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State Aid Variances

 

The State Aid Variance Committee is scheduled to meet in 2012 on the following dates:

 

 

Thursday, March 22, 2012: Complete package submittal is required by March 1, 2012

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012: Complete package submittal is required by June 1, 2012

 

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012: Complete package submittal is required by Sept. 1, 2012

 

Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012: Complete package submittal is required by Dec. 1, 2012

 

 

Meetings are typically held from 9:00am until 12:00pm

 

The meeting location is MnDOT Training Center, 1900 County Road I, Shoreview, MN

 

 

 

 

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Design Element Variance Justification Checklist(pdf)
 
State Aid Standards Development Slide Show (pps)
 
State Aid Rules
 

Your District State Aid Engineer should be your first contact. Please work with them on any variance requests. In addition, all resolutions should contain the hold harmless language found in the Sample Hold Harmless Resolution . Also, see the example format of a typical resolution.

 
For consideration, FHWA has a document titled Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions
 
Contact Joe MacPherson, State Aid Project Engineer, at 651-366-3832 for further information and assistance.