MnRUC Demo
We’re looking for drivers like you to test a potential way to fund Minnesota roads!
Join the Minnesota Road Usage Charge (MnRUC) Demo
About MnRUC
MnRUC uses your car’s existing technology to understand how a road usage charge (RUC) could sustain Minnesota’s roads and keep drivers moving well into the future.
Funding for Minnesota’s Future
We’re working to sustain Minnesota’s roads and bridges well into the future.
To do that, we’re exploring a new way of raising revenue called a road usage charge (RUC). With RUC, drivers pay a fee based on the miles they drive instead of a tax on the amount of gas they buy.
Currently, Minnesota relies on the pay-at-the-pump fuel tax and other state revenue sources to build and maintain state roads and bridges. However, revenue from the state fuel tax will go down as cars become more fuel-efficient and hybrid and electric vehicles use little or no fuel. Recent state fuel tax increases have helped, but we need a long-term solution that can keep up with modern vehicles and rising construction costs.
With the MnRUC demo, we’re working to see how RUC could work in Minnesota. This pay-by-the-mile method could supplement or eventually replace the state fuel tax with revenue that is more fair and transparent for Minnesotans—and more sustainable for the future.