Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Community Roadside Landscape Partnership Program

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Roadside landscaping reimbursement for communities

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MnDOT is actively involved in roadside landscaping partnerships with communities and their volunteers, to help make the communities more aesthetically pleasing by designing the landscaping to match the context of the community and surrounding areas.

The Community Roadside Landscaping Partnership Program is designed to provide technical and financial assistance to communities that are interested in landscaping state highway rights of way. This is a reimbursement program, not a grant.

Program goals

  • Roadside beautification
  • Community improvement
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Community engagement