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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT pedestrian and bicycle issues, crashes, near misses, and complaints, and prioritize roadway improvements with pavement rehabilitation needs. Strategies to improve safety and mobility will be considered, including the consideration of adding pedestrian facilities at intersections, non -motorized facilities both along and separate from roadways, additional roadway width for wider lanes or shoulders, or when possible, turn lanes to City collector roadways intersecting with County roadways. To accommodate necessary tum lanes or roadway widening, additional right-of-way may be required at the intersection. As reconstruction of aging infrastructure is pursued on City collector streets the recommended geometric design standards will assist in improving safety and mobility. Additionally, as traffic volumes approaching an intersection increase, an intersection control evaluation may be necessary. Triggers for an evaluation may include an increase in correctable crashes or an unacceptable traffic back up. Higher volume roadways that could show traffic signal benefits are under the jurisdiction of the County. As the jurisdictional authority, the County would make decisions on appropriate traffic control. The intersection control evaluation would identify the traffic control option (e.g. all way stop, roundabout, possible signalization) and capacity improvements (e.g. turn lanes) necessary to accommodate the traffic volumes in a safe and efficient manner. Future reconstruction may require modifications of existing access to include strategies such as access consolidation, right—in, right—out access only, or the development of a frontage road to improve the safety and mobility of the corridor. Additional right-of-way should be acquired for future improvements as properties in the area develop or redevelop. The high crash locations along 1-694 at 1-35W, TH 10, and TH 51 should be partially rectified by the proposed improvements on 1-694 through the area. This improvement includes additional lanes, and the improvement of the TH 51 ramp access to eastbound 1-694, one of the highest crash locations in the Arden Hills area. Further improvements should be studied with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Ramsey County at the interchange ramps and intersections. The current proposed interchange on TH 10 should improve the operations along TH 10 and also CSAH 96 near TH 10. This interchange would enable a separation of the traffic on each corridor, improving operations to both. 11.3.3 Functional Classification Needs Due to the developed nature of the City of Arden Hills, together with the community's pattern of water features and freeway facilities, there are minimax' opportunities to expand the local roadway system in the developed areas of the DRAFT 84 5/1/2008 Formatted: Font: (Default) Anal, 10 Pt Formatted: Font (Default) Anal 10 Pt