Minnesota Administrative Rules

8820.0700 SELECTION CRITERIA.

Subpart 1.

Basis.

A state-aid route must be selected on the basis of all criteria in either subpart 2 or 3.

Subp. 2.

County state-aid highway.

A county state-aid highway may be selected if it:

A.

is projected to carry a relatively heavier traffic volume or is functionally classified as collector or arterial as identified on the county's functional classification plan;

B.

connects towns, communities, shipping points, and markets within a county or in adjacent counties; provides access to rural churches, schools, community meeting halls, industrial areas, state institutions, and recreational areas; or, serves as a principal rural mail route and school bus route; and

C.

provides an integrated and coordinated highway system affording, within practical limits, a state-aid highway network consistent with projected traffic demands.

Subp. 3.

Municipal state-aid street.

A municipal state-aid street may be selected if it:

A.

is projected to carry a relatively heavier traffic volume or is functionally classified as collector or arterial as identified on the urban municipality's functional classification plan;

B.

connects the points of major traffic interest, parks, parkways, or recreational areas within an urban municipality; and

C.

provides an integrated street system affording, within practical limits, a state-aid street network consistent with projected traffic demands.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 161.082; 161.083; 162.02; 162.09; 162.155; L 1983 c 17

History:

8 SR 2146; 15 SR 2596; 20 SR 1041

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2007