Rice County Transportation Plan

Rice County has adopted a comprehensive, countywide Transportation Plan to prepare for the anticipated growth and development expected over the next 20 years. Through careful planning ahead of the growth, Rice County residents can experience an enhanced quality of life through maintained and/or improved mobility while minimizing costs and impacts of transportation related improvements. The Transportation Plan enables the county, cities, and townships to make well thought-out planning decisions beforehand rather than hastily responding to challenges brought on as a cumulative result of development. By establishing a countywide vision for the future transportation system, Rice County can proactively shape how their transportation system will best serve the people of Rice County.

Rice County Transportation Plan (May - 2006)

Table of Figures:

1.1-1 Regional Location

1.2-1 Urban & Rural Designations

1.2-2 Dundas & Northfield Area Urban & Rural Designations

1.2-3 Faribault Area Urban & Rural Designations

1.2-4 Lonsdale Area Urban & Rural Designations

1.2-5 Morristown Area Urban & Rural Designations

1.2-6 Nerstrand Area Ubran & Rural Designations

1.2-7 Transportation Issues

2.1-1 Existing Roadway Functional Classification

2.4-1 Sidewalk & Trail and Earthen Berm Desin Standards

2.4-2 Minor Arterial Roadway Design Standards

2.4-3 Collector Roadway Design Standards

2.5-1 Existing Jurisdictional Designation

3.1-1 Existing Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes

3.2-1 Location of Fatal & Incapacitating Injury Crashes

3.2-2 Intersection Crash Rates

3.2-3 Roadway Segment Crash Summary

3.4-1 Existing Multimodal Uses

4.1-1 2025 Forecasted Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes

4.1-2 Dundas/Northfield 2025 Forecasted Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes

4.1-3 Faribault 2025 Forecasted Average Annual Daily Traffic Volumes

4.1-4 2025 Congestion Analysis

4.2-1 2025 Preservation Needs

4.3-1 2025 Safety Needs

4.4-1 Countywide Roadway Continuity Corridor Vision

4.4-2 Future System Improvement & Expansion Needs

4.4-3 Future Non-System Improvement Needs

5.1-1 Recommended Future Roadway Functional Classification

5.2-1 Recommended Roadway Jurisdictional Transfers

5.3-1 Future Multimodal Uses

6.3-1 Corridor Study Needs

Appendices:

Appendix A - Traffic Volume to Capacity Analysis Spreadsheets

Appendix B - 2025 Household, Population & Employment Forecasts

Appendix B - Traffic Forecasting Modeling Methodology

Appendix C - Potential Roadway Jurisdictional Transfer Candidates

Appendix D - Cost Participation Policy

Appendix E - Rice County Transportation Plan Memorandum of Understanding

Appendix F - Draft Plan Comments & Responses

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