HF 1314

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/06/2013 03:07pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; highways; establishing pavement selection
requirements for certain trunk highway projects; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, section 174.185, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.185, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Pavement design life. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "applicable
project" means a trunk highway project:
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new text begin (1) that is categorized in the statewide transportation improvement program with a
program category of major construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or resurfacing;
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new text begin (2) that adds, removes, or replaces a pavement surface layer by more than two
inches of paving material thickness;
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new text begin (3) that involves within the construction limits:
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new text begin (i) on a two-lane road, more than two miles of length of roadway; or
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new text begin (ii) on a multilane road, more than 30,000 square yards of paving; and
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new text begin (4) for which a notable portion of the roadway has an International Roughness
Index of 170 inches per mile or greater.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall, on each applicable project, select pavement material
that has a design life of at least 20 years. For purposes of determining pavement design
life under this subdivision, the commissioner may not consider the life of pavement
following planned maintenance or repairs.
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