Planned Transportation Spending

Minnesota

An examination of Minnesota’s 2011-2014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan reveals that road maintenance/minor widening projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (30 percent). Transit projects account for 21 percent of the proposed spending,* and bridge maintenance/replacement follow (19 percent). Various miscellaneous projects, categorized as “other,” make up 9 percent of proposed spending. Planned spending on bridge capacity expansion projects makes up 8 percent of the STIP, and new road capacity projects account for 6 percent of the STIP spending. Bicycle/pedestrian projects and safety projects each account for 3 percent of the total funds. Road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) make up 1 per cent of the planned expenditures.

Proposed Spending, FY 2011-2014

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $6,284.37
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $1,197.87
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $1,911.92
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $55.62
New Road Capacity $359.89
Transit $1,317.59
Bicycle/Pedestrian $173.47
Safety $202.20
Bridge Capacity Expansion $514.75
Other $551.06

* The transit component includes the construction of a St. Paul multimodal transit facility ($127 million).

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bmr
    19
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    30
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    6
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    21
    Transit
  • bp
    3
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    3
    Safety
  • bce
    8
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • othr
    9
    Other
All percentages rounded