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2010 Transportation System Statement for City of New Brighton Key Changes in the revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan The revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council on November 10, 2010, is the metropolitan system plan for highways, transit and aviation with which local comprehensive plans must conform.This system statement summarizes significant changes to these three systems as well as other changes made to the 2030 Transportation Policy Plan since the last statement was issued in 2004 and highlights those elements that apply specifically to your community. In addition to reviewing this system statement, your community should consult the entire revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan to ensure that your community's local comprehensive plan and plan amendments conform to the current transportation system plan. A PDF file of the entire revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan can be found at the Metropolitan Council's website: http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/TPP/2010/index.htm The revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan incorporates the following major changes: Highway System Plan Changes since 2004: • The Metropolitan Highway System is made up of principal arterials. Since 2004 two highways have been added to this system—TH 101 and TH 55.The Metropolitan Highway System is shown in Fig. 6-1. • The revised 2030 Transportation Policy Plan includes a list of the major highway projects either completed since 2004 or currently under construction.These projects include TH 212, sections of TH 610,the I-694/1-35E interchange, widening 1-494 from TH 100 to I- 394 and the I-35W/TH 62 Crosstown expansion. • The 2030 Transportation Policy Plan acknowledges that congestion cannot be eliminated or greatly reduced.The region's mobility efforts will need to focus on managing congestion and working to provide alternatives. • This fiscally constrained plan incorporates expected funding generated by the 2008 transportation funding law (Chapter 152), which increased the state gas tax and registration tax and provided for a major bridge bonding program. • The current plan presents a balanced investment strategy emphasizing preservation, safety, and bridges. Mobility investments have been limited to: • Active Traffic Management (ATM) such as traveler information systems and dynamic signing.