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State Aid for Local Transportation <br />395 John Ireland Blvd., MS 500 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br /> <br /> <br />Criteria <br />Projects are selected through a competitive solicitation process using the following criteria along with <br />recommendations from the Local Road Improvement Program Advisory Committee. <br />• The availability of other state, federal and local funds <br />• The regional significance of the route <br />• Effectiveness of the proposed project in eliminating a transportation system deficiency <br />• The number of persons positively impacted by the project <br />• The project’s contribution to other local, regional, or state, economic development or <br />redevelopment efforts <br />• Ability of the local unit of government to adequately provide for the safe operation and <br />maintenance of the facility upon project completion <br />In accordance with state statute, an Advisory Committee provides recommendations as to which <br />projects will be funded. The committee is made up of one county commissioner, one county engineer, <br />one city engineer, and two city council members or city administrators (one each from cities with <br />population less than and greater than 5,000). <br />Funding Summary <br />Funds available for the program vary with each legislative bond appropriation. Funds shown in the <br />table under competitive LRIP do not include engineering costs. <br /> <br />For More Information <br />Contact Marc Briese, State Aid Programs Engineer at marc.briese@state.mn.us or 651-366-3802. <br />Revised: 01/2021 <br />Year Competitive LRIP Earmarked LRIP <br />LRIP Funds <br />(millions) <br /># of Projects <br />Funded <br />LRIP Funds <br />(millions) <br /># of Projects <br />Funded <br />2014 $54.4 43 -- <br />2015 $4.3 9 $9.3 3 <br />2016 $0.0 n/a -- <br />2017 A $25.3 43 $90.6 11 <br />2018 A $35.0 49 $75.4 16 <br />2019 $0.0 n/a -- <br />2020 A $75.0 TBD $109.9 23 <br />A Competitive LRIP account is still open so number of projects funded is subject to change