Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 161 — Trunk Highways
Section 161.142 — Great River Road.

Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1963 c 875 s 3]
Subd. 2. Location; construction; improvement; maintenance; acquisition of land. The commissioner of transportation shall establish and locate the route or routes of the Great River Road and shall thereafter construct, reconstruct, improve and may maintain same. The commissioner may acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain proceedings, in fee or such lesser estate as the commissioner may determine, all lands and properties needed in laying out, establishing, constructing, reconstructing, and improving the Great River Road in Minnesota.
Subd. 3. Inclusion within state system; controlled access. The portion of the Great River Road in Minnesota may be part of the state trunk highway system and may be a controlled-access highway.
Subd. 4. Acceptance of federal funds; cooperation with federal agencies. The commissioner of transportation may accept any federal funds made available to the state of Minnesota for expenditure on the Great River Road. The commissioner may cooperate with the federal government or any federal agency in the establishment, construction, reconstruction and improvement of the Great River Road to the end that the state will obtain all federal funds available for expenditure on the Great River Road in Minnesota. The commissioner may act as agent for any other department of state, public corporation, or political subdivision of the state in accepting federal aid in their behalf for the purposes expressed in subdivisions 2 to 7, and may distribute any federal aid received by the department to other departments of the state, public corporations or political subdivisions of the state.
Subd. 5. Cooperation with other governmental units. The commissioner of transportation shall cooperate with other state departments, public corporations and political subdivisions in laying out, constructing, reconstructing and improving and maintaining the Great River Road.
Subd. 6. Expenditures limitation. None of the provisions of subdivisions 2 to 7 shall be construed as authorizing the commissioner of transportation to expend trunk highway funds for nontrunk highway purposes.
Subd. 7. Preservation of adjacent areas. The commissioner of transportation and any political subdivision or public corporation adjacent to the Great River Road or through which the Great River Road passes may acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain proceedings as provided by law any lands or properties, or interests in lands and properties, lying along the Great River Road as they deem necessary for the purpose of preserving areas of natural scenic beauty, views of lake or riverside areas, historic sites, and such lands as they deem necessary for the purpose of providing recreational and rest areas and facilities in connection therewith including camping and overnight facilities. They may enter into agreements with property owners along the Great River Road providing for restrictions on land uses along such road and providing for compensation therefor. Such agreements may provide that the lands or properties may continue to be used for agricultural, horticultural, forest, grazing, residential, or other purposes not inconsistent with parkway principles and standards approved by the federal government and the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
1959 c 411 s 1-7; 1976 c 163 s 33; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1978 c 495 s 1; 1986 c 444

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation

Chapter 161 — Trunk Highways

Section 161.01 — Definitions.

Section 161.04 — Trunk Highway Fund.

Section 161.045 — Highway User Tax Distribution Fund Appropriations; Trunk Highway Fund Appropriations.

Section 161.081 — Highway User Tax, Distribution, Investment.

Section 161.082 — County Turnback Account, Expenditures.

Section 161.083 — Municipal Turnback Account, Expenditure.

Section 161.084 — Surplus Funds In Turnback Accounts.

Section 161.085 — Appropriation From Turnback Accounts.

Section 161.088 — Corridors Of Commerce Program.

Section 161.089 — Report On Dedicated Fund Expenditures.

Section 161.09 — Department Orders, Files, And Records.

Section 161.095 — Travel Expense For Job Applicants.

Section 161.10 — Investigations, Recommendations, Reports.

Section 161.11 — Compensation Insurance.

Section 161.114 — Constitutional Trunk Highways.

Section 161.115 — Additional Trunk Highways.

Section 161.117 — Trunk Highways; Additional Routes.

Section 161.12 — Additional Routes Added; Federal Aid.

Section 161.122 — Restrictions On Marked Trunk Highway 51.

Section 161.1231 — Parking Facilities For I-394.

Section 161.1245 — Highway Construction; Authorizations And Restrictions.

Section 161.125 — Sound Abatement Along Highways.

Section 161.139 — Highway Designation Costs.

Section 161.14 — Names And Designations Of Certain Highways.

Section 161.141 — Northwest Angle, Connecting Highway; Federal Approval.

Section 161.1419 — Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

Section 161.142 — Great River Road.

Section 161.148 — Great River Road, Location Of Route.

