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Background

• The Federal Highway Act was signed on June
  29,1956
• 2006 marks the 50th Anniversary of the resulting
  Interstate Highway System
• A year-long series of state and national events
  have been planned by AASHTO and state DOTs

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Before there were interstates
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Lt. Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower participates in
a cross-country Motortrain

• 1919

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The emergence of the interstate

• Interstate routes were proposed after wartime
  experience with the German highways called
  Autobahns
• An interregional system was also proposed in 1939
• A strategic highway network was compared to
  proposed interregional highways in 1941
• The Interstate Highway System was then chosen by
  joint action of State Departments of
  Transportation in 1947

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The Federal Highway Act was signed by President
Eisenhower on June 29,1956
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Proposed interstate route designs
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Interstates in Minnesota

• The first section of interstate highway in
  Minnesota was completed in 1958eight miles of
  Interstate 35 between Owatonna and Medford
• Today there are almost 1,000 miles of interstate
  highway in Minnesota
• Minnesota interstates include I-35, I-90 and I-94

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Mn/DOT Headquarters, St. Paul
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Construction begins on I-94 at Moorhead
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I-94 section links Twin Cities with I-94 to
Moorhead
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Gov. Wendell Anderson, other officials celebrate
completion of I-90 at Blue Earth
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Gov. Al Quie, Commissioner Dick Braun celebrate
opening a section of I-35E
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Commissioner Len Levine, Bob Winter lead
celebration of last section of I-35E in St. Paul
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I-694 over the Mississippi River
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I-35 through Duluth
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What next?

• Safeguard what exists
• Make the transportation network operate better
• Make Mn/DOT work better

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Minnesota Road Research Center collects data from
traffic on I-94 to measure pavement performance
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The I-394 HOV lane changed to a HOT lane in 2005
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Did you know

• The total miles of the Interstate system is
  46,837
• The longest Interstate is I-90, which runs from
  Seattle, through Minnesota and on to Boston, a
  distance of 3,020.54 miles
• East-west interstate route numbers end in an even
  number
• North-south routes end in an odd number
• In Minnesota, and a few other states, there was
  actually highway Princesses
• The last link of the interstate in Minnesota was
  I-35E through St. Paul

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Public Awareness Campaigns

• AASHTO national campaign
• Minnesota commemoration

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Goals

• Educate and inform the public about the
  importance of the Interstate to our economy and
  way of life.
• Raise policy questions as we look to the next 50
  years of transportation how will we prioritize
  and pay to protect the investment?

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Minnesota Efforts

• Establish a 50th Anniversary Advisory Group
• Create a Web site (http//www.dot.state.mn.us/inte
  rstate50/)
• Sponsor an essay contest
• Create traveling displays and other visuals
• Host a public forum on the past, present and
  future of transportation
• Hold a news conference or special event on June
  29 at the Capitol and/or in districts
• Showcase the history of highways at the State
  Fair
• Educate the public about our funding needs and
  funding options like the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax

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Your Mn/DOT contacts

• Craig Wilkins
• Craig.wilkins_at_dot.state.mn.us
• 651/296-0838
• Lisa Yang
• Lisa.yang_at_dot.state.mn.us
• 651/284-0256