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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved:, XXXX <br />11-14 <br /> <br />Aviation Plans/Facilities <br /> <br />There are no existing or planned aviation facilities within Arden Hills, but the <br />Anoka County/Blaine Airport is located approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the <br />City of Arden Hills, west of I-35W and north of TH 10. <br /> <br />Railway <br /> <br />There is one railway line within the City of Arden Hills. The rail line is active and <br />operated by the Canadian Pacific Rail System (CPR) with an average of four <br />trains per day using the line. It runs east-west through the southern portion of <br />Arden Hills, north of County Road E with a speed threshold of 40 mph. The line <br />includes a spur into the Red Fox/Grey Fox business area. <br /> <br />Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) operates a north-south railway line in <br />New Brighton west of I-35W . One MNRR rail spur provides service to the <br />Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard and ends west of Highway 10 in Arden Hills. The <br />rail spur previously accessed the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) <br />site, but has since been abandoned at Highway 10 to the east. A second rail <br />spur that accessed the Gateway Business District has also been removed and <br />abandoned. <br /> <br />Ramsey County has Regional Rail Authority, which reviews, recommends, <br />proposes, and buys abandoned rail lines for future transportation purposes. It <br />has identified a transitway corridor through the northeast metropolitan area. The <br />Northeast Diagonal transitway corridor follows the partially abandoned and <br />existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks from northeast Minneapolis <br />through St. Anthony, Roseville, Shoreview, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, Gem <br />Lake, White Bear Township, and ending in White Bear Lake. The potential route <br />does not directly impact Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Truck Freight <br /> <br />Truck freight transportation in Arden Hills is served by the arterial highways, I- <br />35W, I-694 and US 10. Figure 11.5 shows the City’s freight system. There are no <br />large freight traffic generators within the City as identified by the Metropolitan <br />Council. Freight generators within the City include a concentration of light <br />industrial, office, and commercial land uses east of TH 51/Snelling Avenue and <br />along the I-35W corridor. <br /> <br /> Draft 03/07/2018