STREETS AND ROADS

See also ROAD TAXES; TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Access roads

Soccer field development, matching contributions, Minn. Statutes 2004 240A.13

Acquisition of land or properties, eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.036

Airports and landing fields, Minn. Statutes 2004 360.032, 360.036, 360.038

All-terrain vehicles, corridor access trails, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.9256

Alleys, see ALLEYS

Alteration, establishment, or vacation

County highways reverting to streets and roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 163.11, 471.99

Damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16, 163.11

Effect, municipalities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.29

Existing roads, trunk highways taking place of, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Former trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Lawsuits, attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Plats, Minn. Statutes 2004 505.14

Registered land, Minn. Statutes 2004 508.73, 508A.73

Temporary trunk highways, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.14, 161.16

Vacated streets and roads, conveyance of land abutting, Minn. Statutes 2004 507.17

Application of law

Eminent domain, appraisal and negotiation, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.036

Minimum wage requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.365

Barricades, road authorities, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Bicycle lanes, paths, ways and routes, see BICYCLE WAYS

Bids, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

Bridges (structures)

City bridges, see CITY BRIDGES

Generally, see BRIDGES (STRUCTURES)

Minimum-maintenance roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Railroad bridges, see Bridges (structures) under RAILROADS

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095, 160.83

Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.83

Buildings, moving over, see BUILDING MOVERS

Cables, displacing or moving

Costs, payment by building movers, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.26

Capital expenditures, funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 174.50

Cartways, see CARTWAYS

Causeways, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.84

Cemeteries, see Streets and roads under CEMETERIES

Cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Closing, wildfires, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.22

Complaints

Impassable city streets and roads outside urban districts, county boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 163.161

Construction and reconstruction

Contractors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Contracts, see Construction contracts under this topic

Costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.08, 162.06

County highway engineers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

Federal aid, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.36, 161.365

Frontage roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.38

Funding, public indebtedness, Minn. Statutes 2004 475.58

High experience rating industries, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.051

Materials, see Construction materials under this topic

Peatland scientific and natural areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.035

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.10

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.39

Section or quarter section corners, markings or monuments, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.15

Temporary roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.12, 161.25

Construction contracts

Bids, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

County highway engineers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

Frontage roads, effect of other law, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.38

General law, see CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

Hennepin County, design-build contracts, guidelines for, Minn. Statutes 2004 383B.158 to 383B.1586

Maintenance, improvement, repair, or restoration, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Minimum wage requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.365

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Town clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.17

Transportation Department employees, conflict of interest, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.33

Construction materials

Defined as industrial production, Minn. Statutes 2004 297A.68

Railroad rates and charges, schedules, Minn. Statutes 2004 218.025

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.11

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 297A.68

Surplus government materials, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.37

Waste tire lightweight fill, Minn. Statutes 2004 115A.912

Controlled access highways, see under HIGHWAYS

Corners, section or quarter section corners, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.15

Corridors of disturbance

Peatland scientific and natural areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.035

Counties, see Streets and roads under COUNTIES

County highways, see HIGHWAYS

County parks, see PARK ROADS

County state-aid highways, see COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAYS

Crosswalks, see PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

Dakota County, Minn. Statutes 2004 383D.17, 383D.65

Damages

County highways reverting to streets and roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 163.11

Former trunk highways, vacation or alteration, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Dedication

Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.05

Cartways, streets and roads deemed as, Minn. Statutes 2004 164.11

Roads on and parallel to railroad rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.05

Time, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.05

Definitions

All-terrain vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.92

Drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 171.01

Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, and Plant Amendment Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 18C.61

Local roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.292

Motor carriers, pipeline carriers, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.011

Motor vehicle registration, taxation, sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 168.011

Peatland Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.035

Peatland scientific and natural areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.035

Road law, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.02

Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.83

Snowmobiles, natural resources law, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.81

Special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 429.011

Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01

Vacation of public ways, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.29

Voting precincts, boundaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.14

Designation, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.01

Detours

Signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16, 160.27

Temporary roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.12, 161.25

Disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256C.02

Ditches

Improvement and drainage, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.201

Road authorities, powers and duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.201

Drainage, see under HIGHWAYS

Duluth, county funds expended on, Minn. Statutes 2004 383C.36

Dust, lead (mineral), standards, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.9508

Easements

Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Alleys, vacating of public ways, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.29

Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Flowage easements, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.565

Highways taken over for trunk highways, prior easements vested in state, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.18

Natural Resources Department, power to convey, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.63, 84.631

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Tax-forfeited lands, conveyance to governments, Minn. Statutes 2004 282.017

Electric personal assistive mobility devices, use on, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.212

