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Image Placeholder <br />195TRANSPORTATION2040 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 />Freight <br />Freight transportation in the City of Hugo is served predominantly by <br />the adjacent Principal Arterial highways, I-35E west of the City and <br />TH 61 through the City� There is one active Class III railroad line in <br />the City of Hugo operated by Minnesota Commercial that runs parallel <br />to TH 61, ending at 140th Street North� In addition, there is an active <br />Canadian Pacific/Soo railroad line running south and east of the City in <br />the City of Grant and May Township� <br />There are no large freight traffic generators within the city as identified <br />by the Metropolitan Council� Freight generators within the city include <br />a concentration of industrial and commercial land uses adjacent to <br />Frenchman Road (CSAH 8) and TH 61�� The Metropolitan Council’s <br />Regional Truck Highway Corridor Study (completed in 2017) identified <br />I-35E as a Tier 1 regional key truck corridor and TH 61 as a Tier 3 <br />regional key truck corridor. As defined in the Regional Truck Highway <br />Corridor Study, the interstate system serves as the freight backbone, <br />and other tiered roadways provide redundancy to the interstate <br />system, as well as provide door-to-door access to manufacturing <br />facilities, distribution centers, intermodal freight hubs, and ultimately, <br />retailers and customers� <br />Figure 8-8 shows Heavy Commercial Average Annual Daily Traffic <br />(HCAADT) within Hugo on the Principal Arterial and “A” Minor Arterial <br />system� Within the City, the largest amount of heavy commercial <br />vehicles travels on Frenchman Road (CSAH 8) between I-35E and <br />TH 61 (750 trucks per day) and on TH 61, between Frenchman Road <br />(CSAH 8) to 170th Street (CSAH 4) (550 trucks per day)� <br />The 2040 TPP acknowledges several freight challenges that impact <br />the City and the region. Freight traffic and congestion are expected <br />to increase and place pressure on the region’s highway and rail <br />systems� Additionally, there are concerns about compatibility between <br />freight traffic and adjacent land use. While the City’s industrial <br />and commercial areas are located adjacent to the primary freight <br />corridors, it will be important to ensure that future development is also <br />compatible with freight operations