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MnDOT seeks small‑bonding allotments for aging railroad gates and public ports
Summary
MnDOT told the Capital Investment Committee it is requesting $1.8 million in GO bonds for railroad‑crossing warning devices and $2.8 million for the Port Development Assistance Program in the governor’s 2025 capital recommendations; officials said these are ongoing life‑cycle needs, not full system replacements.
Taylor Besser Frederick, assistant budget director with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and Eric Rudine, MnDOT government affairs, told the Capital Investment Committee the governor’s 2025 capital recommendations include $1,800,000 in general obligation bonds to maintain railroad crossing warning devices and $2,800,000 in GO bonds for the Port Development Assistance Program.
Frederick said Minnesota maintains the nation’s fourth‑largest roadway system with more than 143,000 centerline miles and oversees 1,800 level‑crossing systems; about 750 signal systems are past their useful life. “The…
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