Sue Mulvihill, Deputy Commissioner & Chief EngineerMinnesota Department of Transportation

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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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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

Connecting us to recreation▪ ~8 million people visit MN state parks

annually▪ 40 million annual visitors to MOA

Supports Jobs, gets us to work ▪ Average Minnesotans drives

15,000 miles a year

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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State Road and Bridge Construction

32%

Operations and Maintenance

9%

Debt Service3%

State Aid for Local Transportation

36%

Agency Management and Other

4%

FY2012 Transportation Funding Uses $2.72 billion

Blue highlighting

indicates all State

Road and Bridge

funds:

$1.38 billion or

50.6% of total

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•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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Identified Minnesota’s 20–year 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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Metro Area Multimodal Vision

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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

Lifecycle costsTravel time savings

Safety benefits

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Lifecycle costs

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

Return on investment averages 2.5 times that invested

Source: Assessing Return on Investment in Minnesota’s State Highway Program, November 2013

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

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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