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regional tourist destination, e) provides capacity or congestion relief to a parallel trunk highway or county road, and f) is a connection to the regional system, trunk highway, or a county road. 4. Be supported by agency board or council and other local agencies impacted by the project, including county sponsor if applicable. Note: Cities that are not a State Aid city (populations less than 5,000) and townships must have a county sponsor and support of the County Board. A city or township resolution in support of the project and a county board resolution for support and willingness to sponsor the project must be included in the application package. The sponsor's tasks include but are not necessarily limited to: • Be the fiscal agent on behalf of the community and have funds flow from MnDOT to the county to the contractor • Request SAP/SP number for the project • Ensure the project meets milestones and dates • Assist local agency in execution of a grant agreement • Develop, review and/or approve the plan • Submit plan, engineers estimate, and proposal to the DSAE • Advertise, let, and award the project • Submit pay requests to State Aid • Communicate progress and updates with the DSAEs and State Aid Programs Engineer • Ensure that the project receives adequate supervision and inspection • Assist with project close out 5. Consider availability of other funding sources. 6. Be non -controversial. Note: Projects should have minimum problems or issues that could delay the letting and construction such as right of way acquisition, railroad, and historical impacts. 7. Expected useful life. Include permanent elements of the roadway corridor and have a minimum expected life of the project of 10 years. Maintenance type activities such as filling potholes, blading gravel roads, and ditch repairs are not eligible for LRIP. 8. High Impact. Provide letters of support from other local agencies or public/private parties impacted by the improvement. For example, letters of support from area businesses regarding the impact and benefit of constructing a road to a 10-ton design standard. 9. Projects would be anticipated for construction letting in years 2021— 2023. Application Overview The LRIP application is available on the State Aid Local Road Improvement webpage - http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/Irip.html. Use the guide below for assistance in filling out the application. Please keep the descriptions clear and concise. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/Irip.html 6