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Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee

Learn about the increasing funding gap and infrastructure needs in Minnesota, including the need for bridge repairs, the growing population, and the lack of funding for local roads and highways.

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Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee

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  1. Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee Scott McBride | Metro District, MnDOT March 22, 2018

  2. We know what’s ahead • Freight tonnage to increase 80 percent by 2040 • 850 bridges will require significant work by 2025 • Nearly 1 million new Minnesotans by 2050 • Local roads and bridges unfunded need • Unfunded state highway need $6B over 10 years

  3. The Perfect Storm of Need Drives the Funding Gap A perfect storm of funding shortfalls and increasing costs Aging Infrastructure Population/Freight shipments increasing Stable/Flat Federal Funding 10 year State System Funding Gap = $6 billion Increasing Fuel Efficiency; Flat VMT Increased costs for Construction & Maintenance

  4. SS HF 3 The Omnibus Transportation Finance and Policy BillWhat‘s Really In It? The Sources of New Funding: Major provisions include: • Dedicating Vehicle Rental Taxes, Vehicle Rental Sales Tax, and remaining Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax • Dedicating a portion of the Auto Parts Sales tax $2.628M/month (‘18/’19), $12.137M/month (‘20/’21) • Motor Vehicle Lease Sales Tax (MVLST) split changed: • 38% Greater Minnesota Transit – net loss of $3.1M over 10 year in Transit Assistance Fund • 38% 5 Metro “Collar Counties” $3.3M/biennium but net loss over 10 years of $3M • 13% Local Bridge Program- $25M/biennium • 11% Highway User Tax Distribution Fund

  5. SS HF 3 The Omnibus Transportation Finance and Policy BillWhat‘s Really In It? The Funding Allocations: Major TH provisions include: • Trunk highway fund cash appropriation to Corridors of Commerce $25M/year • New revenue to the trunk highway fund from the general fund through the highway user tax distribution fund totaling $102.2M FY18-19; $244.5M FY20-21 • Trunk Highway bonding $940M over 4 years • State Road Construction $100 $100 $220 $220 • Corridors of Commerce $ 50 $ 50 $100 $100

  6. Metro Area 2018 Construction Projects Construction Project Handout - 32 projects with significant impact for Truckers’ • May cause delay in travel-time reliability • May cause delay for intermodal container exchange • Please use zipper merge http://www.dot.state.mn.us/zippermerge/ Plan Ahead. Know Your Route http://www.dot.state.mn.us/knowyourroute/ For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org and use the trucker feature or dial 5-1-1. Note: Mobile Trucker App. by January 2019 Optional Tagline Goes Here |  mndot.gov/

  7. Thank You! Questions?

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