Purpose

This measure would invest in transportation improvements in the Savage and Burnsville area as part of Minnesota’s capital investment program. It authorizes funding to support property and easement acquisition, final design, and construction of intersection improvements along marked Trunk Highway 13, along with related frontage roads and utility work if needed. The project is funded by selling state bonds.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation:

  • An amount of 18,400,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund.
  • The money will be provided as one or more grants to the city of Savage, the city of Burnsville, or both.
  • Purposes of the grants include property and easement acquisition, final design, and construction of intersection improvements along Trunk Highway 13 at Quentin Avenue, Lynn Avenue, Chowen Avenue, and Washburn Avenue.
  • The grants may also cover associated frontage roads and backage roads that connect local streets, as well as any utility infrastructure improvements needed for construction.

• Subdivision 2 – Bond sale:

  • To provide the money appropriated, the state may sell and issue bonds up to 18,400,000.
  • Bond issuance would follow the terms and effects prescribed by Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and by the Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7.

What This Bill Seeks to Accomplish / Significance

• Enables local-mity project sharing for highway intersection improvements along a major corridor (Trunk Highway 13) by providing grants to two cities.
• Establishes a funding mechanism (bond proceeds fund) and legal framework (bond sale under state statutes and the state constitution) to finance the project.
• Focuses on improving safety and traffic flow at multiple intersections and coordinating related local roads and utilities to support construction.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new appropriation amount specifically for these Trunk Highway 13 improvements and related local roads, funded by state bonds.
• Authorizes the sale of state bonds up to $18.4 million to support this project, governed by relevant bonding statutes and constitutional provisions.
• Directs the management and budgeting process to issue bonds to finance the grants, and design and construction activities carried out by the involved cities and the state.

Relevant Terms - appropriation - bond proceeds fund - grants - Savage - Burnsville - Trunk Highway 13 - Quentin Avenue - Lynn Avenue - Chowen Avenue - Washburn Avenue - intersection improvements - frontage roads - backage roads - property and easement acquisition - final design - construction - capital investment - bonds - sale and issuance - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution article XI sections 4 to 7