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MN HF4158
Bill
Status
3/22/2018
Primary Sponsor
Paul H. Anderson
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AI Summary
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Establishes a rail grade separation financing program to reduce accidents and delays on trunk highways caused by railroad grade crossings.
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Creates a rail grade separation account within the trunk highway fund to finance eligible projects, with money appropriated to the commissioner of transportation.
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Eligible projects include predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction or upgrade of grade separated crossings between trunk highways and railroads.
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Requires the commissioner of transportation to establish criteria for prioritizing projects based on roadway and train traffic volumes and speeds, adjacent land use, crash history, emergency vehicle usage, and hazardous materials transport.
Legislative Description
Trunk highway railroad grade separation projects gran program established.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Capital Investment
4/9/2018