FY14-15 Preliminary Capital Budget Requests: Transportation Dept

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Transportation, Department of Projects Summary

($ in Thousands)

State of Minnesota 2014 Preliminary Capital BudgetRequests 7/15/2013

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Project Title

2014AgencyPriority

Agency Project Request for State Funds($ by Session)

GovernorsRecommendations

2014GovernorsPlanningEstimate

Ranking 2014 2016 2018 Total 2016 2018Local Bridge Replacement Program 1 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $225,000 $0 $0 $0Greater Minnesota Transit 2 8,240 5,000 5,000 18,240 0 0 0Local Road Improvement Fund Grants 3 100,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 0 0 0Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Warning System 4 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 0 0 0Eden Prairie Truck Station Addition and Renovations 5 10,500 0 0 10,500 0 0 0Crookston Headquarters Addition and Renovations 6 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 0Mendota Heights Truck Station 7 10,800 0 0 10,800 0 0 0Design Fees-Windom Headquarters Addition 8 500 0 0 500 0 0 0Willmar Headquarters Supplemental Funding 9 4,370 0 0 4,370 0 0 0Little Falls Truck Station Supplemental Funding 10 3,580 0 0 3,580 0 0 0Rail Service Improvements 11 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 0 0 0Port Development Assistance 12 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000 0 0 0High Speed Rail Corridor State Match 13 26,000 26,000 26,000 78,000 0 0 0Supplemental Funding for Turnbacks 14 100,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 0 0 0Safe Routes to School 15 3,200 6,000 6,000 15,200 0 0 0Total Project Requests $378,190 $342,000 $342,000 $1,062,190 $0 $0 $0


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Transportation, Department of Project Narrative

Local Bridge Replacement Program

State of Minnesota Preliminary 2014 Capital Budget Requests7/15/2013

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2005 $40 million2006 55 million2008 50 million2009 10 million2010 66 million2011 33 million2012 30 million

Project Contact Person

Patti LokenState Aid Programs EngineerMail Stop 500

395 John Ireland BoulevardSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155Phone: (651) 366-3803Fax: (651) 366-3801Email: [email protected]


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Greater Minnesota Transit


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Other Considerations

Most of these projects protect and maintain assets (buses) used in thedelivery of transit services to the citizens of Minnesota. Storing buses indoorsmaximizes their service life and makes pre- and post-trip inspection morethorough. Bus stops and transit hubs provide a more comfortable trip forMinnesotans using transit. All of these projects contribute to the followingtransportation goals in Minnesota Statutes 174.01, Subd. 2:

to provide multimodal and intermodal transportation facilities andservices to increase access for all persons and businesses and to

ensure economic well-being and quality of life without undue burdenplaced on any community to provide transit services to all counties in the state to meet the

needs of transit users to provide for and prioritize funding of transportation investments that

ensures that the state's transportation infrastructure is maintained ina state of good repair

to increase use of transit as a percentage of all trips statewide bygiving highest priority to the transportation modes with the greatest

people-moving capacity and lowest long-term economic andenvironmental cost reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation

sector

These structures will be built using current design and constructiontechniques to provide energy efficient, functionally proficient, and economicfacilities thus supporting productive, healthy, and safe working and travelingenvironments for employees and patrons.

Other potential future projects will be submitted as part of the GreaterMinnesota public transit grant applications for calendar year 2014 and bereviewed by the MnDOTs Office of Transit for possible inclusion in futurebonding requests.

Estimated future Greater Minnesota Transit bonding requests for 2016 and2018 will be approximately $5 million each biennium plus unfundedremainders of projects listed in this 2014 request.


Mike SchadauerDirector, Office of TransitMail Stop 430395 John Ireland BoulevardSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155Phone: (651) 366-4161


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Local Road Improvement Fund Grants


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Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Warning System


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The following general obligation bond appropriations have been provided forthe replacement of aging grade crossing safety warning devices:

Appropriation Locations Updated

2011 $1.6 million 8 2012 $3.0 million 14 2013 $2.0 million 11

In addition to this funding, the program receives $1,000,000 annually fromthe Minnesota grade crossing safety account in the special revenue fund

(Minnesota Statutes Section 219.1651). This account is used for smallersafety improvements at crossings such as circuitry upgrades.


A portion of bond proceeds for this activity may be used for consultant projectmanagement assistance.


