Midwest 23 November 17, 2018

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Minnesota Plans $10B in Highway Investment By Joe Barron CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to invest more than $10 billion over the next decade to improve the state’s highway system. Despite its ambitious agenda, however, the DOT predicts that pavement and bridge conditions in the state will continue to worsen through 2028. The 2018-2028 Capital Highway Investment Plan (CHIP), released Oct. 31, reviews planned spending in 14 investment categories, including freight movement; roadside, bicycle and infrastructure; traveler safety; and mobility in the Twin Cities area. Of the planned $10 billion in investment, the majority will be dedicated to improving pavement conditions and bridges, with $4.5 billion, or 44 percent, to be spent on pavement, and $1.2 billion, or 12 percent, on bridges. The plan targets more than 760 pavement projects and nearly 380 bridge projects. “Minnesota has the fifth largest road network in the country with more than 12,000 miles of state highways,” Minnesota DOT Commissioner Charlie Zelle said in

The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to invest more than $10 billion to improve the state’s highway system over the coming decade.

a statement. “The Capital Highway Investment Plan helps MnDOT detail investments on the state highway network and improve the transparency of our decision-making processes.”

Major projects outlined in the plan include the redecking of Interstate 394 over Dunwoody Boulevard in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The project, projected to begin in Fiscal Year

2026, entails the rehabilitation of nine bridges. The plan also calls for the replacement of four bridges and the rehabilitation of three along Interstate I-90 through Austin, beginning in Fiscal Year 2023. Selecting projects on the state highway system is an annual process, but it begins 10 years in advance with the CHIP. The first four years of the plan represent highway projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), MnDOT’s construction program that has funding committed to it. “While projects are not commitments until they reach the STIP, listing potential projects five to 10 years out allows for advanced coordination and input, and, ultimately, better projects for all those served,” Zelle said. STIP currently has $3.9 billion in committed funds for the period 2019 to 2022. As with the 10-year CHIP, pavement and bridge improvements account for the majority of spending, with $1.56 billion, or 40 percent, dedicated to pavement, and $517 million, or 13 percent, to bridges. By contrast, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure combined receive see CHIP page 60

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North Dakota DOT Targets Highway Deaths The North Dakota Department of Transportation has unveiled an ambitious fiveyear “Vision Zero Plan” that it views as a starting point for eliminating both fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes on the state’s highways. “There were 116 motor vehicle crash fatalities in North Dakota in 2017, [and] an interim

goal identified in North Dakota’s Vision Zero Plan is to reduce annual motor vehicle crash fatalities to fewer than 75 by 2025,” Ashlee Doan, a public information officer for North Dakota DOT’s safety division, explained to the AASHTO Journal in an email. “But, ultimately, we want to achieve zero motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries through

Vision Zero at some point in the future.” To reach that short-term goal, motor vehicle fatality trends would have to decrease approximately 4.6 percent a year, according to North Dakota DOT, which can be accomplished through “new and proven strategies” as well as each driver taking personal responsibility see NDDOT page 46


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