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Types of Roads <br />To understand the road network within the City of Hugo, each road has a <br />classification based on the Metropolitan Council Functional Classification System <br />which describes the purpose and type of traffic the roads serve. <br />Principal Arterial: <br />A principal arterial is a limited -access roadway that serves moderate <br />to long trip lengths and provides a system to move traffic through a <br />city or region. Turning movements are often handled with turn lanes <br />or signal systems. The purpose of a principal arterial is to move traffic <br />with a certain degree of efficiency and speed and; therefore, are often <br />characterized by wider lanes and shoulders. There are no principle <br />arterials within the City of Hugo. The closest principle arterial is 1-35E, <br />which is directly west of the City in Lino Lakes. <br />Minor Arterial: <br />A minor arterial generally augments the arterial system in more <br />intensely developed areas. The purpose of augmenting the principal <br />arterial may be to reduce speeds or provide more direct access to <br />some of the residential or business areas within the community. <br />Generally, minor arterials provide service to over 3,000 cars per day, <br />and should be directly accessed only by principal arterials, other minor <br />HL#r 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />arterials, or collectors. Highway 61, CSAH 4, CSAH 7 and CSAH 8 are <br />examples of minor arterials in Hugo. <br />Collectors: <br />Collectors serve as connections between local streets and minor <br />arterials. Their principal function is to carry short trip lengths and to <br />serve adjacent land. These roads are generally capable of moving <br />larger traffic volumes for limited distances. They may also carry traffic <br />to and from dispersed major traffic generators. Access to collectors <br />includes other collectors, minor arterials, local streets, and direct <br />access from/to abutting lands. Fenway Boulevard, Goodview Avenue, <br />Oneka Lake Boulevard and Oneka Parkway are examples of collector <br />streets in the City of Hugo. <br />Local Streets: <br />Local streets primarily provide access to individually developed sites <br />and connect to other local streets and collector streets. These streets <br />are designed for low speed, local trips. Local streets serve most <br />exclusively the residents in a neighborhood and do not generally <br />provide access for through traffic. Residential streets are examples of <br />local streets in Hugo. <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />COMMUNITY BACKGROUND 28 <br />