Susan AylesworthRail AdministrationOffice of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations395 John Ireland BlvdMailstop 470St. Paul, Minnesota 55155Phone: (651) 366-3644

Email: [email protected]


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Eden Prairie Truck Station Addition and Renovations

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Phone: (651) 366-3573Fax: (651) 282-9904E-mail: [email protected]


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Crookston Headquarters Addition and Renovations


Fax: (651) 282-9904E-mail: [email protected]


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Mendota Heights Truck Station


Robert Miller, PEDirector of MnDOT Building Services

Mail Stop 715395 John Ireland BoulevardSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155Phone: (651) 366-3573Fax: (651) 282-9904E-mail: [email protected]


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Little Falls Truck Station Supplemental Funding


E-mail: [email protected]


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Rail Service Improvements


Previous Appropriations for this Project

The Minnesota Legislature has appropriated the following for the MRSIprogram:

1976 $3.0 million general fund1977 $3.0 million general fund1979 $3.0 million general fund1980 $13.5 million general obligation bonds1981 $1.0 million general fund1984 $12.0 million general obligation bonds

2001 $5.0 million general fund2002 $1.0 million general fund2004 ($3.2 million) cancelled back to general fund2005 ($3.2 million) cancelled back to general fund2006 $1.5 million general fund2007 $2.0 million general fund2008 ($3.0 million) cancelled back to general fund2009 ($3.0 million) cancelled back to general fund2010 $2.0 million2011 $0.7 million general obligation bonds2012 $0.0

Total state appropriations to date are $47.7 million; cancellations havetotaled $12.4 million.

Direct project level appropriations (both state bonding and federalassistance) are also administered through the program.


None.


Peter Dahlberg, Program ManagerMinnesota Department of TransportationOffice of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations395 John Ireland Boulevard

Mail Stop 470Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155

Phone: (651) 366-3653Fax: (651) 366-3720Email: [email protected]


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Port Development Assistance


1996 $3.0 million general obligation bonds1998 $3.0 million general obligation bonds

1998 $1.5 million general funds2000 $2.0 million general funds2001 $1.0 million general funds2003 $2.0 million general obligation bonds2005 $2.0 million general obligation bonds2006 $3.0 million general obligation bonds2008 $0.5 million general funds2009 $3.0 million general obligation bonds2011 $3.0 million general obligation bonds

2012 $1.0 million general obligation bonds

Total state appropriations to date are $25 million


Port Development funds can be used with federal and local dollars tocomplete projects that benefit a port. An example of this is the rehabilitationof Port Terminal Drive in Duluth. Federal and city funds were used with PortDevelopment funds to complete a total road project that would not have beenpossible without this partnership.

Project Contact PersonDick LambertPorts and WaterwaysOffice of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations395 John Ireland BoulevardMailstop 470Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155

Phone: (651) 366-3683Email: [email protected]


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Supplemental Funding for Turnbacks


2014 STATE APPROPRIATION REQUEST: $100,000,000

AGENCY PROJECT PRIORITY: 14 of 15

Project At A GlanceRequest for additional funds for the backlog of potential turn back needsbeyond the existing distribution amount.

Project Description

This request will provide funding assistance to local agencies for payment tothe county or urban municipality for approved repairs and restoration orreconstruction and improvement of former trunk highways that have revertedto county or municipal jurisdiction and become part of the state aid system.These projects become local roads with statewide or regional significance.

Local roads provide critical connections to the states interregional corridorsand other trunk highways from towns, shipping points, industries, farms,

recreational areas, and other markets. A well-developed local system is vitalto any solution for reducing congestion on trunk highways.

State assistance is needed to supplement local effort and the highway usertax distribution fund in financing capital improvements to preserve anddevelop a balanced transportation system throughout the state.

Turn back projects are traditionally funded with the Flexible Highway Accounttaken from the 5% distribution of the Highway Users Tax distribution Fund

and is apportioned to individual agencies for the restoration of former trunkhighway that are reverted to municipalities and counties and designatedState Aid.

These routes provide capacity or congestion relief, provide connections tointerregional corridors or other major highways, or eliminate hazards. Someturn back projects meet the criteria for routes of regional significance.

Impact on Agency Operating Budgets (Facilities Notes)

Administration of this program is funded with existing budgets within the

MNDOT State Aid for Local Transportation Division.

Previous Appropriations for this Project

There are no previous bond appropriations for this program.


Patti Loken, State Aid Programs EngineerMail Stop 500395 John Ireland BoulevardSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155Phone: (651) 366-3803Fax: (651) 366-3801Email: [email protected]


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Safe Routes to School


Estimated future SRTS bonding requests for 2016 and 2018 will beapproximately $6 million each biennium plus unfunded remainders of

projects listed in this 2014 request


Mike SchadauerDirector, Office of TransitMail Stop 430395 John Ireland BoulevardSaint Paul, Minnesota 55155

Phone: (651) 366-4161

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FY14-15 Preliminary Capital Budget Requests: Transportation Dept