Planned Transportation Spending

An examination of Minnesota’s 2011-2014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan reveals that road maintenance/minor widening projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (30 percent). Transit projects account for 21 percent of the proposed spending,* and bridge maintenance/replacement follow (19 percent). Various miscellaneous projects, categorized as “other,” make up 9 percent of proposed spending. Planned spending on bridge capacity expansion projects makes up 8 percent of the STIP, and new road capacity projects account for 6 percent of the STIP spending. Bicycle/pedestrian projects and safety projects each account for 3 percent of the total funds. Road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) make up 1 per cent of the planned expenditures. share