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i Supporting Minnesota's Vital System of Transportation Minnesota's economic strength and vitality depends on an effective transportation system. To support the state's system of streets, roads and bridges, the Minnesota Department of Transportation distributes funds for highway maintenance and construction to counties, cities and townships based on a formula determined by the Legislature. The department's State Aid for Local Transportation division works closely with local levels of government to ensure the state maintains a safe, effective and coordinated highway network. Monies from the Minnesota Highway Users Tax Distribution Fund are used to support more than 100,000 miles of trunk highways, county state -aid highways, municipal state -aid streets and township roads. Funding sources, including fuel tax revenues, license fees and motor vehicle sales tax revenues, support the highway users fund. For fiscal year 2014, MnDOT distributed more than $650 million to local governments from the highway users fund. In addition to funding support, the SALT division provides technical assistance in highway and bridge design, construction and maintenance; authorizes grants for bridge construction; coordinates local federally funded projects; and provides overall management of the state aid system. SALT links MnDOT with city and county engineers to transfer technical expertise and determine ways to improve the state's highway system. MINNESOTA AND aI1;DGES Roads Trunk Highway 11,814 "HIGI�Z, AY-11USSR TAX M County State Aid Highways' 30,686 Municipal State Aid Streets' 3,734 ki D SR I D 0—TION"',�F U W H County Roads 14,197 Township Roads 55,306 Other Municipal City Streets 18,911 Other Minor Systems 7,230 A h A 141,878 A In 87 counties In 147 cities of population greater than 5,000 �1 r1 Bridges Trunk Highways 4,021 County Roads 7,989 r z s City Streets 1,432 R Township Roads 6,124 _ ® I CI 566.