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8820.0200 LOCAL STATE-AID ROUTE STANDARDS,FINANCING 6 may include curb replacement along no more than 20 percent of the length of the project, not including curb replacement for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, United States Code,title 42, section 12101 et seq. Work does not normally extend beyond the existing ditch bottom. Subp. 31. Reconstruction. "Reconstruction"means(1)the replacement of an existing roadway on a similar alignment or(2) the replacement of an existing bridge with a com- pletely new bridge. Subp. 32 Screening board. "Screening board" means the county screening board or municipal screening board appointed in accordance with law and authorized to recommend to the commissioner the size and money needs for each of their state-aid systems. Subp. 33. Shared lane. "Shared lane"means any roadway or travel lane upon which a separate bicycle lane is not designated and which bicycles may legally use,whether or not such facility is specifically designated as a bikeway or bicycle route. Subp. 34. Shared use path. "Shared use path" means a bikeway that is physically separated from a roadway or shoulder by the use of an open space buffer or physical barrier. A shared use path can also be used by a variety of nonmotorized users such as pedestrians, joggers, skaters, and wheelchair users. Subp. 35. Special resurfacing project. "Special resurfacing project"means a bitumi- nous or concrete resurfacing or concrete joint repair project that has been funded at least partially with money from the county or municipal state-aid account,and for which a needs adjustment has been made. Subp. 36. State-aid engineer. "State-aid engineer" means a registered engineer em- ployed as the state-aid engineer of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, or a des- ignated representative. Subp. 37. Suburban. "Suburban" means an area both in a subdivided area or an area in a detailed development process, and where physical restraints are present that prevent reasonable application of the rural design standards. Subp. 38. Town allotment. "Town allotment" means the county apportionment of county state-aid highway funds for use in constructing and maintaining town roads. Subp. 39. Town bridge account. "Town bridge account"means the apportionment of county state-aid turnback funds for use in the construction or reconstruction of bridges on town roads. Subp. 40. Town bridge need. "Town bridge need" means the estimated construction cost required to improve or replace a town bridge to conform to standards adequate for future traffic on a uniform basis. Subp. 41. Town road. "Town road" means a road that is maintained by a town or any other local unit of government acting as a town and open to the traveling public a minimum of eight months of the year as certified by the county highway engineer. Subp. 42. Town road account. "Town road account" means the apportionment of county state-aid turnback funds for use in the construction,reconstruction,or gravel main- tenance of town roads. Subp. 43. Turnback account. "Turnback account" means the account provided by law for payment to the county or urban municipality for the approved repair and restoration or reconstruction and improvement of those former trunk highways that have reverted to county or urban municipal jurisdiction and have become part of the state-aid system. Subp. 44. Urban municipality. "Urban municipality" means a city having 5,000 or more population,determined in accordance with the provisions of law. Subp. 45. Variance committee. "Variance committee" means a committee appointed in accordance with part 8820.3400 to investigate and make recommendations to the com- missioner on requests for variances from this chapter.