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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT • CR F from CSAH 51/Lexington Avenue to CSAH 50/Hamline Avenue Level of Service F — Conoested 1-35W from Northern City Limits to Southern City Limits • 1-694, East of TH 10 and West of 1-35W • TH 51 from CR E to CSAH 50/Hamline Avenue • CSAH 51/1-exington Avenue from Tanglewood Drive to CSAH 96 Generally, the recommended Geometric Design Standards and associated right- of-way width requirements illustrated in the Geometric Design Standards should maintain the corridor's capacity to accommodate the forecasted traffic volumes on the City's roadways. Table 4.1 — Roadway Types and Capacities identifies various roadway types and the daily capacities that the given roadway can accommodate. Capacity improvements are recommended on any roadway with a future level of service of D, E, or F, as defined in the roadway capacity discussion within the Transportation System Principals and Standards section. Roadways identified above as near congested or congested are recommended to be monitored and programmed for capacity improvements when necessary. Roadways that are periodically congested are generally identified as providing an acceptable level of service. 11.3.2 Roadway Safety & Mobility Needs Many of the roadways within and adjacent to the City of Arden Hills are in need of capacity improvements by 2030 due to the anticipated growth throughout the area. This is due not only to growth within the City of Arden Hills but also growth within adjacent cities and other cities along the freeway and highway corridors. With this increase in development and increase in traffic, an increase in congestion is expected for most roadways throughout Arden Hills. Improvements are recommended for Hamline Avenue, Lexington Avenue, and the interstate freeways. The expansion and reconstruction of 1-694 will improve operations, especially from 1-35W to TH 10, even with the increased traffic expected by 2030. The other areas of 1-694 will likely be congested as much as they are today by 2030. Since the primary roadways providing significant mobility within the City of Arden Hills are county and state roadways, the City will need to coordinate with the State and County on roadway improvements. Collector roadways carrying greater than 1,500 vehicles per day have volume that tend to create potential conflicts between vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. The City, in cooperation with Ramsey County, will need to monitor DRAFT 83 5/1/2008 Formatted; Font (Default) Anal, 10 Pt -'I Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 10I, Pt