1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for a study and construction at the 
1.3 	intersection of marked Trunk Highway 9 and marked Trunk Highway 23 in the 
1.4 	city of New London.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; STUDY AND CONSTRUCTION.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of transportation to study options for the intersection of marked Trunk Highway 9 and 
1.9 	marked Trunk Highway 23 in the city of New London. The study must determine if an 
1.10 	underpass, overpass, or tunnel is the best option for improving the safety of the intersection. 
1.11 	The study must not consider a J-turn as an option.
1.12 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.13 	of transportation to make safety improvements to the intersection of marked Trunk Highway 
1.14 	9 and marked Trunk Highway 23, including predesign, design, engineering, and construction 
1.15 	of an underpass, overpass, or tunnel as determined by the study in paragraph (a). This 
1.16 	appropriation must not be used for a J-turn at the intersection.