Resources

• Government Affairs Web site includes contact information and additional resources

Hearings and meetings

These documents and links contain information that was current on the date of the hearing. For up-to-date information, please view the I-35W Bridge Homepage or contact Erik Rudeen at 651-366-4823.

• Dec. 17, 2008, Senate Transportation Committee and Nov. 12, 2008, House Transportation Committee
  • Mn/DOT update on state bridge inspections (ppt, 1.5 mg)
• June 24, 2008
  • Mn/DOT responds to legislative report
  • Commissioner Sorel's letter in response to the Investigative Report to the Joint Committee to Investigate the I-35W Bridge Collapse
  • June 26 National Bridge Inspection Standards Compliance Review Reports (PBA Report)
  • Bridge Replacement and Repair Plan
• December 10, 2007 Legislative Advisory Commission
  • I-35W Bridge Collapse Emergency Relief Status
  • 2008 Budget Chart
  • 2008 Let Schedule
  • Deferrals by Let Date
  • Snow and Ice Fact Sheet Winter 2007-2008
  • Statewide Plow Trucks and Plow Drivers Chart
  • Mn/DOT Operational Budget and I-35 Bridge Funding Needs
  • I-35W Bridge Construction Sequence
  • Appropriation Analysis and Cash Flow
  • Federal Emergency Relief Funding for I-35W Bridge
• November 8, 2007 Legislative Advisory Commission
  • Mn/DOT Update - Part 1 - 8 pages (1,363 kb PDF)
  • Mn/DOT Update - Part 2 - 6 pages (1,020 kb PDF)
  • Lettings - 10 pages (1,249 kb PDF)
  • 35W Bridge Diagram - 1 page (134 kb PDF)
  • LAC Request -3 pages (337 kb PDF)
  • Senate Fiscal Summary - 1 page (99 kb PDF)
• October 15, 2007 Legislative Advisory Commission - 7 pages (1,078 kb PDF)
  • a tentative schedule of lettings for the remainder of state fiscal year 2008
  • an analysis of MnDOT's state road construction appropriation
• October 9, 2007 Legislative Advisory Commission - 15 pages (2,075 kb PDF)
  • memo to LAC with several attachments
• October 4, 2007 Legislative Advisory Commission - 27 pages (4,354 kb PDF)
  • memo to LAC with several attachments
• October 3, 2007 Joint House/Senate Bridge Investigation Subcommittee - 16 pages (4,129 kb PDF)
  • definitions of bridge inspection terms
  • an update on MnDOT's statewide bridge inspection efforts
  • photos showing different types of bridge design
  • a project description of the State Auditor's investigation into MnDOT's maintenance of state highways and bridges
• Sept. 20, 2007 Municipal Consent Hearing
  • presentations given at the hearing
  • details about the Municipal Consent Process
• September 5, 2007 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure - 7 pages (32 kb PDF)
  • statement of Robert J. McFarlin, Assistant to the Commissioner for Policy, Office of the Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Aug. 15 , 2007 legislative hearing - documents and additional follow up material

Funding and program documents

• Legislative Advisory Commission request to increase the state road appropriation for Fiscal Year 2008 by $195 million. (Sept. 20, 2007)
• The Federal Highway Administration issued a letter to the Minnesota Department of Transportation which delineates which costs for repair and restoration actions are eligible under the Emergency Relief program. U.S. Department of Transportation letter
• FY 2005 Projects delayed or dropped
• Set asides for FY first quarter

Economic impacts of the I-35W Bridge collapse

Study by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Minnesota Department of Transportation

Road-user costs due to unavailability of the bridge

• Aug. 6 report, Office of Investment Management
• Road-user cost computations

Background and supporting information

• Mn/DOT Bridges: Legislative Staff Briefing, Feb. 5, 2008 (PowerPoint Presentation - 8.8 MB)
• Lt. Gov./Commissioner Carol Molnau and Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell issued a letter to Gov. Tim Pawlenty outlining their reasons for concluding the inherent disadvantages of including a light rail line on the new bridge. Aug. 10, 2007Letter to Gov. Pawlenty
• Letter to Minneapolis City Council from Governor Tim Pawlenty
• Letter to Mayor Rybak from Mn/DOT

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