State Transportation Improvement Program

1 2003 - 2005 State of MinnesotaAugust 2002 StateTransportationImprovementProgramMin nesota'StateTransportationImprovementPro gram(STIP)2003-2005 RecommendedforApprovalby:TransportationP rogramInvestmentCommitteeoulasiszhaarDep utyCommissionerChiefEngineerApprovedby:M innesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Table of Contents Page I. I-1 II. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)..II-1 The Minnesota State Transportation II-1 Public Involvement and the II-2 Minnesota Transportation Process for Investment II-3 Financial II-5 Project II-9 III. Program III-1 APPENDICES A. Select Highway And Transit programs Greater Minnesota MPO A-1 Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA).. A-2 Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES) .. A-3 Transit A-4 Indian Reservation Roads and Bridge Program (IRR).. A-5 Recreational Trail A-6 Mn/DOT Trunk Highway Improvement A-7 Interregional Corridor, Bottleneck, IRC Partnership, and Advantages for Transit A-8 B.

2 Other Modal programs Minnesota Rail Service Improvement B-1 Port Development Assistance B-2 Minnesota Aeronautics Capital Improvement B-3 Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) List of Figures Page Figure 1 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by Program and I-2 Figure 2 Transportation Investment II-3 Figure 3 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by Source and II-10 Figure 4 State Transportation Improvement Program Funding by District/ATP and II-11 Appendix Figures Figure A-1 Greater Minnesota MPO Funding by Source and A-1(4) Figure A-2 Transportation Enhancement Funding by (1) Figure A-3 Hazard Elimination Safety Funding by (1) Figure A-4 Transit Funding by Source and A-4(2) Figure A-5 Indian Reservation Roads (2) Figure A-6 Mn/DOT Trunk Highway Improvement Program Funding by Source and (3) Figure A-7 Mn/DOT Trunk Highway Improvement Program Funding by District/ATP and (3) Figure A-8 Twin Cities Metro Area Bottleneck Projects.

3 A-8(2) Figure A-9 Interregional Corridor and IRC Partnership Projects ..A-8(3) Figure A-10 Interregional Corridor Management Plans ..A-8(4) Figure A-11 Highway Related Transit Projects ..A-8(4) Figure B-1 Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program Estimated Funding Summary and Number of Potential Projects by Program and (3) Figure B-2 Port Development Assistance Program Capital Needs by Port and (2) PREFACE State of Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) 2003-2005 This document is the State of Minnesota State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for 2003-2005. It includes an introduction, or overview, of the anticipated 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 two appendices. Chapter I of this document is the introduction to Mn/DOT and the modal programs .

4 It provides information on Mn/DOT s vision for its Transportation system and the factors that help shape Mn/DOT s policies and programs . Chapter II is the formal response to the federal requirements for the STIP under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The programming process to develop this STIP began in the fall of 2001 and was developed under the requirements outlined in TEA-21 with a conservative estimate of federal funds anticipated. Chapter III includes the project listing of all projects using federal-aid highway or transit funding. Projects using only local dollars are not included. These listings are organized by Mn/DOT District/Area Transportation Partnership (ATP) areas. Appendix A includes a description, expenditure summary and project listing for several federal-aid highway and transit categories. A description of the Mn/DOT Highway Improvement Program (HIP) is also included, but without a repeat of the project listing of State trunk highway projects.

5 Appendix B includes, for information purposes only, a description, financial summary, and project listing for other modal programs that are not subject to the federal planning requirements under TEA-21. Once approved by the US DOT, the State Transportation Improvement Program for Minnesota is available on the Internet at the following address: Minnesota Department of Transportation Page I-1 2003-2005 STIP I. INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) was established and operates in order to provide a balanced Transportation system including aeronautics, highways, motor carriers, ports, public transit, railroads and pipelines. Mn/DOT is the principal agency in the State for development, implementation, administration, consolidation, and coordination of State Transportation policies, plans, and programs . These policies, plans, and programs are developed in cooperation with the public and a variety of Transportation partners, including the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council, the six Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPOs) established in areas with populations exceeding 50,000, the nine Regional Development Commissions (RDCs), county, city, and Indian tribal governments throughout the State .

