395 John Ireland Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 October 15, 2019 To the Reader: The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is a comprehensive four-year schedule of planned transportation projects in Minnesota for state fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. These projects are for state trunk highways, local roads and bridges, rail crossings and transit capital and operating assistance. This document represents an investment of over $6.7 billion in federal, state, and local funds over the four years. This document is the statewide transportation program in which MnDOT, local governments, and community and business interest groups worked together in eight District Area Transportation Partnerships (ATPs) to discuss regional priorities and reach agreement on important transportation investments. This state process was developed in response to the Federal “Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991” which focused on enhanced planning processes, greater state and local government responsibility, and more citizen input to decision making. The process has continued under the following acts: The 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21); the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); the 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21); and the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), signed into law December 4, 2015. Any questions and comments on specific projects included in this program may be directed to the identified MnDOT District Transportation office listed in the Program Listing sections of the document. To further assist you in using this information, a searchable database will be available by October 2019 on the Internet at: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/stip.html To request any MnDOT document in an alternative format, please call 651-366-4720. General questions or comments can be directed to the Office of Transportation System Management in St. Paul, 651-366-3798. Thank you for your interest and support in Minnesota’s Transportation System. Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..I-1 II. STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP) ................................................................................. II-1 Certification ..................................................................................................................................................................... II-1 The 20-Year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan ........................................................................................... II-1 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................................................ II-2 Minnesota Transportation Process for Investment Decisions .................................................................................... II-3 Financial Plan .................................................................................................................................................................. II-4 Project Selection .............................................................................................................................................................. II-7 III. PROGRAM LISTING .............................................................................................................................................................. III-1 APPENDICES A. Select Highway and Transit Programs Greater Minnesota Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Programs ....................................................... A-1 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) ................................................................................................... A-2 Transit Programs ...................................................................................................................................................... A-3 Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) ................................................................................................................... A-4 Recreational Trails Program ................................................................................................................................... A-5 Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program..................................................................................................... A-6 Port Development Assistance Program ................................................................................................................... A-7 MnDOT State Road Construction Program (SRC) ............................................................................................... A-8 B. System Performance and STIP Investment Summary ................................................................................................ B-1 C. MnDOT’S Detailed Federal Fiscal Constraint Plan ..................................................................................................... C-1 D. Federal Lands Program…………………………………………………………………………………………………D-1 Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) List of Figures Page Figure 1 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding...................................................................................... I-2 Figure 2 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by Source ................................................................. II-9 Figure 3 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by District/ATP ...................................................... II-9 Figure 4 Route System Categories ................................................................................................................................... III-1 Figure 5 Program Categories ........................................................................................................................................... III-3 Figure 6 Project Description Smart Codes ..................................................................................................................... III-3 Figure 7 Proposed Fund Categories ................................................................................................................................ III-4 Appendix Figures Figure A-1 Greater Minnesota MPO Funding ................................................................................................................ A-1(2) Figure A-2 Highway Safety Improvement Program Funding ........................................................................................ A-2(1) Figure A-3 Transit Funding by Source ............................................................................................................................. A-3(2) Figure A-4 Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program .......................................................................................... A-6(3) Figure A-5 Railway Highway Crossing Program Section-130 ....................................................................................... A-6(4) Figure A-6 Port Development Assistance Program ......................................................................................................... A-7(2) Figure A-7 State Road Construction Program Funding by Source ............................................................................... A-8(2) Figure A-8 State Road Construction Program Funding by District/ATP .................................................................... A-8(2) Figure B-1 MnSHIP Investment Comparisons ................................................................................................................. B-1(4) Figure C-1 Minnesota Detailed Financial Plan ................................................................................................................ C-1(2) Figure C-2 Minnesota Federal Advance Construction Forecast .................................................................................... C-1(4) PREFACE State of Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) 2020-2023 This document is the State of Minnesota State Transportation Chapter III includes the project listing of all projects using Improvement Program (STIP) for state fiscal years 2020-2023. federal-aid highway or transit funding. These listings are It includes an introduction, or overview, of the anticipated organized by MnDOT District/Area Transportation Partnership expenditures for the different modes of transportation under the (ATP) areas. authority of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The document is organized into three chapters and Appendix A includes a description, expenditure summary and four appendices. project listing for several federal-aid highway and transit categories. A description of the MnDOT State Road Chapter I of this document is the introduction to MnDOT. It Construction Program (SRC) is also included, but without a provides information on MnDOT’s vision for its transportation repeat of the project listing of state trunk highway projects. system and the factors that help shape MnDOT’s policies and Appendix B includes, for information purposes only, STIP programs. investment summary and system performance outcomes. Appendix C includes a detailed financial plan for the STIP. Chapter II is the formal response to the federal requirements Appendix D provides a list of federal lands projects that were