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a{>proximateIy 700-800 additional homes. The 5-acre RR-IA zone (1330 acres) <br />is 80% developed, with the potential for 30-40 additional homes. <br />Oroiio*s urban 1-acre and 1/2-acre zonii^ districts (totaling about 1500 acres) are <br />98% developed. Most ftiture development activii) in these zones will be infill or <br />redevelooment. <br />At curreitt fates of development, Orono is expected to reach final development in <br />25-30 years. <br />C. Transportation <br />Metropolitan Council's 1988 Transportation Systems Statement required that Orono <br />determine whether a comprehensive plan amendment is necessary to demonstrate <br />consistency with the revised Transportation Development Guide/ Policy Plan. In <br />January 1990, per Metropolitan Council Resolution No. 90-2, Orono and a number <br />of other Cities were granted a time e.xtension for meeting the requirements of the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act, which extension has since expired. <br />Tte City has determined that a complete update of the transportation element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan will be warranted as soon as a decision on the funire nature <br />and corridor of Highway 12 is reached. However, the City of Orono since 1990 <br />has been involved in a study of the IJ.S. Highway 12 Corridor in conjunction with <br />Mn/DOT and other cities west of the metro area. The forthcoming results of that <br />study will potentially significantly impact Orono's * ^asportation plan, and therefore <br />it is unwise for the City to proceed with a comprehensive transportation plan update <br />at this time. <br />A number of projects enhancing the safety, accessibility and capacity of existing <br />transportation routes in Orono have been recently completed, are underway or are <br />planned for the near tumre. These include: <br />1. Construction in 1995 of safety improvements to U.S. 12 in Long Lake, <br />including lane dividers, turn lanes, resurfacing, and a semaphore at the <br />intersection of U.S. 12 and Willow Drive. <br />2. Replacement in 1994 of the Old Crystal Bay Road Bridge crossing the <br />Burlington Northern Railroad. <br />3. Resurfacing and turn lane construction in 1994-95 on County Road 15.