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This bill directs Hennepin County to award a $15 million grant to the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents specifically for implementing suicide prevention measures on the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. Despite existing statutory guidelines about transportation advancement account funds (outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.993), the bill mandates that these funds be used to design and construct physical suicide barriers and install informational resources aimed at preventing suicide on this specific bridge. The legislation represents a targeted intervention to address potential suicide risks at a location that may have been identified as a high-risk area, by providing both structural deterrents (barriers) and supportive informational resources to help individuals in crisis.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1214&ssn=0&y=2025