Transportation projects in Minnesota

Here's a list of tranportation projects for Minnesota which were earmarked in the $1.1 trillion budget bill which was passed by Congress and sent to President Obama for his signature.

Each item includes the name of the project, the amount of money allocated in the bill, and the members of Minnesota's congressional delegation who sponsored the item.

  • *Northstar Corridor Rail, Minneapolis to Big Lake. $711,661. Sponsors: The President, Sen. Amy Klobuchar

  • *Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway Missing Link -- Phase I: Design, Acquisitions, Environmental Remediation, Construction. $500,000. Sponsors: Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Keith Ellison

  • *Interstate 94, Brockton Lane Interchange. $800,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Erik Paulsen

  • *Blue Earth Highway 12 Extension, Highway 14 Interchange. $584,400. Sen. Klobuchar, REp. Tim Walz

  • *Cambridge-Isanti Bike-Walking Trail. $400,000. Rep. Jim Oberstar

  • *City of Isanti, Pedestrian bridge over Highway 65. $1.2 million. Rep. Oberstar

  • *Hastings Bridge/Highway 61 right-of-way and construction. $487,000. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Lowry Avenue bridge replacement, Minneapolis. $487,000. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *SE Main Avenue, 20th, 21st Street Underpass and Ancillary Improvements, City of Moorhead. $500,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Collin Peterson

  • *Street and utility reconstruction, Main Ave., Park Rapids. $730,500. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Highway 169/I-494 interchange construction. $400,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Paulsen

  • *Highway 610 construction. $400,000. Rep. Paulsen

  • *Twin Lakes infrastructure project, City of Roseville. $1 million. Rep. Betty McCollum

  • *55th Street expansion in Rochester. $300,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Walz

  • *Twin Cities-to-Twin Ports trail linkage. $600,000. Rep. Oberstar

  • *Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority Rehabilitation Project. $1 million. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Peterson, Rep. Walz

  • *Southern Rail Corridor. $487,000. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Interstate 94 Transit Corridor, St. Paul to Eau Claire, alternatives analysis and environmental assessment, Ramsey County. $250,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. McCollum

  • *Cedar Ave. Bus Rapid Transit, Phase I, Dakota County. $681,800. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Minneapolis Intermodal Station. $500,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Ellison

  • *Northstar Phase II Commuter Buses. $97,400. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Capital investment grant, Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project. $2 million. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Capital investment grant, Northstar Phase II -- Extension of Northstar Commuter Rail to the St. Cloud Area. $3 million. Sen. Klobuchar

  • *Planning, research, and development, Northern Lights Express from Duluth to Minneapolis. $500,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Oberstar

  • *Alternatives analysis, Bottineau Transitway. $250,000. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Ellison

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