2000 Minnesota Statutes

     161.172 Municipalities to consent. 

    (a) Except for routes on the interstate system, no state 
 trunk highway or any part thereof, located within the corporate 
 limits of any municipality, shall be constructed or improved in 
 the manner specified in this section without the consent of the 
 governing body of such municipality, unless the procedures 
 prescribed by sections 161.172 to 161.177 shall have been 
 followed by the commissioner of transportation.  The highway 
 improvements requiring consent are limited to those improvements 
 which alter access, increase or reduce highway traffic capacity 
 or require acquisition of permanent rights-of-way.  This section 
 shall not limit the power of the commissioner to regulate 
 traffic or install traffic control devices or other safety 
 measures on trunk highways located within municipalities. 

    (b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as 
 in any way limiting the commissioner's discretion to determine 
 the priority and programming of trunk highway construction. 

    HIST: 1969 c 312 s 2; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1980 c 533 s 6