Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

161.082 COUNTY TURNBACK ACCOUNT, EXPENDITURES. § Subdivision 1.Rules. Except as provided in this section and in section 161.081, all money accruing to the county turnback account shall be expended in accordance with rules of the commissioner of transportation in paying a county f…

161.083 MUNICIPAL TURNBACK ACCOUNT, EXPENDITURE. Except as hereinafter provided, all money accruing to the municipal turnback account shall be expended in accordance with rules of the commissioner of transportation in paying a municipality having a population of 5,000 or more for…

161.084 SURPLUS FUNDS IN TURNBACK ACCOUNTS. On determining at any time that there are surplus funds in either the county or municipal turnback account that are not needed for the purposes specified herein, the commissioner shall notify the commissioner of management and budget in…

161.085 APPROPRIATION FROM TURNBACK ACCOUNTS. Moneys in the county turnback account and the municipal turnback account are hereby appropriated annually to the commissioner of transportation for the purposes of carrying out the terms of sections 161.081 to 161.084. History: 1965 c…

161.088 CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Beyond the project limits" means any point that is located: (1) outside of the project limits; (2) along the same trunk highway;…

161.089 REPORT ON DEDICATED FUND EXPENDITURES. By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioners of transportation and public safety, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, must jointly submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members o…

161.09 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.09 DEPARTMENT ORDERS, FILES, AND RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Custodian. The official acts and determinations of the commissioner shall be denominated orders. The commissioner shall be the custodian of and shall preserve such order…

161.095 TRAVEL EXPENSE FOR JOB APPLICANTS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state of Minnesota, Department of Transportation, may pay the necessary moving and travel expenses including the necessary travel expenses to and from interviews arranged by the Department of …

161.10 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.10 INVESTIGATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, REPORTS. When practicable the commissioner shall investigate and determine the location of road material in the state, ascertain the most approved methods of construction and improvement of r…

161.11 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.11 COMPENSATION INSURANCE. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner may purchase. The commissioner may procure on the open market a policy of insurance covering the payment of benefits accruing under the Workers' Compensation Act to employ…

161.114 CONSTITUTIONAL TRUNK HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Designation. The trunk highway routes, numbered 1 through 70, as described in the constitutional amendment adopted November 2, 1920, are designated as the constitutional routes of the trunk highway system. § Subd. 2.Descripti…

161.115 ADDITIONAL TRUNK HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Legislative routes confirmed. The following routes hereby and heretofore added to the trunk highway system by the legislature under the provisions of article 14, of the constitution adopted November 2, 1920, and as the same are h…

161.117 TRUNK HIGHWAYS; ADDITIONAL ROUTES. § Subdivision 1.New routes added. There may be added by order of the commissioner of transportation to the trunk highway system new routes described as follows: § Subd. 2.Route No. 380. Beginning at a point on Route No. 390 at its inters…

161.12 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.12 ADDITIONAL ROUTES ADDED; FEDERAL AID. § Subdivision 1.Interstate system. To take advantage of federal aid made available by the United States to the state of Minnesota for highway purposes, the following trunk highway routes…

161.122 RESTRICTIONS ON MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 51. The location, designation, marking and numbering of Legislative Route No. 125, marked Trunk Highway 51, as that route is established, located, designated, marked, and traveled southerly of University Avenue within the city of St. P…

161.1231 PARKING FACILITIES FOR I-394. § Subdivision 1.Authority to construct. Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may acquire land by purchase, gift, or eminent domain for parking facilities described in this section and may construct, operate, repair, and maintain p…

161.1245 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Routes No. 382 and No. 392. The commissioner of transportation is authorized to construct a four-lane parkway with limited access along the right-of-way of Route No. 382 in the city of St. Paul. The c…

161.125 SOUND ABATEMENT ALONG HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Implementation. The commissioner of transportation shall implement noise abatement measures within or along the perimeter of freeways and expressways contingent on the availability of funding, in accordance with section 116.…

161.1258 RUMBLE STRIPS. (a) The commissioner must maintain transverse rumble strips in association with each stop sign that is located (1) on a trunk highway segment with a speed limit of at least 55 miles per hour, and (2) outside the limits of a statutory or home rule charter c…

161.139 HIGHWAY DESIGNATION COSTS. The commissioner shall not adopt a design or erect a sign to mark or memorialize a highway or bridge, pursuant to designation by the legislature, unless the commissioner is assured of the availability of funds from nonstate sources sufficient to…

161.14 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.14 NAMES AND DESIGNATIONS OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Capitol Highway. The following route between the city of St. Paul and the south boundary of the state of Minnesota is hereby named and designated "The Capitol Highw…

161.141 NORTHWEST ANGLE, CONNECTING HIGHWAY; FEDERAL APPROVAL. § Subdivision 1.Agreement. The commissioner of transportation may enter into an agreement with the authorized authorities of the province of Manitoba, Canada providing for an equitable division of costs and responsibi…

