SF 108

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to highways; designating the Walter F. Mondale Drive in Duluth;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Voyageur Highway.

The following route is named and designated the
"Voyageur Highway":

(a) Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 26 on the boundary line between
the states of Minnesota and Iowa; thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 26 to its
junction with Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No.
61 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 10 in the city of St. Paul; thence extending
in a general northwesterly direction along Trunk Highway No. 10 to its junction with
Trunk Highway No. 371 at Little Falls; thence extending in a general northerly direction
along Trunk Highway No. 371 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 210 at Brainerd;
thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 210 to its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 169 at Aitkin; thence in a general northerly direction along Trunk Highway No. 169
to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 2 at Grand Rapids; thence northwesterly along
Trunk Highway No. 2 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 71 at Bemidji; thence
northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 71 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 11
at Pelland; thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its junction with Trunk
Highway No. 53 at International Falls; thence southeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 53
to its junction with deleted text begin Trunk Highway No. 61 deleted text end new text begin Central Entrance new text end at Duluth deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin . Beginning at a
point on Trunk Highway No. 61 at its junction with Interstate Highway 35 and new text end thence
northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 61 to the boundary line between the state of
Minnesota and the province of Ontario, Canada.

(b) The route of the Voyageur Highway designated and described in clause (a) is
supplemented by legs or alternative routes described as follows:

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 1 at its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 61 northerly of Silver Bay; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to Ely;
thence southwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to its junction with Trunk Highway No.
169; thence southerly and westerly along Trunk Highway No. 169 to its junction with
Trunk Highway No. 53, and there terminating.

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 at its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 53 at International Falls; thence easterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its easterly
terminus near Island View.

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 33 at its junction with Interstate
Highway marked I-35 southerly of Cloquet, thence northerly along Trunk Highway No.
33 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53.

(c) The commissioner of transportation shall:

(1) adopt a suitable marking design of signs or informational plaques;

(2) effect the installation of such signs or plaques in public waysides or other public
areas as approved and designated by the commissioner.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 57. new text end

new text begin Walter F. Mondale Drive. new text end

new text begin Trunk Highway marked 53 from its
intersection with Superior Street to its intersection with Central Entrance in the city of
Duluth, as signed on the effective date of this section, is designated "Walter F. Mondale
Drive." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt a
suitable marking design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
new text end