What Jim Oberstar Means to You!

The son of an underground miner from Chisholm, Minnesota, Jim Oberstar has been a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee since coming to Congress in 1975 and has been the Senior Democrat on the Committee since 1995. Jim has worked tirelessly to improve safety standards and efficiencies for the traveling public.

Below are some of the recent projects Congressman Oberstar has brought to the working people of Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District.

Click on your region to learn more about Jim’s list of projects in your area.

• Greater Minnesota
• Arrowhead / Iron Range
• Southern Region
• Western Region

Arrowhead / Iron Range

Key Accomplishments for the Arrowhead / Iron Range:

  • TH 53 Lane Construction, $50,000,000
  • North Shore Scenic Drive, $64,800
  • NEMESIS (North Eastern Minnesota Enforcement and Safety Information System) Project, $3,405,000
  • Northeast Law Enforcement Administrator’s Council (NLEAC), $1,400,000
  • Sky Harbor Airport, $420,941
  • Duluth International Airport, $6,135,767
  • Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport, $431,414
  • Tower Municipal Airport, $98,294
  • Grand Marais/Cook Airport, $45,052
  • Richard B. Helgeson Airport, $306,850
  • Cloquet Carlton County Airport, $88,883
  • North Shore Scenic Drive, $25,000
  • CSAH 61 and Munger Trail, $1,680,000
  • Reconstruction of CSAH 61 from the south line of Carlton county to TH 73, $252,800
  • 4th Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project, $159,835
  • Pfeifer Road Improvement Project, $201,374
  • Reconstruction of CSAH 61, $8,053,600
  • Heritage Center at the Grand Portage National Monument, $1,400,000
  • Reconstruction of Scenic Highway 7, $2,560,000
  • TH 169 Expansion, $2,272,000
  • Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center, $471,000
  • Improving CSAH 61 from Powell Avenue to Highway 61, $392,000
  • Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway, $75,000
  • Construct a connector road between Highway 332 and TH 11, $240,000
  • Reconstruction of 1 mile of CR 107 from CSAH 2 to Highways 11 and 71, $400,000
  • Voyageurs National Park, Bike Trail, $540,000
  • Reconstruction of Unorganized Township Road 488, $820,000
  • Reconstruction of CR 793 at Bois Forte Reservation, $800,000
  • Reconstruction of CSAH 61 from Split Rock River to Silver Bay, $9,664,000
  • Two Harbors High School Trail, $891,600
  • Proctor City, Public Safety Project, $2,624,000
  • Duluth transit system, $1,600,000
  • Duluth, Haines Road, $4,000,000
  • Duluth, Duluth Air National Guard Base, $3,400,000
  • Duluth, Munger Trail extension, $2,500,000
  • Duluth, Streetscape Revitalization, $600,000
  • Forest Highway 11, $1,392,000
  • Duluth, Cirrus Drive and Airport Road projects, $1,700,000
  • Virginia, Mesabi Station, $1,300,000
  • Aurora, Bike Trail, $235,796
  • TH 169 Safety improvements, $20,464,331
  • Tower, TH 169 and TH 135, $1,772,800
  • Fond du Lac Reservation, $120,000
  • Ely area Joint Public Works Complex, $1,500,000
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