Minnesota 20-year State Highway Investment Plan

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

News Release

May 13, 2013

CONTACT: Kevin Gutknecht, 651-366-4266

MnDOT to preview draft Minnesota 20-year State Highway Investment Plan in May and June; public comment period to follow in July

Statewide stakeholder meetings begin May 28; online webinars in June

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public and transportation stakeholders to learn about the upcoming draft of the Minnesota 20-year State Highway Investment Plan. MnSHIP connects the Minnesota GO 50-year Vision and policies established in the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan to capital improvements on the state highway system. The plan establishes spending priorities for projected capital revenue. These priorities influence the selection of projects throughout the state.

MnDOT will conduct in-person meetings around the state in late May and early June. At the meetings, MnDOT will share what was heard at fall outreach, discuss how investment priorities were set, and share information and facilitate discussion related to the upcoming draft plan. Those unable to attend the in-person meetings are encouraged to learn more about the draft at one of two live webinars. Additional information can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/statehighwayinvestmentplan/participate.html

Calendar

Maplewood – May 28
9:30 – 11:30 am

Maplewood Community Center

2100 White Bear Ave N

St. Cloud – May 29

1:30 – 3:30 pm

MnDOT District 3B Headquarters

3725 12^th Street North

Rochester – May 30

4:30 – 6:30 pm

University Center Rochester

1926 College View Road East

Mankato – June 3

2:00 – 4:00 pm
MnDOT District 7 Headquarters
2151 Bassett Drive

Webinar – June 4

9:30-11:00 am
 
Webinar – June 4
6:30-8:00 pm

Willmar – June 6
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building
2200 23rd Street Northeast

Duluth – June 11

10:30 – 12:30 pm
MnDOT District 1 Headquarters
1123 Mesaba Avenue

Detroit Lakes – June 12

2:00 – 4:00 pm
MN State Community & Technical College
900 Minnesota Highway 34

Bemidji – June 13
10:30 – 12:30 pm
Beltrami Electric Cooperative Community Room
4111 Technology Drive NW

Public comment period in July

At the end of June, the draft MnSHIP document will be available online at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/statehighwayinvestmentplan/index.html. It will also be available for review in hard copy at the MnDOT Library, 395 John Ireland Blvd., in St. Paul. The official comment period will begin once the draft is released.

The public is encouraged to participate in the public hearing, which will take place in July. Feedback received during the comment period and public hearing will be considered for the final plan, due in August 2013. Please visit the following website for information on how to stay involved in MnSHIP: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/statehighwayinvestmentplan/participate.html

Inquiries may be directed to the project manager, Ryan Wilson, at:

MnDOT Office of Capital Programs and Performance Measures

395 John Ireland Blvd, MS 440

St. Paul, MN 55155
651-366-3537

ryan.wilson@state.mn.us

Follow the plan on Twitter, @minnesotago, on Facebook, www.facebook.com/MinnesotaGO, or online at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/statehighwayinvestmentplan/index.html.

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