$10 million funding opportunity - Minnesota Rural Highway Risk Roadway
By: Tom Prew, Assistant Traffic Safety Engineer
In the 2023 Transportation Omnibus bill, a new program entitled Rural High-Risk Roads (RHRR) was developed!
$10 million in fiscal year 2024 is from the trunk highway fund for roadway design and related improvements that reduce speeds and eliminate intersection interactions on rural high-risk roadways (Minnesota State Trunk Highway Network). The Commissioner must identify roadways based on crash information and in consultation with the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety (ACTS) under Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners.
This is a one-time appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
This appropriation includes use of consultants to support development and management of projects.
MnDOT obtained an exemption from the Cost Participation Policy. Projects funded with this source will not need to meet the normal State Cost Participation Policy requirements for project construction. Locals will not need to bring any funding to the project if agreed to by the appropriate MnDOT District.
For more information, or an application, please contact Derek Leuer at derek.leuer@state.mn.us.