HF2272
Byron; marked U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF724
AI Generated Summary
Purpose of the Bill
- The bill aims to improve transportation infrastructure in the city of Byron, Minnesota. Specifically, it addresses the need for improving intersections along U.S. Highway 14 by replacing at-grade intersections and traffic signals with grade-separated interchanges.
Main Provisions
- Funding: The bill authorizes the issuance and sale of state bonds to finance these improvements. It allocates $8,000,000 in total, with $5,600,000 from general obligation bonds and $2,400,000 from trunk highway bonds.
- Project Goals: The funds are directed towards environmental analysis, predesign, final design, land acquisition, construction, and equipping of the new interchanges.
- Specific Locations: The intersections affected include locations at Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 3 and Highway 5 in Byron.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- The bill proposes a financial investment through state bond sales, which is a common funding mechanism for large-scale public infrastructure projects but represents new investment specifically targeted at the Byron intersections on U.S. Highway 14.
Relevant Terms
- Transportation improvement
- U.S. Highway 14
- Byron, Minnesota
- Intersections
- Grade-separated interchanges
- Environmental analysis
- State bonds
- General obligation bond
- Trunk highway bond
Past committee meetings
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Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2025 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Capital Investment |
Meeting documents
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Bill information comes from public records published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. AI summaries are written by MinneSlate and are not official. MinneSlate is independent and is not affiliated with the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Legislature.
Progress through the legislative process
In Committee