
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law Feb. 17.
The act will provide several hundred million dollars to Minnesota for transportation needs.
ARRA update (pdf)
ARRA Certifications
Minnesota made every effort to be ready and poised to receive and spend this stimulus money quickly and to direct these funds to quality projects in a clear and transparent way. Three certifications (formal letters) are filed before ARRA funds could be made available:
- Certification by Commissioner Sorel:
This certification states that the infrastructure investments have received the full review and vetting required by law (form 1511, DOC).
Comprehensive 1511 highway infrastructure list
Comprehensive 1511 transit list
- Certification by Governor Pawlenty:
This certification explains that the state will request and use funds provided by ARRA, and the funds will be used to create jobs and promote economic health (form 1607, PDF, 372K). - Certification by Governor Pawlenty:
This certification explains that the state will maintain the level of state funding for transportation projects (form 1201, PDF, 615K). - The 1201 Maintenance of Effort Report provides actual expenditures from state sources for the types of projects that are eligible.
- Complete list of certifications, state-by-state
Transportation stimulus projects
Roads and Bridges
List of ARRA projects includes local projects as of Sept. 7, 2010 (pdf)
Map of Twin Cities Metro Area projects
Aviation
Transit
Freight and Rail
MnDOT ARRA project status through the end of Jan. 2012
Total Number of Road and Bridge Projects (State and Local)
| Projects put out to bid | 228 | $506,144,932 |
| Projects under contract | 228 | $506,144,932 |
| Projects underway | 228 | $506,144,932 |
| Projects complete | 209 | $448,506,087 |
OMB jobs reported through Sept. 30, 2012
| Full time equivalent jobs, as reported to the Office of Management and Budget for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2012. | 5.30 |
This is a monthly report—covering highways and transit—due to be submitted to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This report identifies the state program and its progress.
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Highway Infrastructure T&I - Jan. 2012
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Highway Infrastructure T&I - Dec. 2011
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Highway Infrastructure T&I - Nov. 2011
- Highway Infrastructure T&I—Oct. 2011
- Highway Infrastructure T&I—Sept. 2011
Periodic reports are submitted to the Minnesota Legislature that summarize projects by county and includes total project cost estimates, construction estimates, low bid amounts, letting dates and scheduled project completion dates.
- March Report 2012
- Feb. Report 2012
- Jan. Report 2012
- Dec. Report 2011
- Nov. Report 2011
- Oct. Report 2011
- Sept. Report 2011
- Aug. Report 2011
- July Report 2011
- June Report 2011
- May Report 2011
- April Report 2011
Project Bid Letting
The project lettings for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects on state highways:
Are there funds for local projects?
About 30 percent of Minnesota's American recovery and reinvestment highway funds will be distributed to local units of government. The reports detailing these distributions are found in the T&I reports located above.
Quick Links
- Comment
- State Aid - Will distribute a portion of the funds to local government
- Metropolitan Council
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- AASHTO
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