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• <br /> VII. STREET IMPROVEMENTS • <br /> 1. Definitions <br /> a) Federal , State and County Highways <br /> These streets are classified as expressways, freeways, and <br /> principal arterials constructed and maintained by the State or <br /> County Highway Departments. They will carry large volumes of <br /> traffic at peak loading times. <br /> b) Minnesota State-Aid (MSA) Streets <br /> These are termed collector streets which interconnect other <br /> collector streets, State or County highways, or with Minnesota <br /> State-Aid streets in the municipality. Municipal State-Aid funds, <br /> apportioned from the gasoline tax, are used to help finance the <br /> cost of Minnesota State-Aid streets. The design for a Minnesota <br /> • -State-Aid road is dependent on traffic volumes and the urban • <br /> setting. <br /> c) Corranercial /Industrial Streets <br /> These are streets which generally serve commercial/industrial <br /> property. They would typically have a projected traffic volume <br /> higher than a residential street. A typical design would be36 <br /> feet wide with concrete curb and gutter and 9-ton design in <br /> accordance with current MnDOT standards. <br /> d) Residential Streets <br /> This is the minimum street design acceptable. as a public street <br /> within new subdivisions or developments. They carry relatively <br /> small volumes of local neighborhood traffic. The typical urban <br /> 170 residential street is 32 feet wide with concrete curb and gutter <br /> and a 7-ton design in accordance with current MnDOT standards: • <br /> 28 <br />