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The Minnesota Local Road Research Board's Local Operational Research Assistance Program, or the Local OPERA Program, helps to develop innovations in the construction and maintenance operations of local government transportation organizations. The Local OPERA Program encourages maintenance employees from all cities and counties to get involved in operational or hands-on research. In particular, OPERA helps to develop your great ideas locally and share those ideas statewide. The Local OPERA Program funds projects up to $10,000. OPERA project selections are made as projects are submitted. OPERA-funded projects also may receive support from other sources, including cities, counties, suppliers, or manufacturers. Projects are funded in two parts. The local agency is eligible for 80 percent of the total approved project cost when initial project results are submitted. The remaining 20 percent will be paid upon submission of a final report. This report is a compilation of projects completed during the past year by local government transportation organizations receiving OPERA support.

The Minnesota Local Road Research Board's Local Operational Research Assistance Program, or the Local OPERA Program, helps to develop innovations in the construction and maintenance operations of local government transportation organizations. The Local OPERA Program encourages maintenance employees from all cities and counties to get involved in operational or hands-on research. In particular, OPERA helps to develop your great ideas locally and share those ideas statewide. The Local OPERA Program funds projects up to $10,000. OPERA project selections are made as projects are submitted. OPERA-funded projects also may receive support from other sources, including cities, counties, suppliers, or manufacturers. Projects are funded in two parts. The local agency is eligible for 80 percent of the total approved project cost when initial project results are submitted. The remaining 20 percent will be paid upon submission of a final report. This report is a compilation of projects completed during the past year by local government transportation organizations receiving OPERA support.

The Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan is Minnesota's highest level policy plan for transportation. It is a 20-year plan based on the Minnesota GO Vision for a transportation system that maximizes the health of people, the environment and our economy. The plan is for all types of transportation and all transportation partners. It is about more than just roadways and more than just the Minnesota Department of Transportation. It evaluates the status of the entire transportation system, takes into account what is changing, and provides direction for moving forward over the next 20 years. MnDOT is required by state and federal law to plan for 20 years into the future but also to update the plan every four years. The SMTP was last updated in 2012.

The social, economic, and environmental climate of Minnesota is rapidly changing, and it is critical that our states transportation system adapt. This Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan for Minnesota takes into account the state s ever-evolving landscape. It is based on the adopted Minnesota GO 50-year Vision, which places unprecedented emphasis on building and maintaining a transportation system that complements and strengthens the unique social, natural, and economic features of Minnesota. Additionally, this document was developed to align with state legislative goals and federal guidance.