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Image Placeholder <br />174TRANSPORTATION2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />Existing Capacity Problems on Arterial Roads <br />At the planning level, capacity problems are identified by comparing <br />the existing number of lanes with current traffic volumes. Table 8-5 <br />illustrate the existing number of lanes on arterial roadways within the <br />City� Figure 8-5 illustrates existing traffic volumes on Principal Arterial, <br />A-Minor Arterials and other significant roadways within the City. <br />As shown in the table, no arterial roadway located within or adjacent <br />to the City have more than four lanes� All other arterial roadways have <br />four or fewer lanes� TH 61 is the only roadway that transition between <br />two lanes and three lanes (one travel lane in each direction with a <br />dedicated left-turn lane)� All City of Hugo existing volumes are below <br />or within the planning level capacity thresholds shown in Table 8-4, <br />however, some congestion does occur along some primary routes, <br />such as TH 61, due to operational constraints at intersections� <br />Table 8-5 Existing number of lanes on arterial roads <br />Functional Classification Roadway Name Location Number of <br />Lanes <br />“A” Minor Expander TH 61 Southern City Limit to 170th St (CSAH 4)2 - 3 <br />“A” Minor Connector TH 61 170th St (CSAH 4) to Northern City Limit 2 <br />“A” Minor Connector Frenchman Rd (CSAH 8)Western City Limit to TH 61 4 <br />“A” Minor Connector 170th St (CSAH 4)TH 61 to Eastern City Limit 2 <br />“A” Minor Connector 120th St/ 122nd St (CSAH 7)Southern City Limit to Eastern City Limit 2 <br />“A” Minor Connector Keystone Ave (CSAH 9)122nd St (CSAH 7) to Southern City Limit 2