Eminent domain

Easements, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Minimum-maintenance roads, consent requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Establishment, see Alteration, establishment, or vacation under this topic

Federal aid

Construction contracts, minimum wage requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.365

Construction, enhancement, improvement, or maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.36

Fences

Railroads adjoining, Minn. Statutes 2004 219.34

Road authorities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Firebreaks, wildfire areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.05

First class cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Flowage easements, waterpowers, petition for, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.565

Forest roads, see FOREST ROADS

Fourth class cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Frontage roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.38

Funding, sports facilities, matching funds, Minn. Statutes 2004 240A.12

Grade

Establishment, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.07, 541.072

Gravel road companies

Conduits, poles and wires, defined as personal property, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.03

Gross weight designations, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.832

Guardrails, displacement or movement costs

Payment by building movers, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.26

Hedges, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.02, 160.22

Hennepin County, local road aid, Minn. Statutes 2004 383B.608

Highway work zones, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.14

Highways, see HIGHWAYS

Hitchhiking, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.22

Home rule charter cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Impervious surfaces

Streets and roads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 18C.61

Improvement, see Maintenance, improvement, repair, or restoration under this topic

Inspection, local weed inspectors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 18.81

Intersections

Crossing, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.045

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01

Motorcyclists, entering or crossing intersections against red lights, defenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.06

Pedestrian crossings, see PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

Reduced speed limits, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.14

Right of way, blind persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.202

Isolated property, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.24

Lane-direction-control signals, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.06

Lawsuits, former trunk highways

Vacation or alteration, damages, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Lights and lighting

Contracts, first class cities, Minn. Statutes 2004 440.14

Energy efficiency standards, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 216C.19

Indicators of nonconforming headlights, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.60

Littering, see LITTERING

Local roads

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.292

Specific service signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.292 to 160.296

Location

Change, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.09, 161.39

Juvenile correctional facilities, roads through grounds, Minn. Statutes 2004 242.48

Streets laid through camp meeting association property, Minn. Statutes 2004 315.42

Streets laid through Sunday school assembly property, Minn. Statutes 2004 315.42

Logging roads

Claims arising from use, Minn. Statutes 2004 3.736, 466.03

Tax-forfeited lands, Minn. Statutes 2004 282.04

Mailboxes located on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.072

Maintenance, improvement, repair, or restoration

Barricades, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Contract requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Contractors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16

Costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.07, 162.06

Detour signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16, 160.27

Excavation, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 216D.01

Local improvements, alternate procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 429.041

Minimum-maintenance roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Outside limits of state construction projects, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.38

Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Section or quarter section corners, preserving, markers or monuments, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.15

Telecommunications companies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 237.16

Telephone companies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 237.16

Trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.24, 161.25

Unorganized townships, Minn. Statutes 2004 477A.14

Warning signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16, 160.27

Wetlands replacement, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.2241

Maps, county topographical land maps

Valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2004 273.061

Marking

Pavements, Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.39

Section or quarter section corners, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.15

Signs, see same under this topic

Metropolitan area towns

Town roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 368.01

Mineral lands, roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.10

Minimum-maintenance roads

Bridges (structures), Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Definitions, road law, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.02

Designation, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Easements, see same under this topic

Eminent domain, consent requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Forest roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 89.71

Liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095, 169.06

Municipal parks, see MUNICIPAL PARKS

Municipal state-aid street fund, see MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET FUND

Municipal state-aid streets, see MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREETS

New streets and roads

Land use actions, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 471.99

One-way highways, see under HIGHWAYS

One-way streets and roads

Disabled vehicles, warning signals, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.75

One-way traffic, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.18

Parking, ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.35

Rotary traffic islands, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.18

Orders

Closing, wildfire areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.22

Temporary roads around construction, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.12

Outdoor advertising, see OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

Park roads, see PARK ROADS

Parking on, bicycles, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.222

Parkways, see PARKWAYS

Pavements, marking

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.39

Pedestrian malls, Minn. Statutes 2004 429.021, 430.01 to 430.11

Pests, integrated management techniques

Duties of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 18B.063

Plank road companies

Conduits, poles and wires, defined as personal property, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.03

Planning, major streets, county boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 505.10

Plats, Minn. Statutes 2004 505.1792

Poles and wires, displacement or moving costs

Payment by building movers, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.26

Prima facie evidence

Minimum-maintenance roads, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095

Private roads, see PRIVATE ROADS

Public highways, streets and roads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.011

Public property, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.02

Public roads

Metropolitan agricultural preserves, deemed no benefit to agricultural preserves, Minn. Statutes 2004 473H.11

Public ways, streets and roads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.29

