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CMP Part 4A. Transportation Plan <br /> <br /> <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 4A, Page 7 <br />century ago resulted in a network of winding roads that commonly followed the center of the <br />narrow peninsulas between bays, creating local road frontage for lakeshore lots while also often <br />serving as the main road between settlements. A large number of these roads do not meet current <br />specifications as they are narrow, winding roads with steep slopes. <br /> <br />Private Roads <br />A private road is a privately owned and privately maintained road, located in the rural area or within <br />a planned development that functions as a local access street. In order to curb maintenance <br />expenses the city has, since the 1980s, maintained a policy that developments in Orono’s rural area <br />would be serviced by privately maintained roads. The city does require that the private roads are <br />built to city standards and that the city is granted an underlying easement to ensure right of access. <br />As a result Orono currently has 20 miles of privately owned and maintained roads. <br /> <br />All urban properties should be directly served by the public street system. Rural properties should <br />be served by private streets unless through streets. <br /> <br />State Aid Roads <br />To support the state's system of streets, roads and bridges, MnDOT distributes funds for highway <br />maintenance and construction to counties, cities and townships based on a formula determined by <br />the Legislature. The roads <br />that are on the state aid system <br />typically carry heavier traffic <br />volumes, connect major <br />points of interest, and provide <br />an integrated and coordinated <br />road system. The majority of <br />the county Roads within <br />Orono are designated County <br />State Aid Highways (CSAH). <br />The City has 9.45 miles of <br />roadway eligible for <br />Municipal State Aid (MSA). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Planned Functional Classification Changes <br />There are no planned changes to functional classifications of roads within Orono. However, four <br />jurisdictional transfers are under consideration based on existing functional classification and <br />traffic patterns. McCulley Road to Hennepin County to tie CSAH 19 to CSAH 6. Bayside Road <br />(CSAH 84) From Hennepin County to Orono. Tonkawa Road (CSAH 135) from Hennepin County <br />to Orono. West Branch / North Shore (CSAH 151) from Hennepin County to Orono. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 4A-4: MSA Roads <br />Name Description State Aid # <br />Willow Dr County Rd 6 to Fox St MSAS 101 <br />Old Crystal Bay <br />Rd <br />County Rd 6 to Fox St MSAS 102 <br />Watertown Rd Willow Dr to County Road 6 MSAS 103 <br />McCulley Rd Entirety MSAS 104 <br />Fox St Old Crystal Bay Rd to <br />Brown Rd <br />MSAS 105 <br />Brown Rd N County Road 6 to Wayzata <br />Blvd <br />MSAS 107 <br />Leaf St Watertown Rd to Bayside <br />Rd <br />MSAS 109 <br />Ferndale Rd County road 6 to City <br />Boundary <br />MSAS 110