FINAL 2012-15 STIP

MnDOT STATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMIn developing the 2012-2015 STIP, only federal-aid highwayformula funds were subject to the ATP prioritization process.State funded projects are included in the formal STIP forinformational purposes and were shared and discussed with theATPs. MnDOT anticipates a high degree of flexibility in theuse of federal or state funding sources for individual projects.The estimated average annual state funds available for trunkhighway construction activities is $321 million. Actualamounts are slightly higher with a modest level of overprogramming. However, a portion of those state funds arereserved for statewide initiatives shown in District C.State funds are available to each MnDOT District to cover thefollowing items in priority order:1. Match federal dollars received through the ATP processand Federal High Priority Project funding or Allocatedfunding.2. Estimate necessary District set-asides to coversupplemental agreements and cost overruns.4. A prioritized list of all other state funded projects orset-a-sides. This prioritized list will include allMunicipal Agreement Projects, Bridge and RoadConstruction Projects and Landscape Partnerships.MnDOT’s State Road Construction Program (SRC) islegislatively constrained by an annual budget level. The exactbudget level can vary by biennium. The STIP program levelmay not coincide with the SRC budget level if MnDOT is moreor less successful than anticipated during the ATP process. Ifthe program level is significantly higher, legislative actionwould be required to raise the budget level. The STIP isfiscally constrained, but MnDOT’s SRC budget includes alevel of advance construction programming.Project totals (all four years of the STIP) for the MnDOT StateRoad Construction Program (SRC) are provided in Figure A-5.Figure A-6 gives the SRC program totals by District/ATP andyear. Totals for the SRC include dollars funded by federaladvance construction funds, which may exceed actual federaldollars available in any given year. This is due to the fact thatAC can be converted over more than one year.3. Estimate of right-of-way needs to cover all trunkhighway projects, with appropriate lead time forexpenditures. A single account will still be monitoredby the MnDOT Office of Land Management. TheMnDOT Districts must identify the expenditures for thecorrect State Fiscal Year (SFY).A-7(1)