdictional Issues <br /> There are no known jurisdictional transfers planned between Arden Hills and <br /> Ramsey County, but the City recognizes that the County's and State's role in <br /> jurisdictional issues and desires active participation in any jurisdictional <br /> discussion. <br /> Relevant Area Transportation Studies <br /> DRAFT 72 <br /> 3/14/2008 to <br />