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48 / Chapter 6: Transportation <br />Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br />Jurisdiction <br />Jurisdiction refers to the agency that owns and maintains a particular roadway. The <br />roadway network in Elk River is owned and maintained primarily by three governmental <br />agencies; the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Sherburne County and <br />the City of Elk River. MnDOT is responsible for interstate roadways (I), trunk highways (TH <br />101) and US highways (US 169 and US 10). Sherburne County is responsible for county <br />roads (CR 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 44, 79, and 121) and county state aid highways (CSAH <br />1, 12, 13, and 33). Most of the remaining streets are under the jurisdiction of the City of <br />Elk River. It should be noted that there are some roadways that are privately owned and <br />maintained by a neighborhood association. These roadways are paid for by the property <br />owners and the property owners are responsible for plowing the streets in the winter and <br />repairing the roadways when they need to be fi xed. <br />The Sherburne County transportation plan identifi es potential jurisdictional transfers for the <br />future. No timing has been identifi ed, but the following roadways have been identifi ed to be <br />transferred to the City of Elk River: CR 121; CSAH 33 between Jarvis Street/Twin Lakes <br />Road and 205th Avenue; CR 44/35 between western city limits and US 10. <br />In addition to these changes, the County has identifi ed future roadways that it would <br />operate and maintain within the City of Elk River. These changes include: 221st Avenue <br />with a future connection to CR 33 to the west and to the eastern city limits to the east; <br />193rd Avenue; and Fillmore Street with a new connection to Jarvis Street (includes Jarvis <br />Street). The county plan also identifi es new county connections that currently do not <br />exist and are not yet a part of the roadway network. These routes include a new CSAH <br />33 connection between 205th Avenue and Twin Lakes Road (CSAH 13) and a new CR 32 <br />extension between Elk Lake Road (CSAH 1) and the CSAH 33/CR 77 intersection. Figure <br />6-2: Sherburne County Identifi ed Jurisdictional Changes shows the proposed changes. <br />Functional Classifi cation <br />As drivers, people are aware that roadways serve different purposes. Some roadways <br />accommodate high traffi c volumes and have few points to enter and exit roadway. Others <br />have multiple locations where vehicles can enter and exit and have lower speeds. The <br />purpose or function that a roadway provides is known as functional classifi cation. A <br />roadway’s functional classifi cation identifi es its role in the roadway hierarchy used by <br />agencies and planning offi cials to manage access, setback and other design-related features <br />of a roadway. It also infl uences the types of land use and development in an area. For <br />example, a Principal Arterial generally has higher traffi c volumes and speeds. It is intended <br />to get people through an area and sever a larger travel shed. Developments that would <br />result in numerous individual driveways or homes along this type of corridor would be <br />discouraged for safety, mobility and noise reasons. <br />Figure 6-3: Existing Functional Classifi cation shows existing functional classifi cation.