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The 2005 Regional Solicitation Results

2005 Regional Solicitation

On March 15, 2006, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) took action to select projects to receive federal funds through the 2005 regional solicitation.

A total of 134 applications in the Surface Transportation Program-Urban Guarantee, Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program, the Transportation Enhancement Program and the Bridge Improvement Replacement program met the qualifying criteria and were evaluated by teams of transportation professionals from around the region. The regional solicitation is a very competitive process and the TAB exhausted all available federal funds after selecting 56 projects in these four categories.

MN/DOT also solicited for projects in the Hazard Elimination and Rail Crossing Safety categories, evaluated the proposals and presented a ranked list of projects to the TAB. Based on the funds available in these categories, the TAB selected 16 hazard elimination projects and 21 rail crossing projects to receive funding.

View and download a complete list of all the projects selected to receive federal funds in these six categories 2005 solicitation selected projects. (MS Excel)

View and download locations of the Transportation Enhancements, CMAQ, and STP-UG projects selected in 2005. (pdf)

These projects are programmed for implementation in either 2009 or 2010 within the region’s 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

The TAB also awarded $1.0 million in federal transportation funds through a pilot program called the Transportation Investments for Planned Economic Development Districts (TIPEDD). The purpose of the TIPEDD program is to encourage multi-jurisdictional transportation projects that facilitate future mixed-use and redevelopment efforts. A Minneapolis project, reconstruction of the Cedar, Franklin and Minnehaha Avenue intersection, was selected for this award.

For information concerning the regional solicitation contact:

• James Andrew at 651-602-1721 or james.andrew@metc.state.mn.us,
• Kevin Roggenbuck at 651-602-1728 or kevin.roggenbuck@metc.state.mn.us, or
• Carl Ohrn at 651-602-1719.