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Background/Existing Conditions <br /> S <br /> The study area incorporates approximately the northern third of the City of Arden Hills as well <br /> as neighboring communities. The study area boundaries include Lexington Avenue on the east, <br /> Interstate Highway 694 on the south,Interstate Highway 35W on the west and County Road I on <br /> the north. Exhibit 2 illustrates the study area, arterial roadway network and neighborhoods/ <br /> businesses. Major arterials located within the study area include the following: <br /> Highway 96 is an east-west running four lane divided highway carrying approximately <br /> 17,000 vehicles per day. Highway 96 is a Ramsey County highway recently turned back <br /> from MnDOT. <br /> Highway 10 is a southeast-northwest running four lane limited access divided highway <br /> carrying approximately 37,000 vehicles per day. Highway 10 is a MnDOT Trunk <br /> Highway which splits from Interstate 694 just west of Hamline Avenue and merges with <br /> Interstate 35W just south of County Road H2. <br /> Old Highway 10 is a north-south running arterial carrying approximately 2,600 vehicles <br /> per day. Old Highway 10 functions as a collector"spine" for the City beginning off of <br /> Highway 51 in the southern part of the city and terminating at Highway 96 approximately <br /> 400 feet west of the Highway 10 intersection. <br /> • Hamline Avenue is a north-south running arterial carrying approximately 12,000 <br /> vehicles per day. The portion of Hamline Avenue included in the study runs between <br /> Highway 96 to the north and Interstate 694 to the south. Hamline Avenue is a Ramsey <br /> County roadway. Through southbound traffic on Hamline Avenue merges into Highway <br /> 51 south of Interstate 694. Access between Hamline Avenue and Interstate 694 is <br /> restricted to movements to and from the east and north only. <br /> West Round Lake Road/Gateway Boulevard is a north-south running collector <br /> carrying approximately 2,000 vehicles per day. This roadway is currently named West <br /> Round Lake Road but is schedule to be renamed to Gateway Boulevard in the near <br /> future. The exhibits included with this report refer to the roadway as Gateway <br /> Boulevard. Gateway Boulevard is an Arden Hills State Aid street and is scheduled to be <br /> reconstructed with raised medians and concrete curb and gutter during the 1999 <br /> construction season. Gateway Boulevard provides access to the Gateway Business <br /> District from Highway 96. The roadway is located adjacent to Interstate 35W. <br /> Snelling Avenue is a north-south running collector carrying approximately 800 vehicles <br /> per day. Snelling Avenue is an Arden Hills State Aid street which provides access to the <br /> neighborhoods and churches located between Hamline Avenue and Highway 10. <br /> • <br /> 2 <br />