Section 161.15 — Specific Location; Limitation On Deviations.

Section 161.16 — Highway Designation, Vacation, Reversion, Survey.

Section 161.162 — Definitions.

Section 161.163 — Highway Project Review.

Section 161.164 — Final Layout Approval Process.

Section 161.165 — Commissioner Action; Interstate Highways.

Section 161.166 — Commissioner Action; Other Highways.

Section 161.167 — Reimbursement Of Expenses.

Section 161.18 — Prior Easements Vest In State.

Section 161.19 — Certain Records Obtained And Filed.

Section 161.20 — General Powers Of Commissioner.

Section 161.202 — Replacement Of Public Lands.

Section 161.21 — Studies.

Section 161.23 — Excess Acquisition.

Section 161.231 — Appropriation; Proceeds From State Property.

Section 161.24 — Changes Required By Construction Of Trunk Highway.

Section 161.241 — Relocation Of Railroad Tracks, Acquisition Of Land.

Section 161.242 — Junk Yard Act.

Section 161.25 — Temporary Trunk Highway Detour; Haul Road.

Section 161.26 — Highway Maintained Across Portion Of Adjoining State.

Section 161.261 — Connector Segments With Other States.

Section 161.27 — Trunk Highways Across Bodies Of Water.

Section 161.28 — Altering Public Drainage Ditch By Trunk Highway.

Section 161.29 — Acquiring Toll Bridge For Trunk Highway System.

Section 161.30 — Marking Design.

Section 161.31 — Maps And Pamphlets.

Section 161.315 — Protection Of Public Contracts.

Section 161.32 — Contracting For Work On Trunk Highway.

Section 161.3203 — Contracts For Work For Trunk Highway.

Section 161.3206 — Best-value Contracting Authority.

Section 161.3207 — Construction Manager/general Contractor Contracts; Definitions.

Section 161.3208 — Construction Manager/general Contractor; Authority.

Section 161.3209 — Construction Manager/general Contractor; Procedures.

Section 161.321 — Small Business Contracts.

Section 161.3212 — Working Capital Fund.

Section 161.322 — Payment Of Interest To Contractors.

Section 161.33 — Employee Interest In Contract, Unlawful.

Section 161.34 — Contract Claims Against State.

Section 161.3410 — Design-build Contracts; Definitions.

Section 161.3412 — Design-build Authority.

Section 161.3414 — Determination To Use Design-build Selection Method.

Section 161.3416 — Design-build Notice; Report.

Section 161.3418 — Licensing Requirements.

Section 161.3420 — Design-build Rfq; Selection Team; Evaluation.

Section 161.3422 — Rfp For Design-build.

Section 161.3424 — Replacing Team Members.

Section 161.3426 — Design-build Award.

Section 161.36 — Federal Aid.

Section 161.361 — Advance Funding For Trunk Highway Projects.

Section 161.365 — Highway Contract Specifications; Minimum Wage.

Section 161.366 — Construction Contract; Taconite Relief Area.

Section 161.368 — Highway Contracts With Tribal Authorities.

Section 161.37 — Surplus Government Materials.

Section 161.38 — Special Agreements For Highways In Municipalities.

Section 161.39 — Aid To Other Road Authorities And State Departments.

Section 161.391 — Pavement Striping.

Section 161.40 — Joint Facilities With Division Of Emergency Management.

Section 161.41 — Surplus Property Not Needed For Highway Purposes.

Section 161.411 — Sale Of Surplus Earth Material.

Section 161.42 — Leasing Or Sale Of Sounding And Testing Equipment.

Section 161.43 — Relinquishment Of Highway Easement.

Section 161.431 — Leasing Of Highway Easement.

Section 161.433 — Use Of Highway Airspace And Subsurface.

Section 161.434 — Interstate And Trunk Highway Rights-of-way; Limited Use.

Section 161.44 — Relinquishment Of Land No Longer Needed.

Section 161.441 — Land Acquisition Agreement With Others.

Section 161.442 — Reconveyance To Former Owner.

Section 161.45 — Utility On Highway Right-of-way; Relocation.

Section 161.46 — Reimbursement Of Utility.

Section 161.462 — Fiber Collaboration Database.

Section 161.465 — Reimbursement For Fire Services.

Section 161.475 — Snow And Ice Control Materials.

Section 161.53 — Research Activities.