FINAL 2012-15 STIP

PREFACEState of MinnesotaState Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)2012-2015This document is the State of Minnesota State TransportationImprovement Program (STIP) for state fiscal years 2012-2015.It includes an introduction, or overview, of the anticipatedexpenditures for all modes of transportation under the authorityof the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Thedocument is organized into three chapters and threeappendices.Chapter I of this document is the introduction to MnDOT. Itprovides information on MnDOT’s vision for its transportationsystem and the factors that help shape MnDOT’s policies andprograms.Chapter II is the formal response to the federal requirementsfor the STIP under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, andEfficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users(SAFETEA-LU). The programming process to develop thisSTIP began in the fall of 2010 and was developed under therequirements outlined in SAFETEA-LU with a conservativeestimate of federal funds anticipated.Chapter III includes the project listing of all projects usingfederal-aid highway or transit funding. Projects using onlylocal dollars are not included. These listings are organized byMnDOT District/Area Transportation Partnership (ATP) areas.Appendix A includes a description, expenditure summary andproject listing for several federal-aid highway and transitcategories. A description of the MnDOT State RoadConstruction Program (SRC) is also included, but without arepeat of the project listing of state trunk highway projects.Appendix B includes, for information purposes only, adescription, financial summary, and project listing for othermodal programs that are not subject to the federal planningrequirements under SAFETEA-LU. Appendix C includes adetailed financial plan for the STIP.The STIP was developed using programs specified inSAFETEA-LU which was signed into law August 10, 2005.Once approved by the US DOT, the State TransportationImprovement Program for Minnesota is available on theInternet at the following address:http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/stip.html