Minnesota Department of Transportation 395 John Ireland Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 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 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. These projects are for state trunk highways, local roads and bridges, rail crossing projects, and transit capital and operating assistance. This document represents an investment of over $4.7 billion in federal, state, and local funds over the four years. This document is the statewide transportation program in which Mn/DOT, 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 two following federal transportation acts. Any questions and comments on specific projects included in this program may be directed to the identified Mn/DOT 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 in November 2009 on the Internet at: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/stip.html General questions or comments can be directed to the Office of Investment Management and Performance Measures in St. Paul (651-366-3798). Thank you for your interest in and support of 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 Minnesota Statewide Transportation 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 MPO Programs............................................................. A-1 Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) ........................................................................................................... A-2 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) ......................................................................................................... A-3 Transit Programs............................................................................................................................................................ A-4 Indian Reservation Roads and Bridge Program (IRR)............................................................................................... A-5 Recreational Trails Program ......................................................................................................................................... A-6 Mn/DOT State Road Construction Program ............................................................................................................... A-7 B. Other Modal Programs Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program .......................................................................................................... B-1 Port Development Assistance Program......................................................................................................................... B-2 Minnesota Aeronautics Capital Improvement Program............................................................................................. B-3 C. Detailed Federal Fiscal Constraint Plan ........................................................................................................................ C-1 Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) List of Figures Page Figure 1 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by Program and Year ............................................. I-2 Figure 2 Transportation Investment Process .................................................................................................................. II-3 Figure 3 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by Source and Year................................................ II-9 Figure 4 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by District/ATP and Year...................................... II-9 Figure 5 Route System Categories ................................................................................................................................... III-1 Figure 6 Program Categories ........................................................................................................................................... III-2 Figure 7 Proposed Fund Categories ................................................................................................................................ III-3 Appendix Figures Figure A-1 Greater Minnesota MPO Funding by Source and Year ............................................................................. A-1(2) Figure A-2 Transportation Enhancement Funding by Year.......................................................................................... A-2(1) Figure A-3 Highway Safety Improvement Program Goals ............................................................................................ A-3(2) Figure A-4 Highway Safety Improvement Program Funding by Year......................................................................... A-3(2) Figure A-5 Transit Funding by Source and Year............................................................................................................ A-4(2) Figure A-6 State Road Construction Program Funding by Source and Year.............................................................. A-7(2) Figure A-7 State Road Construction Program Funding by District/ATP and Year.................................................... A-7(2) Figure B-1 Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program Estimated Funding Summary and Number of Potential Projects by Program and Year.......................................................................................................B-1(2) Figure B-2 Port Development Assistance Program Anticipated Expenditures by Port and Year ..............................B-2(2) Figure C-1 Minnesota Detailed Federal Fiscal Constraint Plan 2010-2013.................................................................. C-1(3) Figure C-2 Minnesota Federal Advance Construction Forecast.................................................................................... C-1(5) PREFACE State of Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) 2010-2013 Chapter III includes the project listing of all projects using This document is the State of Minnesota State Transportation federal-aid highway or transit funding. Projects using only Improvement Program (STIP) for state fiscal years 2010-2013. local dollars are not included. These listings are organized by It includes an introduction, or overview, of the anticipated Mn/DOT District/Area Transportation Partnership (ATP) areas. expenditures for all modes of transportation under the authority of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). The document is organized into three chapters and three Appendix A includes a description, expenditure summary and appendices. project listing for several federal-aid highway and transit categories. A description of the Mn/DOT State Road Chapter I of this document is the introduction to Mn/DOT. It Construction Program (SRC) is also included, but without a provides information on Mn/DOT’s vision for its transportation repeat of the project listing of state trunk highway projects. system and the factors that help shape Mn/DOT’s policies and Appendix B includes, for information purposes only, a programs. description, financial summary, and project listing for other modal programs that are not subject to the federal planning Chapter II is the formal response to the federal requirements requirements under SAFETEA-LU. Appendix C includes a for the STIP under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient detailed financial plan for the STIP. Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA- LU). The programming process to develop this STIP began in The STIP was developed using