TRANSPORTATION

Introduction

Supply adequate transportation systems now and in the future, while making every effort to preserve natural resources and to prevent undue strain on the environment.

Transportation Trends

Road Classification

Principle arterials.

Carry high traffic volumes (Interstates and freeways) There are none in the town.

Minor arterials.

Serve cities, large communities and other large traffic generators. There are none in the town.

Major collectors.

Provides service to moderate sized communities and links them to nearby population centers and higher function routes. The major highway in the Town of Sheridan is State Highway 64, which runs eight miles east and west through the southern part of the township. State Highway 25 runs through the Southeast corner a distance of one mile.

Minor collectors.

Collect traffic from local roads and provide links to all smaller communities, locally important traffic generators and higher function roads. Minor collectors in the township are county roads O, V, F and V V. These roads connect to either other county roads, with state roads or with local roads to serve all destinations within the town and allows access to higher function roads beyond the town boundaries.

Local roads.

All roads not classified as arterial or collector are local functioning roads.

Dunn County to provide base map

The Town has 36.3 miles of roads to maintain; 31.0 miles of paved roads, 5.0 unpaved. 20 miles are classified as local, while 16.3 are low-use. The town roads that carry the largest volume of traffic are 1230^th Ave, 350^th St, 1350^th Ave, 1250^th Ave, 450^th St, and 430^th St.. The Town has a five-year road plan that calls for restructuring about 1.5 to 2 miles per year and for sealcoating and crackfilling as needed.

Condition of local roads in 2004

PASER Rating	Warranted Maintenance	Percent
1 – 3 (poor to very poor)	Reconstruction	20.7
4- 6 (good to fair)	Preservative Treatments to Structural Improvements and leveling- overlay	36.6
7 – 10 (very good to excellent)	None Required to Routine Maintenance	42.7

Road Maintenance Plans

The Town budgets $180,000 annually for road maintenance. These funds are made up from local taxes, Revenue sharing, State highway aid, plus additional funds from the Trip and Bridge Aid Fund.

Local 5 Year Plan

2005 1390^th Ave from County VV to 490^th St. 410^th St from 1390^th Ave to County V

2006 1300^th Ave from County VV to 490^th St.

2007 1390^th Ave from County VV to 490^th St. 380^th St from 1450^th Ave to County V

2008 1450^th from 290^th St west to the Town line

2009 490^th St from 1390^th Ave to the Town line. 320^th St, the south half.

County 5 Year Plan

2007 County F from hwy 64 to County VVV

State 5 Year Plans

The State plans for highway resurfacing Highway 65 from County O west to County line.