Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership
The Northeast Minnesota Area Transportation Partnership (NE MN ATP) is a committee of elected officials, engineers, planners, and other agency representatives from an eight county area of northeast Minnesota. ATP’s were established in Minnesota as a result of the 1991 federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), and have been continued. Approximately $42 million per year of federal formula funds is allocated to Northeast Minnesota. The chart below shows the NE MN ATP investment guidelines for the spending of that money. The role of the ATP is to prioritize the spending of available federal dollars by developing the Area Transportation Improvement Program (ATIP), which is a four-year list of prioritized projects. This list is submitted to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), which gives final approval to the ATIP, making it a part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

Jurisdiction/Mode NE MN ATP Investment Guidelines Avg/Year
Rail Crossings $700,000 
Rural/Small Urban Transit $700,000 
Duluth Transit Authority $1,600,000 
Enhancements $1,500,000 
Safety (HSIP) $1,000,000 
Local Roads $8,500,000 
MN/DOT $28,400,000 
SubTotal $42,400,000 

ARDC Participates in the NE ATP by:
  • Administering the Enhancements process
  • Providing assistance with the ATP processes
  • Voting member of the ATP Policy Board
  • Other assistance as requested



For more information contact Bryan Anderson