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Local officials, Transportation Alliance press lawmakers for bonding, local road and bridge funds
Summary
Speakers from the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, Otter Tail County and county associations urged lawmakers to pass a capital bonding bill and to fund the local bridge replacement, Local Road Improvement Program and the Local Government Roads Wetland Replacement Program; they cited large backlogs and project lists ready to build.
Representatives of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, county engineers and county officials told the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 11, 2025, that state bonding and program appropriations are needed to deliver a backlog of local road, bridge and wetland mitigation projects that are ready for construction.
Margaret Donahoe, executive director of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, told members the alliance supports maintaining recent gains in transportation funding, passage of a major capital bonding bill that includes transportation investments, and measures to increase dedicated revenue for transportation. She listed options the alliance has proposed to increase revenue, including accelerating dedication of the sales tax on auto repair parts, removing the $100 order threshold on the retail delivery fee, increasing the annual electric vehicle fee and…
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