as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/06/2021 11:30am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring an access and safety study of marked U.S.
Highway 10 in St. Cloud; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The commissioner of transportation must study options to improve access to and
safety on marked U.S. Highway 10 from 45th Avenue SE to 32nd Street SE in St. Cloud.
At a minimum, the study must:
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(1) evaluate options and costs for improving access and safety, including increasing or
improving the lighting at intersections, installation of traffic-control signals at intersections,
increasing the number or length of bypass lanes, increasing the number or length of
acceleration and deceleration lanes, and J-turns or other methods of reduced conflict
intersections; and
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(2) provide specific recommendations on how to best reduce high-speed collisions and
create improved access for slower moving vehicles entering marked U.S. Highway 10 and
cost estimates for each recommended improvement.
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(b) By January 31, 2022, the commissioner must transmit a copy of the study to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation policy finance.
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(a) $400,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of transportation for the purposes of the study required by section 1.
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(b) $600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of transportation for a grant to the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization to
be used for projects in the transportation improvement program or the Regional Infrastructure
Investment Plan.
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