1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; highways; requiring a noise barrier on a segment of
1.3marked U.S. Highway 10 and marked Interstate Highway 35W in Mounds View.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5    Section 1. NOISE WALL; MARKED U.S. HIGHWAY 10 AND MARKED
1.6INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35W.
1.7(a) By November 1, 2014, the commissioner of transportation shall establish a
1.8noise barrier on the south side of marked U.S. Highway 10 from the terminus of the
1.9existing barrier near Ardan Park in the city of Mounds View, extending easterly along
1.10the southbound entrance onto marked Interstate Highway 35W, and continuing southerly
1.11along the west side of marked Interstate Highway 35W to a point at the overpass at
1.12Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 3, also known as County Road I.
1.13(b) The commissioner may retain any current noise barriers on the segment
1.14identified in paragraph (a), but must replace walls in the highway right-of-way that do
1.15not reasonably provide a barrier to noise.
1.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.