Transportation construction projects in Minnesota have wide-ranging impacts that, depending on the size of the project, can have an impact on neighborhoods, entire communities, or sometimes even broader multi-county regions of the State. All aspects of the population, including the business community, are affected by the construction of transportation projects. Often the impacts are very small and of short duration, such as during a routine maintenance project. Larger construction projects, such as complete reconstruction of an interchange or highway corridor, have several direct and long-term impacts on the daily lives of people.
This report has been prepared in response to Laws of Minnesota 2008, Chapter 308, requiring the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) to prepare a report on the mitigation of construction impacts on small businesses. Mn/DOT recognizes that as construction projects become larger in size and duration, small businesses are at risk for difficulties arising from construction impacts. Working with small businesses to provide them with the information they need to understand the potential impacts of a project and the available resources to manage their business during construction is especially important.