Railroad crossings, see RAILROAD CROSSINGS

Railroad traffic signs and signals, see RAILROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS

Railroads, see Rights-of-way under RAILROADS

Ramsey County

Improvements, powers and duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 383A.16

Reconstruction, see Construction and reconstruction under this topic

Recreational manufactured home parks

Clearance and access requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 327.20

Repairs, see Maintenance, improvement, repair, or restoration under this topic

Reports about, construction and improvement

Transportation Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.10

Residential roadways, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01

Reversions or conveyance, see under TRUNK HIGHWAYS

Rights-of-way

Acquisition, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Billboards in, approval, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.27

Bus or streetcar shelters or benches, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.27

Customs inspection facilities, permit requirement, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.27

Debris, clearing, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.05

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.92

Driveway headwalls in or on, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.2715

Integrated pest management techniques, duties of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 18B.063

Outdoor telephone booths, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.27

Planting, pest management, duties of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 18B.063

Public road rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.787, 84.92

Railroads, see Rights-of-way under RAILROADS

Recreational vehicles, operation on, torts, municipalities, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 466.03

Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.83

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.2715

Road authorities

Cities, see CITY COUNCILS

Counties, see COUNTY BOARDS

Town roads, see TOWN BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS

Trunk highways, see TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

Road building materials, see Construction materials under this topic

Road construction machinery and equipment, see under HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Road districts

County boundary changes, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2004 370.17, 370.19

Unorganized territories, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.23

Roads on line between towns and adjoining cities, see under TOWN ROADS

Roadways, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.81

Rotary traffic islands, one-way traffic, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.18

Rulemaking about

Dust, lead (mineral), standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.9508

Lights and lighting, energy efficiency standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 216C.19

Rustic roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.83

Safety zones, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01

Saint Louis County, see Streets and roads under SAINT LOUIS COUNTY

Section or quarter section corners, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.15

Shoulders

Designated school bus stops, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.443

Electric-assisted bicycles, operation on, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.223

Signs

Detours, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16, 160.27, 160.2715

Minimum-maintenance roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.095, 169.06

Motor vehicle dealers, lessors, brokers, or wholesalers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 168.27

Specific service signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.292 to 160.296

Street signs, St. Louis County, Minn. Statutes 2004 383C.232

Traffic control devices, see TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS

Warning signs, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.16, 160.27, 160.2715

Special laws regarding, Minn. Const. art 12 s 1

Speed limits, see SPEED LIMITS

Sports facilities

Matching contributions, local governments, Minn. Statutes 2004 240A.12

Standards, dust, lead (mineral), rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.9508

Standing in, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.22

State-aid highways, see STATE AID HIGHWAYS

State-aid roads

Inclusion in county state-aid highway system, Minn. Statutes 2004 162.02

Statutory cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Street and road companies

Gravel road companies, personal property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.03

Personal property taxes, listing, assessment, Minn. Statutes 2004 273.43

Plank road companies, personal property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 272.03

Street-sweeping vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2004 168.011

Streets and roads terminating at or abutting on public waters

Existing roads, trunk highways taking place of, orders, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.16

Temporary roads

Detours or haul roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 161.25

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.12

Third class cities, see Streets and roads under CITIES

Toll facilities, see TOLL FACILITIES

Town roads, see TOWN ROADS

Traffic accidents, see TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Traffic control devices, see TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS

Trails, see TRAILS

Transient workers, compensation and salaries

Discharged employees, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.11

Frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.10

Trunk highways, see TRUNK HIGHWAYS

Unorganized territories

Assessment and road districts, Minn. Statutes 2004 375.23

Unorganized townships, maintenance, funds for, Minn. Statutes 2004 477A.14

Urban districts, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.01

Use

Cable communication systems, pole, duct and conduit agreements, terms, Minn. Statutes 2004 238.39

Interference with, unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.13

Off-highway motorcycles, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.795

Off-road vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.804

Snowmobiles, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.87

Vacation, see Alteration, establishment, or vacation under this topic

Vehicles on, oversize vehicles, permits, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.86

Violations and penalties

Interference with use, unfair labor practice, Minn. Statutes 2004 179.13

Motor vehicles, stopping, standing, or parking, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.34

Rights-of-way, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.2715

Visible, clearly recognizable physical feature

Streets and roads defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.14

Voting precincts, boundaries, Minn. Statutes 2004 204B.14

Warning signs, see Signs under this topic

Watershed districts, permits

Public transportation projects, work on existing roads, Minn. Statutes 2004 103D.345

Wetlands

Access from roads by local government, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.235

Width, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.04

Wildfire areas, Minn. Statutes 2004 88.05, 88.22

Winter roads, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.035