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1� � � � TRANSPORTATION JUNE, 1980 � � PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL A Principal Arterial is a grade-separated , high � capacity, controlled access highway designed to move vehicles through an area , not within a community, principal arterials have no local land use access . The only principal arterial near Orono is that portion of State Highway 12 that becomes limited-access east of Orono ' s eastern boundary � with Wayzata. INTERMEDIATE ARTERIAL An Intermediate Arterial is a controlled-access , • � mo erate y ig capacity highway designed to move vehicles between cities and, in Orono ' s situation , between the free-standing growth centers and out-state cities west of Orono into the metropolitan area. Intersections � are limited and controlled. Land use access is intended to be limited to major traffic generators without direct access to residential properties . State Highway 12 is an Intermediate Arterial through Orono although many access and intersection characteristics are typical of a minor arterial � or collector. JURISDICTION: STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION � RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH: MINIMUM 100 FEET FOR TWO LANE HIGHWAY MINOR ARTERIAL A Minor Arterial is a controlled access , moderate capacity � street or highway designed to move vehicles within planning subregions and between adjacent subregions . The Lake Minnetonka Ring Route is a minor arterial functioning to move , principally commuters and truck traffic , � from the western Lake Minnetonka communities into the urbanized areas of Y the Twin Cities . The minor arterial route channels traffic away from Lake Minnetonka to State Highways 12 and 55 , and in the near future , to a direct intersection with Interstate 494 in Plymouth. Land use access � is intended to be limited to major traffic generators and local street intersections without direct access to individual residences . � JURISDICTION: HENNEPIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH: MINIMUM 80 FEET FOR TWO LANE HIGHWAY � COLLECTOR A Collector street functions to collect traffic from local streets and move it to neighborhood activity centers or to intersections with minor or intermediate arterials . Local land use access is permitted � but is regulated as to location and number with direct access to be avoided whenever alternative local street access is available . Intersection with other collectors are often controlled with signals or with four-way � stop signs . Traffic usage is moderate . JURISDICTION : COUNTY OR CITY � RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH : 60-66 FEET � � � CMP 7-15