161.1419 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Policy. It is declared to be the policy of the state and to be in the best public interest for the promotion of public safety, recreation, travel, trade, and the general welfare of the people to cooperate with the fed…

161.142 GREAT RIVER ROAD. § Subdivision 1. MS 1961 [Repealed, 1963 c 875 s 3] § Subd. 2.Location; construction; improvement; maintenance; acquisition of land. The commissioner of transportation shall establish and locate the route or routes of the Great River Road and shall there…

161.148 GREAT RIVER ROAD, LOCATION OF ROUTE. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's responsibility. The commissioner of transportation shall designate, establish and locate the Great River Road described in and authorized by section 161.142, with the approval of the Mississippi River Par…

161.15 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.15 SPECIFIC LOCATION; LIMITATION ON DEVIATIONS. The commissioner may specifically and definitely locate all of the routes of the trunk highway system, but in so locating same, the commissioner shall not deviate from the startin…

161.16 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.16 HIGHWAY DESIGNATION, VACATION, REVERSION, SURVEY. § Subdivision 1.Temporary trunk highways; reversion. Until such time as the commissioner definitely locates and constructs the several routes of the trunk highway system, the…

161.162 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The terms in sections 161.162 to 161.167 have the meanings given them in this section and section 160.02. § Subd. 2.Final layout. (a) "Final layout" means geometric layouts and supplemental drawings that show the location, chara…

161.163 HIGHWAY PROJECT REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Projects requiring review. Sections 161.162 to 161.167 apply only to projects that alter access, increase or reduce highway traffic capacity, or require acquisition of permanent rights-of-way. § Subd. 2.Traffic safety measures. Noth…

161.164 FINAL LAYOUT APPROVAL PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Submission of final layout. Before proceeding with the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any route on the trunk highway system lying within any municipality, the commissioner shall submit to its governing body a…

161.165 COMMISSIONER ACTION; INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section applies to interstate highways. § Subd. 2.Action on approved final layout. (a) If the appeal board recommends approval of the final layout or does not submit its findings and recommendat…

161.166 COMMISSIONER ACTION; OTHER HIGHWAYS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section applies to trunk highways that are not interstate highways. § Subd. 2.Action on approved final layout. If the appeal board recommends approval of the final layout or does not submit its findi…

161.167 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. Members of the appeal board shall submit to the commissioner an itemized list of the expenses incurred in disposing of matters presented to them. The appeal board members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred by them in the pe…

161.178 TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT ASSESSMENT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in th…

161.1782 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Advisory committee" means the technical advisory committee established in this section. (c) "P…

161.18 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.18 PRIOR EASEMENTS VEST IN STATE. When any road or highway, including any city street or portion thereof, is taken over by the state as a trunk highway, the state as to any such road, street, or highway or portion thereof, with…

161.19 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.19 CERTAIN RECORDS OBTAINED AND FILED. Upon the written request of the commissioner the court administrator of any court, the auditor of any county, the clerk of any town, or the recorder or clerk of any city shall furnish a co…

161.20 GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Provisions of constitution. The commissioner shall carry out the provisions of article 14, section 2, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota. § Subd. 2.Property acquisition; agreements and contracts. (a) The commission…

161.202 REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them: (a) "Public lands" means any lands, except streets, roads, or bridges owned by any subdivision of government, including…

161.21 STUDIES. § Subdivision 1.Location and design of highways. The commissioner may make or cause to be made such studies and investigations as the commissioner deems necessary for the purpose of determining the most advantageous location and design of trunk highways from the s…

161.23 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.23 EXCESS ACQUISITION. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition of entire tract. On determining that it is necessary to acquire any interest in a part of a tract or parcel of real estate for trunk highway purposes, the commissioner of trans…

161.231 APPROPRIATION; PROCEEDS FROM STATE PROPERTY. There is appropriated annually from the fund or account in the state treasury to which the money from the sale, lease, conveyance, or disposal of state property is credited a sufficient amount of money to carry out the state's …

161.24 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 500 art 6 s 13] 161.24 CHANGES REQUIRED BY CONSTRUCTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY. § Subdivision 1.Grade at intersections. When the construction or reconstruction of a trunk highway results in a change of grade which necessitates a change of grade in inter…

161.241 RELOCATION OF RAILROAD TRACKS, ACQUISITION OF LAND. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition. Whenever the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a trunk highway will require the acquisition by the state of lands or interests in lands owned by a railroad company, and will req…

161.242 JUNK YARD ACT. § Subdivision 1.Legislative findings and purpose. It is hereby found that the operation of motor vehicle, agricultural, construction machinery or other junk yards adjacent to the trunk highways on which motor vehicles are operated is a distracting influence…

161.25 TEMPORARY TRUNK HIGHWAY DETOUR; HAUL ROAD. If, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining any trunk highway, the use of any public street or highway is necessary for a detour or haul road, the commissioner may designate any such street or highway as a temporary trunk h…