Minn. 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 |