FINAL 2012-15 STIP

GREATER MINNESOTA MPO PROGRAMSIn accordance with the joint FHWA/FTA MetropolitanPlanning Rules, 23 CFR Section 450.324, each of theMetropolitan Planning Organizations in Greater Minnesota hasdeveloped and approved a four-year fiscally constrainedTransportation Improvement Program (TIP). Each TIPprovides a prioritized list of projects for which federal (FHWAand FTA), state (MnDOT) and in some cases, local funds areanticipated to be used. The federally funded projects have beenselected through the Area Transportation Partnership (ATP)process and are included in the appropriate Area TransportationImprovement Program (ATIP).Also included in the MPO TIP is a financial plan whichdiscusses the program’s fiscal constraint as well as the MPO’scertification that the MPO planning process is being carried outin compliance with all applicable federal requirements. In thecase of Duluth-Superior and St. Cloud, which are “air qualitymaintenance areas” for carbon monoxide, a conformitydetermination analysis is also included.After adoption by the MPO, approval from MnDOT as theGovernor’s designee, and the completion of a joint planningfinding and Air Quality Conformity Determination by FHWAand FTA (where needed), the MPO TIP is incorporated byreference, without modification, into the STIP. Additionally,the federal and MnDOT funded projects within the MPO areaare listed in the STIP.The following table summarizes the federal funding for eachMPO.Figure A-1GREATER MINNESOTA MPO FUNDINGBY SOURCE AND YEAR($ THOUSANDS)SOURCE 2012 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL*FTADuluth-Superior 2,051 2,051 2,051 2,051 8,205Grand Forks-EastGrand Forks 95 129 99 133 456St. Cloud 5,269 8,584 3,942 2,180 19,975Fargo-Moorhead 2,432 2,566 2,642 3,071 10,621Rochester-Olmsted 13,004 2,911 3,968 7,460 27,343LaCrosse-LaCrescent 92 94 94 94 374SUBTOTAL* 22,943 16,336 12,797 14,989 67,065FHWA**Duluth-Superior 21,335 3,836 18,276 14,262 57,709Grand Forks-EastGrand Forks 1,087 4,124 738 0 5,949St. Cloud 27,309 7,807 8,775 12,116 56,007Fargo-Moorhead 8,949 40 3,927 64 12,980Rochester-Olmsted 6,188 8,824 4,777 6,536 26,325LaCrosse-LaCrescent 21,450 36,186 14,300 0 71,936SUBTOTAL* 86,318 59,689 88,066 36,563 270,636TOTAL* 109,261 76,025 100,863 51,552 337,701*may not total correctly due to rounding**includes transit capitalA-1(2)