HF4996

Purpose

Provides funding to support a specific highway interchange project in Ham Lake, Minnesota. The bill appropriates money to the state Department of Transportation to plan and build improvements at the interchange where marked Trunk Highway 65 meets Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast, in Anoka County.

Main Provisions

• Location and project scope: Interchange improvements at the intersection of marked Trunk Highway 65 and Anoka County State Aid Highway 116 (Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast) in Ham Lake, including related frontage roads and backage roads within the trunk highway system.
• Funding and amount: Allocates 16,500,000 dollars in fiscal year 2027 from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation.
• Phases covered: The funds are designated for preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction.
• One-time appropriation: This is a single, non-recurring appropriation.
• Availability of funds: The money is available until June 30, 2031.

Significance and Impact

• This represents a new, targeted investment to complete all stages of an interchange project at a specific location, from planning through construction.
• It does not establish ongoing annual funding; rather, it provides a one-time payment intended to advance the Ham Lake interchange improvements.

Fiscal and Implementation Details

• Source of funds: Trunk Highway Fund.
• Responsible agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (commissioner of transportation).
• Timeframe: Funding tied to fiscal year 2027, with availability through June 30, 2031.
• Scope includes: Preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, final design, right-of-way acquisition, construction, and related frontage and backage roads within the trunk highway system.

Relevant Terms interchange improvements, Trunk Highway 65, Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast, Anoka County State Aid Highway 116, frontage roads, backage roads, trunk highway fund, commissioner of transportation, preliminary engineering, environmental documentation, final design, right-of-way acquisition, construction, one-time appropriation, available until June 30, 2031, fiscal year 2027