The Township is directly responsible for approximately 10 miles of roads. The costs of road maintenance will continue to increase and more pressure will be exerted to take over more road mileage either from the turnover of existing private developed roads, turnback of County roads or demand for new road construction to access developable properties. A major issue is pedestrian safety along portions of the Midway Road north of Pike Lake and near the Elementary School on Martin Road. Canosia Township must be sensitive to these impacts and pursue efforts to minimize and control these impacts wherever possible. System Increasing development and congestion along the Miller Trunk corridor in Duluth and Hermantown is a problem that impacts Canosia residents and vice versa.
Congestion results in residents seeking alternative routes which impacts other corridors.
Examples include Martin and Rice Lake Roads, and for truck traffic, Midway and LaVaque Roads. This situation is area-wide in scope and affects Duluth, Hermantown, Canosia and all the traveling public which make up this corridor system. This intersection and corridor have the largest traffic volumes and is the major travel corridor in the Township. Gravel and other truck traffic use this area on a regular basis creating safety problems. The area along Midway Road, north of the North Pike Lake Road and near the School at the intersection of Martin and Midway Roads are of primary concern.