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Bill to expand local flexibility on state-aid street design laid over amid split local–state testimony
Summary
Representative Jones' bill would let cities and counties adopt certain nationally recognized design standards instead of some Minnesota state aid standards; the committee laid House File 2505 over after testimony from local elected officials, engineers and MnDOT-aligned county engineers association.
House File 2505, a measure to allow local governments to adopt alternative nationally recognized street-design documents in place of certain Minnesota state aid standards, was laid over for further work after a March 26 committee hearing that produced mixed testimony.
Representative Jones said the proposal responds to requests from cities and counties that want more design options and fewer costly variance processes: "This bill gives a set of design…
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