6 The Mn/DOT vision is to establish a coordinated Transportation network that provides safe, user-friendly access and movement, and responds to the values of Minnesota s citizens. Fundamental to this vision is the need to preserve, manage and improve the State s highway system; promote and support the transit, air, rail, waterways, bicycle and pedestrian systems; promote non-travel alternatives; and promote and support connections among Transportation systems and between regional trade centers. A number of factors are shaping the development of Mn/DOT policies and programs . These include safety, the integration of Transportation modes, service and investment preservation, customer focus, economic development, technology, environment, partnerships, and federal actions. This document addresses these factors and provides a multimodal focus. This document and the investment levels summarized in Figure 1 do not include the expenditures for infrastructure maintenance.

7 In addition, unless federal funding is a part of the investment, the investments in this document and Figure 1 do not include improvements made by local levels of government. Total government investment in Transportation infrastructure could be two to three times the investment level included in this document. The investment in Transportation infrastructure improvements included in this document is summarized in Figure 1. Page I-2 Minnesota Department of Transportation 2002-2004 STIP Figure 1 State Transportation Improvement Program FUNDING INCLUDING RAIL, PORTS, AND AIR BY Program AND YEAR ($ MILLIONS) Program 2003 2004 2005 TOTAL Highway Assistance Program1 1,032 793 758 2,584 Transit Assistance Program2 276 189 154 619 SUBTOTAL 1,308 982 912 3,203 Rail Service Assistance Program3 3 3 3 9 Port Development Assistance Program4 1 8 3 12 Airport Development Program5 410 260 136 806 SUBTOTAL 414 271 142 827 TOTAL 1,722 1,253 1,054 4,030 _____ 1 The Highway Assistance Program includes all federal-aid for highways received through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the Department of Transportation (USDOT).

8 It includes all federal apportionment, allocation or special funding. It also includes all State trunk highway funds appropriated for construction and other State appropriated investments and any local funding utilized as match for federal projects. A list of projects is included in Chapter III of the STIP. 2 The Transit Assistance Program includes all federal-aid for transit received through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the USDOT. It also includes all State and local funds necessary to match the federal funds and operate the transit systems. The Transit Assistance Program does not include the federal-aid highway funding used for some of the buses, facilities, and other capital purchases for transit. All transit projects are included in Chapter III of the STIP. The transit only portion of Chapter III is listed in Appendix A-4. 3 The Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program (MRSI) was established in 1976 to prevent the loss of rail service on lines potentially subject to railroad abandonment.

9 Projects that fall within the MRSI are divided among 5 programs : Rail Purchase Assistance Program , Rail Line Rehabilitation Program , Capital Improvement Loan Program , State Rail Bank Program , and Rail User and Rail Carrier Loan Guarantee Program . The MRSI Program does not include the funding for rail-highway safety projects included in the trunk highway assistance Program . The number of rail service assistance projects is estimated and shown in Appendix B-1. All funding is from repayment of loans. 4 The Port Development Assistance Program was created in 1991. The 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2001 Legislatures set aside a total of $ million to fund this Program . A list of projects that could be funded is included in Appendix B-2. The project funding necessary to deliver this list of projects is about $ million for the three years of the STIP. 5 The Airport Development Program figures shown above include federal and State grant funds plus the local share or match.

10 They include substantial local revenues to be generated at the Mpls-St. Paul International Airport from Passenger Facility Charges (PFC s), and to be used for major expansion of the MSP Airport over the next several years. The project listing in Appendix B-3 is not financially constrained to the anticipated funding, and totals about $806 million in candidate airport projects statewide over the next 3 years. Minnesota Department of Transportation Page II-1 2003-2005 STIP II. State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Certification The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), as the Governor s designee, certifies that the Transportation planning process is being carried out in accordance with all applicable requirements of the following as described in Section of the Statewide Planning Regulations dated October 28, 1993 and in accordance with the intent of TEA-21: 1.