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Achieving the Vision

• Sue Mulvihill, Deputy Commissioner Chief
  Engineer
• Minnesota Department of Transportation

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A Healthy Transportation System
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Positioning Minnesota for the Future

• Population expected to increase by nearly 1
  million to over 6.1 million by 2030
• Metro Area expected to grow twice as much as rest
  of the state
• Truck freight to increase by 30
• Baby boomers start turning 80 in 2025 (needing
  more transportation options)
• Millennials are demanding more
  modal options

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Minnesota the 5th fastest growing economy in
the nation

• Moving goods
• Value of freight moved in MN -- 2007 1 trillion
• Rail carries 240 million tons of freight
• MN handles 480,000 tons of air cargo annually

• Supports Jobs, gets us to work
• Average Minnesotans drives 15,000 miles a year

• Connecting us to recreation
• 8 million people visit MN state parks annually
• 40 million annual visitors to MOA

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MN Challenge - aging infrastructure, harsh
climate, heavy use

• 50 state highway pavements over 50 years old
• 35 of MnDOT bridges over 50 years old
• 140,000 miles of roads
• 20,000 bridges
• MN 9th most extreme temperature variations in the
  nation
• MN interstate pavement quality ranks 38th in the
  nation

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MnDOTs projected resources are diminishing due
to inflation

• Purchasing power declined 30 since 1988 (despite
  08 gas tax increase)
• Half the 08 gas tax increase was dedicated to
  debt service

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Governor charged TFAC with identifying needs and
solutions

• Identified Minnesotas 20year transportation
  funding needs
• To create economically competitive system, TFAC
  Identified 50B in investments (all modes)
• For roads and bridges alone there is a 12B
  funding gap

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There are never enough lanes.
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Metro Area Multimodal Vision
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Whats the benefit to Minnesota if we invest
significantly more?

• We asked a stakeholder group to measure the
  return on investment (ROI)
• Included long-term, economy-wide benefits

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Vehicle operating costs
Safety benefits
Travel time savings
Lifecycle costs
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Timely investing
drives down cost
Lifecycle costs
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Transportation is a good investment.
Return on investment averages 2.5 times that
invested

• Taking care of what we have 5B
  invested over 20 years to maintain current
  performance delivers 10B - 23B in benefits (ROI
  3.1)
• To be economically competitive additional 7B
  over 20 years gains 15B - 19B in benefits (ROI
  2.1)
• Total Average Benefit 31 billion

Source Assessing Return on Investment in
Minnesotas State Highway Program, November 2013
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MnDOT is Focused on

• Enhancing, connecting communities
• Supporting businesses, contributing to economic
  benefits of MN
• Taking care of what we have
• Careful management of limited state resources
• Making every dollar count - MN ranks 25th in
  spending per highway lane mile, well below
  national average

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Transportation for all Generations

• We all have a stake in the future of
  Minnesota
• Significant investments
  are needed to keep Minnesota
  economically competitive and maintain a high
  quality of life
• Transportation is a good investment

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