Minn. Governor signs $105 million federal funding bill for transportation projects

Minnesota Welcome SignMinn. Gov. Mark Dayton has signed Chapter 14, HF 837 that authorizes $105 million from the FAST Act for transportation projects across the state, providing for at least 28 highway and bridge projects.

Both the state House and Senate unanimously supported the bill.

“I am pleased that the Legislature has authorized this funding, which is ready to put people to work to improve our road and bridge infrastructure across our state,” Dayton says.

Dayton has also proposed a transportation plan aimed at repairing or replacing 1,700 miles of roads and 235 bridges. A summary of the plan is available here.

For the Chapter 14, HF837 legislation, Dayton had called on the state general assembly to approve the measure last October, and again in March in order “to allow Minnesota communities to access federal funding for transportation projects in time for the coming construction season.”

The projects to be funded by this bill include:

Route  City County Project Description
US 169 Virginia St. Louis US 169 NB &SB, IN VIRGINIA, FROM .07 MI W CR‐109 TO JCT 53 (HOOVER RD) Bridge Work
MN 11 International Falls Koochiching MN 11, FROM W JCT MN 71 TO 0.3 MI W JCT CSAH 332 Road Work
MN 175 Hallock Kittson MN 175, FROM E END BR 35005 OVER THE RED RIVER TO S. EMERSON AVE IN HALLOCK, & ON US 75, FROM 4TH ST TO 110′ N OF 8TH ST, IN HALLOCK Road Work
MN 197 Bemidji Beltrami MN 197, NB & SB FROM 7TH ST SW TO 3RD ST NW Road Work
US 2 Bagley, Wilton Clearwater US 2, EB & WB FROM BAGLEY TO WILTON Road Work
MN 6 Remer Cass, Itasca MN 6, FROM JCT MN 200 IN REMER TO CASS/ITASCA CO LINE Road Work
MN 84 Pine River Cass MN 84, IN PINE RIVER, FROM CASS CSAH 1 TO JCT MN 200 Road Work
MN 25 Foley Benton, Morrison MN 25, FROM JCT MN 23 IN FOLEY TO BENTON/MORRISON CO LINE Road Work
MN 25 Genola Benton, Morrison MN 25, FROM BENTON/MORRISON COUNTY LINE TO 123 ST IN GENOLA Road Work
US 59 Montevideo Swift ON US 59, FROM TH 119 TO TH 12, AND AT BRIDGE #76002 Road Work
MN 29 Benson Swift ON TH 29, FROM S OF OAKWOOD AVE. TO CHIPPEWA RIVER, ON TH 9, FROM CHIPPEWA RIVER TO N OF CSAH 104. ON TH 12, FROM 181/2ND ST S TO W OF CSAH 25 Road Work
MN 43 Winona Winona WORK PACKAGE #6 ‐ COMPLETE ROADWAY APPROACHES FOR BRIDGES 85851
AND 5900, RECONSTRUCTION BRIDGE 5900 AND COMPLETE BRIDGE 85851
Road Work
MN 15 Fairmont Martin MN 15, FROM JOHNSON STREET TO 0.05 MI S OF GOEMANN RD IN FAIRMONT Road Work
US 14 New Ulm Brown US 14, FROM 0.1 MI E OF CSAH 27 TO THE WEST LIMITS OF NEW ULM Road Work
US 59 Worthington Nobles US 59, FROM N JCT TH 60 TO I90 IN WORTHINGTON Road Work
MN 4 Sleepy Eye Nicollet, Renville MN 4, FROM JCT TH 68 TO THE NICOLLET/RENVILLE COUNTY LINE Road Work
MN 13 New Richland Waseca MN 13, TH 30 IN NEW RICHLAND TO 0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 14, REHAB BR#81001 & 81002 Road Work
US 71 Willmar Kandiyohi US 71, N OF JCT MN 23 TO N OF JCT MN 9 Road Work
US 71 Willmar Kandiyohi US 71, JCT US 71/KANDIYOHI CSAH 40 & ALSO AT US 71/CSAH 29 Road Work
US 71 Kandiyohi US 71, JCT US 71/MN 9 Road Work
MN 4 Fairfax Renville MN 4, MN 68 TO MN 19 (FAIRFAX) Road Work
US 59 Marshall Lyon US 59, US 59 & LYON CSAH 6 Road Work
I 35W Bloomington Hennepin I35W, 86TH STREET BRIDGE OVER I35W IN BLOOMINGTON‐REPLACE OLD BRIDGE #9039 WITH NEW BRIDGE # 27W40 Bridge Work
MN 50 Farmington, Hampton Dakota MN50, FROM MN3 IN FARMINGTON TO US52 IN HAMPTON Road Work
MN 13 Savage, Burnsville, Shakopee Scott MN13, FROM JCT OF TH 901B IN SAVAGE TO 0.4 MI E WASHBURN AVE IN BURNSVILLE AND ON TH 901B, FROM 0.1 MI W OF TH 169 IN SHAKOPEE TO JCT WITH MN13 Road Work
US 52 Coates, Hampton Dakota US52, FROM JCT WITH CSAH 86 TO CSAH 46 IN DAKOTA COUNTY Grade and Surface
MN 97 Forest Lake Washington MN97, AT 11ST (MSAS 135) IN FOREST LAKE Grade and Surface