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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Trunk Highway 47, south of the interchange with TH 10, is currently under study by Anoka and <br />Hennepin Counties for potential highway jurisdictional revisions. MnDOT and the counties are <br />analyzing the potential of turning back the jurisdictional responsibility of TH 47 from the State of <br />Minnesota to Anoka and Hennepin Counties. Trunk Highway 47 is functionally classified as a <br />minor arterial with multiple access points and traffic signals as the roadway enters the City of <br />Minneapolis. Additionally, right-of-way availability is limited along the TH 47 corridor without <br />the needed space to expand the travel lanes. Improvements along TH 47 would primarily be made <br />in signal coordination, access management, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) <br />technologies. As planning and engineering studies are completed, additional highway options will <br />be identified <br /> <br />2. DESCRIPTION OF mGHW A Y OPTIONS <br /> <br />2.1 ADDITION OF RIGHT-OR LEFT-TURN LANES <br /> <br />This option would add turn lanes at select intersections along TH 10 to facilitate mobility of <br />through-traffic by separating turning traffic from through-traffic. This option would be particularly <br />useful in Columbia Heights, Fridley, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey and Elk River, where dense <br />commercial, industrial and retail developments are located. <br /> <br />2.2 ITS TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />This option facilitates traffic management through the effective dissemination of traffic information <br />to users of the TH 10 corridor. It included implementation of current Intelligent Transportation <br />System (ITS) technologies for traffic management, such as variable/changeable message signs <br />(VMS/CMS), highway advisory radio (HAR) signs, electronic bulletin board system and <br />information kiosks. These tools would be implemented at key corridor locations. Additionally, <br />because of the relatively low need of ITS technologies on additional right-of-way, its use could be <br />" <br />optimized if implemented along fully developed areas of the TH lOITH 47 corridor, including <br />Minneapolis, Coon Rapids and Fridley. <br /> <br />2.3 ACCESS CONSOLIDATION/FRONTAGE ROAD DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />This option would require closure of a number of access locations. It also addressed current issues <br />concerning congestion, safety and close spacing of access points through access <br />management/frontage road development. Because of considerations for existing development <br />along the corridor and additional right-of-way required by the development of frontage roads, this <br />option was limited to developing and rural areas. <br /> <br />2.4 SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT/COORDINATION <br /> <br />This option entailed the addition of traffic signals and improvements of existing ones through <br />actuation and coordination. New signals at intersections that meet warrants and signal coordination <br />would ensure that traffic movements are given priority so that mobility is maintained in the TH 10 <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Major Investment Study <br />Conceptual Definition of Alternatives <br />February 1999 <br /> <br />IV-3 <br />