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2024 Infrastructure FACT SHEET
2024 Infrastructure FACT SHEET
million for projects that protect our drinking water, keep communities safe,
maintain existing state facilities, and support safe housing.
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WATER AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Our state’s water and transportation systems protect Minnesotans’ health and safety.
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s 2024 Infrastructure Plan invests more than
$215 million in water and transportation infrastructure, including more than $119
million to support grants and low-interest loans to keep our water clean and replace
lead pipes. The infrastructure plan includes $28 million to establish new grant programs
to help remove contaminants like PFAS from drinking water and $2 million to develop a
continuous nitrate monitoring network.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Everyone in Minnesota deserves to be safe and protected. That’s why Governor Walz
and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s 2024 Infrastructure Plan includes more than $142
million for public safety projects, including expanding laboratory and investigatory
capacity for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and planning for a Minnesota State
Patrol headquarters. The plan also includes $47 million to build the infrastructure
needed to provide rehabilitative, programming, and educational space for incarcerated
individuals.
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s 2024 Infrastructure Plan includes
more than $85 million for other infrastructure needs across the state, including $40
million for local government projects and $5 million in grants to construct and renovate
early childhood facilities and help ensure families have access to early childhood
programs housed in safe facilities.