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Local Road Improvement Program Solicitation Overview IMPORTANT NOTES: • If an agency submitted an application in 2019 as part of the unfunded solicitation that was used to gauge demand and for lobbying purposes, that agency will need to submit a new application with updated information and cost estimates to be considered for funding under this solicitation. If the scope has not changed, one method that local agencies can use to update 2019 costs is to apply an inflationary factor appropriate to your region of the state. • Projects that have received legislatively selected appropriations ("earmarks") or previous LRIP grants are not eligible for funding under this solicitation. • Projects that will be awarded and/or under construction before the anticipated LRIP award notifications in May, 2021, are not eligible for funding under this solicitation. The Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) was established by the Minnesota legislature in 2002 and is defined in Minnesota Statute 174.52. The legislature provided $75,000,000 for LRIP in Laws of Minnesota, 5th Special Session, Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 16, Subdivision 2. Depending on the number and quality of applications, we intend to award projects to counties, state aid cities, non -state aid cities, and townships. The LRIP provides funding for capital construction costs only — it is not for engineering, right of way, or other non -construction related costs. The statute describes three types of accounts with a specific intent for the types of local road projects that can be considered for program. 1. The Trunk Highway Corridor Account provide funds to assist in paying the local share of trunk highway projects. For consideration under this account, a trunk highway project must be identified and a letter of support from MnDOT must be submitted. Note that funds from this account are for local road improvements impacted by trunk highway projects where local agencies have cost responsibility. It is not intended to be used for improvements or projects on the trunk highway or within the trunk highway corridor right of way that require local cost sharing per MnDOT's Cost Participation Policy. Since LRIP is funded by General Obligation bonds, these funds cannot be used for work on a trunk highway or on trunk highway right of way. 2. The Routes of Regional Significance Account provides funds for the costs of constructing or reconstructing city streets, county highways, or town roads with statewide or regional significance. 3. The Rural Road Safety Account funds capital safety improvement projects on County State Aid Highways (CSAH) primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damages. Funds from this account are eligible for use on County State Aid Highways only. The MnDOT State Aid for Local Transportation Office administers the Local Roads Improvement Program with guidance from the Local Road Improvement Program Advisory Committee. The process and criteria for determining eligibility and prioritizing projects for the solicitation are established in the statute and recommended with guidance and input from the Local Road Improvement Program Advisory Committee. Funding There is no minimum amount set but the maximum amount that may be requested vary depending on the road authority. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/Irip.html 4