SF 2313

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/11/2025 09:26 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring municipal consent for the installation of J-turns;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 160.02, by adding a subdivision;
161.163, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 20a. new text end

new text begin J-turn. new text end

new text begin "J-turn" means an intersection design that modifies the direct left-turn
and through movements from cross-street approaches where minor road traffic makes a
right turn followed by a U-turn at a designated location, either signalized or unsignalized,
to continue in the desired direction.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.163, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Projects requiring review.

Sections 161.162 to 161.167 apply only to
projects that alter access, new text begin construct or install a J-turn, new text end increase or reduce highway traffic
capacity, or require acquisition of permanent rights-of-way.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.163, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Traffic safety measures.

Nothing contained in sections 161.162 to 161.167
limits the power of the commissioner to regulate traffic or install traffic-control devices or
other safety measures on trunk highways located within municipalities regardless of their
impact on access or traffic capacity or on the need for additional right-of-way. new text begin For purposes
of this section, J-turns are not safety measures.
new text end