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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan Approved: XXXXX B-3 1.1 PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS Roadways of this classification typically connect large urban areas to other large urban areas or they connect metro centers to regional business concentrations via a continuous roadway without stub connections. They are designed to accommodate the longest trips. Their emphasis is focused on mobility rather than access and as such, private access should not be allowed. They connect only with other Principal Arterials, interstate freeways, some Minor Arterials, and Collector Streets. There are two Principal Arterials within Arden Hills, Interstates I-35W and I-694. 1.2 MINOR ARTERIALS Roadways of this classification typically link urban areas and rural Principal Arterials to larger towns and other major traffic generators capable of attracting trips over similarly long distances. Minor Arterials service medium length trips, and their emphasis is on mobility as opposed to access in urban areas. They connect with Principal Arterials, other Minor Arterials, and Collector Streets. Connections to Local Streets should be avoided if possible, and private access should not be allowed. Minor Arterials are responsible for accommodating through-trips, as well as trips beginning or ending outside the Arden Hills area. Minor Arterial roadways are typically spaced approximately one to two miles apart in urbanized communities similar to Arden Hills. Within Arden Hills there are 15 roadways classified as Minor Arterials. These roadways are US Highway 10, TH 51, Old US-10, County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 46/Cleveland Avenue, CSAH 47/New Brighton Road, CSAH 50/Hamline Avenue, CSAH 51/Lexington Avenue, CSAH 76/Snelling Avenue, CSAH 96 (CR G), CSAH 149/Lake Johanna Boulevard, County Road (CR) D (CSAH 19), CR E (CSAH 15, CSAH 149, CR 99), CR E2 (CSAH 73), CR F (CSAH 12), CR H (CSAH 9), and CR I (CSAH 3). The Spine Road is a Planned A Minor Arterial. In the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, there is a further breakdown of Minor Arterial roadways to establish federal funding priorities, “A Minor” and “Other” (previously referred to as “B Minor”). The A Minor Arterial classifications include Relievers, Expanders, Connectors, and Augmenters. As defined by the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council, Relievers provide ‘open up’ capacity for traffic on Metropolitan Highway Principal Arterials. Augmenters supplement the Principal Arterials within the beltway. Expanders provide connection between developing areas outside the beltway, and connect Principal Arterials. Connectors provide links between rural town centers in the urban reserve and rural area. Other Minor Arterials have a lower priority than A Minor Arterials and are not eligible for federal funding. Within Arden Hills, the A Minor Arterial Relievers are US Highway 10, CSAH 46/Cleveland Avenue, CSAH 73/CR E2 (west of CSAH 46), and CSAH 96 (west of US Dr a f t 11 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7