SF289

The legislative bill SF No 289 involves financial allocation for the improvement of transportation infrastructure in Minnesota. Specifically, it proposes:

1. Allocating $250 million for the construction and reconstruction of local roads that are important on a statewide or regional level. This includes expansions of the state’s ten-ton road system and providing grants to help counties with rural road safety improvements on county state-aid highways.

2. Allocating $150 million to match federal funding for replacing or rehabilitating local bridges that are structurally deficient. Funds will also cover design-build contracts, consulting services, payments for land acquisition, and other associated costs.

3. The total funding of $400 million for these projects is to be raised through the sale and issuance of general obligation bonds, as authorized by applicable Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions.

This bill aims to enhance safety and transportation infrastructure across the state by focusing on significant road and bridge projects.