DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Submit Applications For 2025 Minnesota Highway Freight Program For County State Aid Highway 46 From Trunk Highway 3 To US 52, County Project 99-13, And For County State Aid Highway 50/County State Aid Highway 5 and Interstate 35 Interchange, County Project 50-33
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize staff to submit two projects to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's 2025 Minnesota Highway Freight Program (MHFP)
SUMMARY
The Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) continues to invest in the National Highway Freight Program, which funds the MHFP. The MHFP is a competitive grant program that provides funds for construction projects that provide measurable freight transportation benefits across modes, including projects that connect highways, railroads, ports, waterways, and airports. All Freight Safety and Freight Mobility projects that fall in the Metropolitan Council planning boundary must be a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 corridor on the Metropolitan Council's Truck Highway Corridor Study, or the project itself must provide a direct and immediate physical connection to one of these three tiers. For this application cycle, there is a total of $51 million available, with $25.5 million available in 2029 and $25.5 million available in 2030. Applications are due September 3, 2025. Staff is proposing to submit projects in two different categories. The County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 46 expansion project would be submitted in the First and Last Mile category, and CSAH 50/5 and Interstate 35 Interchange would be submitted in the Freight Mobility category.
CSAH 46 is a tier 2 freight corridor. The project will expand CSAH 46 from two lanes to a four-lane divided section between TH 3 to US 52. This will address safety and mobility needs due to increasing traffic volumes and the disproportionately high amount of heavy commercial vehicle traffic. In addition, the pro...
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