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MnDOT warns conference committee that delayed greenhouse‑gas rules, rail cuts and asset targets would reshape construction program
Summary
Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger told the conference committee that delaying greenhouse-gas and vehicle‑miles‑traveled (VMT) requirements, cutting passenger rail appropriations and imposing near‑term asset sustainability targets would substantially change MnDOT’s construction priorities and staffing needs.
Nancy Daubenberger, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, testified to the transportation conference committee about agency priorities and concerns in reconciling House and Senate transportation bills.
"The bill provides important investments to help construct, operate, and maintain Minnesota's transportation system in challenging times," Daubenberger told conferees, while also flagging several areas where the agency sees risks and tradeoffs.
Why it matters: MnDOT is the state agency charged with delivering highway, bridge and multimodal projects. Its assessment of program impacts informs what projects can be built, when, and what funding or programmatic changes would be required.
MnDOT's principal concerns raised to the committee
- Greenhouse‑gas and VMT provisions: Daubenberger said the House proposal to delay greenhouse‑gas and…
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