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County requests extension to spend remaining Progress Parkway appropriation
Summary
Saint Louis County Public Works director Jim Faldasy told the House Transportation Committee H.F. 4006 asks to extend a prior $6 million appropriation for Progress Parkway in Eveleth so the remaining $1.4 million can fund Phase 2; the committee referred the bill to Ways and Means by voice vote.
Saint Louis County Public Works Director Jim Faldasy told the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee on March 25 that Phase 1 of the Progress Parkway project in Eveleth came in under budget and the county needs more time to spend the remaining appropriation.
"The original appropriation was for $6,000,000 to design and construct Progress Parkway," Faldasy said, adding that Phase 1 bids connecting Trunk Highway 53 with the school and adding a roundabout came in at $4,600,000. He requested that the unused $1,400,000 and the expenditure deadline be extended from June 30, 2027, to June 30, 2030 so the funds can be applied to Phase 2 to complete the project’s intended alignment.
The chair moved H.F. 4006 to the committee on Ways and Means; the motion carried on a voice vote.
Why it matters: The requested time extension would allow Saint Louis County to complete a safety and economic‑development project without returning or reappropriating state dollars. Committee members had no further questions after Faldasy’s testimony.
Next steps: H.F. 4006 was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee for further consideration and any required fiscal adjustments or language changes.
