sue mulvihill, deputy commissioner & chief engineer minnesota department of transportation
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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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