The county board, in cooperation with other local units of government within the county, other than urban municipalities, must determine a proposed program for the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of key bridges within the county other than urban municipal or trunk highway bridges.
The county board by resolution must request of the commissioner authorization to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate specific bridges or remove an abandoned bridge within the county and request funding.
When local units of government cannot reach agreement with the county board, the local units of government may apply independently. Then the local unit of government by resolution must request of the commissioner authorization to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate specific bridges or remove an abandoned bridge and request funding.
The city council of an urban municipality by resolution must request of the commissioner authorization to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate specific bridges or remove an abandoned bridge within the municipality and request funding.
The commissioner must establish the bridge construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation program for the trunk highway system.
Minn. R. agency 175, ch. 8810, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION, pt. 8810.8200
Statutory Authority: MS s 174.50